The Unaccountable Executive  —  If the President doesn't run the government, then who does?  —  Every day brings new revelations about who knew what about the IRS targeting conservative groups during President Obama's re-election campaign, but the overall impression is of a vast federal bureaucracy run amok.

The IRS scandal and Obama's culture of intimidation  —  Mitch McConnell, a Republican, represents Kentucky in the Senate, where he is the minority leader.  —  Revelations about the Internal Revenue Service targeting conservative groups have raised important questions about the Obama administration's commitment to the First Amendment.

Suspects in London attack once probed by security  —  Scotland Yard confirms the victim of bloody assault was a soldier.  —  LONDON — The two suspects videotaped butchering a soldier to death on a London street before spouting extremist slogans to bystanders were part of a early security …

Mum talked down Woolwich terrorists who told her: ‘We want to start a war in London tonight’  —  Exclusive: A cub scout leader confronted terrorists just seconds after they had beheaded a soldier asking them to hand over their weapons and warning them: “It is only you versus many people, you are going to lose.”

Obama Restarts Bid to Close Guantanamo  —  Plan Calls for Speeding Up Detainee Transfers, Kick-Starting Drive to Shut Prison; Hunger Strike Has Increased Pressure  —  The Obama administration is set to restart transfers of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, U.S. officials said, kick-starting a long-stalled drive to close the prison.