Oklahoma Senators Jim Inhofe, Tom Coburn, Face Difficult Options On Disaster Relief  —  WASHINGTON — As frantic rescue missions continued Monday in Oklahoma following the catastrophic tornadoes that ripped through the state, it appeared increasingly likely that residents who lost homes …

Oklah.  GOP Senator takes own constituents hostage, demands budget cuts or no tornado aid  —  You have to give Oklahoma Republican US Senator Tom Coburn high marks for consistency, if not compassion.  —  In the face of a major tornado disaster in his home state, that has taken the lives …

Vast Oklahoma Tornado Kills at Least 91  —  MOORE, Okla. — A giant tornado, a mile wide or more, killed at least 91 people, 20 of them children, as it tore across parts of Oklahoma City and its suburbs Monday afternoon, flattening homes, flinging cars through the air and crushing at least two schools.

Obama's rating steady in face of controversies, likely buoyed by rising economic hopes  —  Majorities of Americans believe that the Internal Revenue Service deliberately harassed conservative groups by targeting them for special scrutiny and say that the Obama administration is trying to cover …

Leaks turn to deluge for reeling White House  —  The wheels came off the Obama administration yesterday.  —  We learned of a startling assault on freedom of the press by the Department of Justice, following the revelation last week of the unprecedented information-gathering foray by that department against The Associated Press.

Benghazi witness points finger at Clinton on lapses in consulate security  —  The star witness in the Benghazi investigation said former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton personally ordered Ambassador Chris Stevens to set up a permanent post in the restive city and should have known about deteriorating security.