Obama's Counsel Told of IRS Audit Findings Weeks Ago  —  The White House's chief lawyer learned weeks ago that an audit of the Internal Revenue Service likely would show that agency employees inappropriately targeted conservative groups, a senior White House official said Sunday.

Obama gets personal about race and manhood in Morehouse College speech  —  President Obama on Sunday summoned the graduates of historically black Morehouse College to “transform the way we think about manhood,” urging the young men to avoid the temptation to make excuses and to take responsibility …

Justice Department Spied on Fox News Reporter  —  “When the Justice Department began investigating possible leaks of classified information about North Korea in 2009, investigators did more than obtain telephone records of a working journalist suspected of receiving the secret material,” the Washington Post reports.

Chinese Hackers Resume Attacks on U.S. Targets  —  WASHINGTON — Three months after hackers working for a cyberunit of China's People's Liberation Army went silent amid evidence that they had stolen data from scores of American companies and government agencies, they appear to have resumed …

Anthrax drug brings $334 million to Pentagon advisor's biotech firm … REPORTING FROM WASHINGTON  —  Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security …

Obama Denies Role in Government  —  WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—President Obama used his weekly radio address on Saturday to reassure the American people that he has “played no role whatsoever” in the U.S. government over the past four years.  —  “Right now, many of you are angry at the government …

How Much Are Obama's Scandals Hurting Him?  —  Is Obama being hurt by the scandals that have engulfed his administration?  That sounds like a silly question: of course the scandals have damaged his image, thrown his administration off message, weakened his ability to get anything through Congress.

Two IRS Offices Targeted Hawaii GOP Leader At Same Time  —  In what former Republican executive and activist Dylan Nonaka is calling a massive invasion of privacy that suggests a coordinated effort to target conservative groups, two IRS offices last year independently and simultaneously conducted costly audits …

Taxing Times for Obama  —  WASHINGTON — I WENT to New York last week to cover the TV presentations for the new season, shows like “Scandal,” “Shark Tank” and a faltering “American Idol.”  —  I may as well have stayed here.  —  You know that the faltering American idol in the White House must be reeling in this scandalous spring.

Pfeiffer on IRS Scandal: ‘Law Is Irrelevant’  —  Obama aide Dan Pfeiffer was asked on TV this morning whether he thinks the IRS actions violated the law:  —  “Look, I can't speak to the law here,” he said.  “The law is irrelevant.  The activity was outrageous and inexcusable.”