Source: Two ‘rogue’ workers principally behind IRS targeting of conservatives  —  Washington (CNN) - The Internal Revenue Service has identified two “rogue” employees in the agency's Cincinnati office as being principally responsible for “overly aggressive” handling of requests by conservative groups …

Holder To Issa: Your Conduct Is ‘Unacceptable’ And ‘Shameful’ (VIDEO)  —  At a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, Eric Holder and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) clashed as the Attorney General tore into the Republican oversight chairman's conduct as “unacceptable” and “shameful.”

First on CNN: White House releases 100 pages of Benghazi e-mails  —  This story has been updated.  —  By Jake Tapper, CNN Chief Washington Correspondent  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) - The White House released more than 100 pages of e-mails on Wednesday in a bid to quell critics who say President Barack Obama …

Broadening IRS Victims Include Pro-Life Advocates, As Congress Investigates  —  Thomas More Society Cases Demonstrate Conservative Bias Only “Tip of Iceberg”  —  Contact: Tom Ciesielka, 312-422-1333, tc@tcpr.net  —  The Thomas More Society is speaking out about blatant bias by the supposedly apolitical tax-collection agency.

4 way tie for Republicans, Clinton leads Dems  —  PPP's monthly look at the 2016 Republican field for President finds essentially a 4 way tie at the top- Marco Rubio has 16%, Jeb Bush and Chris Christie 15% each, and Rand Paul 14%.  Paul Ryan at 9%, Ted Cruz at 7%, Rick Santorum at 5% …

Reid: No ‘Precipitous’ Nuclear Option, But Consumer Watchdog Will Get Vote Next Week  —  If Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wants to change the Senate filibuster rules — either broadly, or more narrowly to fast track presidential nominees — he'll need a strong case.

Conservative group says IRS approved nonprofit status after applying with ‘liberal-sounding name’  —  In May 2011, Drew Ryun, a conservative activist and former Republican National Committee staffer, began filling out the Internal Revenue Service application to achieve nonprofit status for a new conservative watchdog group.

Virginian's changing views on gay marriage  —  A clear majority of Virginia voters now support legal same-sex marriage, a sharp reversal from a 2006 vote to amend the state constitution to define marriage as for a man and woman only.  Attitudes on guns and immigration depart from positions of conservative leaders in the commonwealth.

Mysterious Poop Foam Causes Explosions on Hog Farms  —  When you hear about foam in the context of food, you might think of molecular gastronomy, the culinary innovations of the Spanish chef Ferran Adrià, who's famous for dishes like apple caviar with banana foam.

Takoma Park grants 16-year-olds right to vote  —  When Takoma Park's next Election Day arrives in November, the lines of voters ready to cast their ballots for the City Council will include a new set of voters making history.  —  During its Monday meeting, the Takoma Park City Council passed …

Chris Matthews sours on Obama  —  President Obama “obviously likes giving speeches more than he does running the executive branch,” Chris Matthews said tonight.  —  Yes, you read that right: The MSNBC host who in 2008 felt a “thrill going up my leg” after hearing Obama speak has grown disenchanted.