On IRS issue, senior White House aides were focused on shielding Obama  —  As soon as White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler heard about an upcoming inspector general's report on the Internal Revenue Service, she knew she had a problem.  —  The notice Ruemmler saw on April 24 gave …

TIME Exclusive: President Obama's 1979 Prom Photos  —  Tucked away in someone else's shoe box of adolescent artifacts, there might be a picture of you in garish clothes and with an outdated 'do, your arm around a high school squeeze.  The President of the United States is no different.

What Gov. Andrew Cuomo has to say about Anthony Weiner  —  Gov. Andrew Cuomo was in Syracuse today to announce new tax incentives to attract businesses to state college campuses.  After that he met with the editorial board of the Syracuse Media Groupâs Post-Standard and syracuse.com where he explained his new tax plan in depth.

Woolwich terror suspect revealed as Muslim convert known to MI5  —  Horrific ... man on camera identified as Michael Adebolajo  —  A MAN seen ranting at a video camera moments after a soldier was beheaded in the street is Muslim convert Michael Adebolajo - who was known to MI5.

Obama's Speech on Drone Policy  —  Following is the text as prepared for delivery of President Obama's speech on U.S. drone policy, as provided by the White House:  —  PRESIDENT OBAMA: It's an honor to return to the National Defense University.  Here, at Fort McNair, Americans have served …

Obama Probes Create Immigration Magic as Bill Advances  —  The trio of investigations causing headaches for President Barack Obama's administration has also provided a honeymoon period for the marquee element of his domestic agenda: revising immigration laws.

Appeals court limits labor board's lawlessness  —  Early in an opinion issued recently by a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Judge A. Raymond Randolphsaid: “Although the parties have not raised it, one issue needs to be resolved before we turn to the merits of the case.”

One phrase and why I'm sorry I quoted it  —  It was a barbaric attack carried out in broad daylight on the streets of London.  A man hacked to death.  The attackers had been shot by the police.  An extraordinary and horrific story but not one, you might think, for the Political Editor of the BBC.

Kathleen Sebelius, Meet Oliver North  —  Is the Department of Health and Human Services engaged in a domestic Iran-Contra?  —  Major news outlets in recent days have reported that U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is raising money from the private sector …

News story: Drummer Lee Rigby killed in Woolwich incident  —  The soldier's details are being released pending formal identification from the Metropolitan Police Service.  —  Drummer Lee Rigby, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers  —  Drummer Lee Rigby or ‘Riggers’ to his friends …

National Republicans Send Staff to Massachusetts #MASEN  —  Jerry Moran is the NRSC's chairman.  (Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call File Photo)  —  National Republicans have dispatched staff to Massachusetts to assist with the Senate special election that has become tantalizingly close.

Boehner: House won't be ‘stampeded’ by Obama or Senate on immigration  —  Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Thursday said his chamber would not be “stampeded” by the White House or Senate on immigration.  —  “The House is going to work its will on immigration,” Boehner said two days …

Obama Condemns London Attack: ‘There Can Be Absolutely No Justification’  —  I condemn in the strongest terms the appalling attack against a British service member in Woolwich on May 22.  The United States stands resolute with the United Kingdom, our ally and friend, against violent extremism and terror.

McConnell Faces First Test In Reid ‘Nuclear Option’ Push  —  Something unexpected and newsworthy happened on the Senate floor Thursday morning during an otherwise commonplace argument between Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell over confirmations and the “nuclear option.”

Josh Barro, the Loneliest Republican  —  What to make of the 28-year-old columnist's contempt for the GOP—and its would-be reformers  —  A week had passed since the 2012 election when Josh Barro finally said the unsayable.  The 28-year-old Bloomberg View columnist is—or, arguably, was …

BREAKING: Rep. Jo Bonner resigning from Congress  —  MOBILE - U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile, informed friends and supporters today that he intends to resign from Congress later this year and take a job at the University of Alabama.  —  Bonner, 53, has represented Alabama's 1st Congressional District since taking office in 2003.

New gay-rights battleground: Virginia  —  Welcome to the gay rights battleground of Virginia.  —  Yes, you read that right.  In the 2013 off-year elections, a state that once leaned solidly to the center-right has become the newest focal point in the national debate over same-sex relationships.