House intel panel debunks many Benghazi theories  —  1 photo  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A two-year investigation by the Republican-controlled House Intelligence Committee has found that the CIA and the military acted properly in responding to the 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi …

Jennings closes schools next week in expectation of grand jury decision  —  • By Elisa Crouch ecrouch@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8119  —  UPDATED to include school still planned for Ferguson-Florissant, Riverview Gardens and Hazelwood schools, and information on the fliers adults were handing out to students.

In a Shift, Obama Extends U.S. Role in Afghan Combat  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama signed a classified order in recent weeks authorizing a more expansive mission for the military in Afghanistan in 2015 than originally planned, a move that ensures American troops will have a direct role …

Standards, Fallen  —  There is so much that is deeply strange in a New York Times story reported Friday by Jason Horowitz.  —  Assuming the article is factually correct, and it certainly appears to be well reported, the president of the United States phoned the majority leader …

Inflation Paranoia Will Never Die, No Matter What the Evidence Says  —  Peter Schiff is one of the most famous investors in America.  He might also be the person most wrong about America's economic struggles.  In 2009, Schiff not only warned of impending inflation but said it was already upon us.

Mr. Obama's Wise Immigration Plan  —  President Obama's speech Thursday night on immigration ended on a high, hopeful note.  Mr. Obama, quoting Scripture's admonition to welcome and protect the stranger, told millions who have lived and worked here for years, many of them Americans in all but name …

Rand Paul Likens Obama Exec Action To Japanese Internment Camp Order  —  Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) likened President Barack Obama's decision to take executive action on immigration to then-President Franklin D. Roosevelt's executive order authorizing putting Japanese-Americans in internment camps during World War II.

GOP lawmaker: Obama has ‘gone rogue’  —  Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) on Friday said Republicans have no other choice but to pursue a lawsuit when President Obama has “gone rogue.”  —  On Fox News's “On the Record,” Schock said he would prefer not to sue the administration over parts of ObamaCare.

If You Like Your Obamacare Health Plan, You Can Keep It, If HHS Doesn't Pick a New One For You  —  Here's a Friday Obamacare news-dump for you: In a 300-page regulatory proposal released late this afternoon, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that it is considering changing …

30,000 missing emails from IRS' Lerner recovered  —  CONGRESS TEA PARTY IRS PENNAVE INSPECTORS GENERAL VIDEO TECHNOLOGY LOIS LERNER HOUSE OVERSIGHT  —  Up to 30,000 missing emails sent by former Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner have been recovered by the IRS inspector general …