Obama, the uninterested president  —  President Passerby needs urgently to become a participant in his presidency.  —  Late Monday came the breathtaking news of a full-frontal assault on the First Amendment by his administration: word that the Justice Department had gone …

Obama's dangerous new narrative  —  No contemporary American politician has benefited more from the power of good storytelling than Barack Obama.  He vaulted from obscurity to the presidency on the power of narrative - invoking his biography and personal values to make a larger point about how he would lead the nation.

A Brief History of IRS Political Targeting  —  One survey found that 75% of IRS respondents felt entitled to deceive or lie to Congress.  —  Many Republicans are enraged over revelations in recent days that the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative nonprofit groups with a campaign of audits and harassment.

Rangel: Obama hasn't fully explained DOJ phone records seizure  —  Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y) said Wednesday that the Obama administration had failed to provide an adequate explanation for the Justice Department's seizure of Associated Press reporters' phone records.

Axelrod: ‘Impossible’ for Obama to have known about IRS targeting  —  Former Obama campaign adviser David Axelrod on Wednesday defended the president, saying it was “impossible” he could have known about the Internal Revenue Service targeting conservative groups because the government is too big.

U.S. Report on I.R.S. Audits Cites Failures in Management  —  WASHINGTON — An inspector general's report on the investigation of the Internal Revenue Service's effort to single out conservative groups for special scrutiny blamed ineffective management at the agency for failing to rein …

IRS gave liberals a pass; Tea Party groups put on hold  —  WASHINGTON — In the 27 months that the Internal Revenue Service put a hold on all Tea Party applications for non-profit status, it approved applications from similar liberal groups, a USA TODAY review of IRS data shows.

Anthony Weiner may enter mayoral race as soon as next week  —  The former congressman has made stronger moves toward building a staff, the Daily News has learned.  —  The News has learned that former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner may enter the race as soon as next week and political operatives …