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IRS hands out $70M in employee bonuses
Bernie Becker and Peter Schroeder - 06/19/13 08:03 PM ET

The tax agency, still embattled over its targeting of conservative groups, says that it’s legally obligated to provide the bonuses.

Obama to push new round of nuclear arms cuts in Berlin speech
Justin Sink - 06/19/13 06:45 AM ET

Obama's address at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate comes on the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy's famous speech.

Biden: White House has 'not given up' on expanded background checks
Justin Sink - 06/18/13 02:06 PM ET

"You will pay a price, a political price for not getting engaged and dealing with gun safety," Biden warned senators.

Sen. Durbin pressures gun lobby with threat to move ATF authority to FBI
Jordy Yager - 06/18/13 05:00 AM ET

Durbin is readying legislation aimed at pressuring the gun lobby to endorse the confirmation of a permanent ATF director. 

Obama: No, I’m not Dick Cheney
Justin Sink - 06/17/13 11:00 PM ET

President Obama argued he has not abandoned freedom and is not just “Bush-Cheney lite.”

White House: NSA targeting of Russian president 'non-event' at face-to-face with Obama
Justin Sink - 06/17/13 09:45 PM ET

The White House on Monday said Russian President Vladimir Putin did not ask President Obama to explain why the National Security Agency targeted then-Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during a face-to-face meeting Monday in Ireland. [WATCH VIDEO]

Over the weekend, Edward Snowden, the former defense contractor responsible for revealing the details of multiple top-secret NSA programs, revealed that American spies had targeted Medvedev during his visit to London for the G20 summit in 2009.

Obama didn't press Putin on Super Bowl ring
Justin Sink - 06/17/13 08:51 PM ET

President Obama did not press Russian President Vladimir Putin over a Super Bowl ring that New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft suggested the Russian leader had stolen, the White House reported Monday. [WATCH VIDEO]

"This did not come up in the meeting between the presidents," deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes told reporters in response to a question on Monday.

NSA leaker Snowden says more's coming
Jeremy Herb - 06/17/13 08:23 PM ET

Snowden said his actions meant the U.S. government couldn’t cover up surveillance activities “by jailing or murdering me.”

Obama doubles down on NSA defense as poll numbers slip
Justin Sink - 06/17/13 05:57 PM ET

The president said it's a "false choice" to suggest people "have to sacrifice our freedom in order to achieve security."

Team Obama: Where are they now?
The Hill Staff - 06/17/13 05:00 AM ET

Former Obama aides Robert Gibbs and Ben LaBolt announced this week they were starting a new consulting firm, the Incite Agency.

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06/17/13 05:00 AM ET Who is he? Obama keeps allies, enemies guessing in second term
06/14/13 06:59 PM ET Holder dodges GOP subpoena
06/13/13 04:25 PM ET Report: President's Africa trip expected to cost $60 to $100 million
06/13/13 12:45 PM ET Obama and Biden to meet with Sandy Hook families on shooting anniversary
06/13/13 05:00 AM ET Groups work to relight fire on gun control
06/13/13 05:00 AM ET Dems keep Holder at arm’s length
06/12/13 05:00 AM ET Markey looks to Obama for insurance in Massachusetts Senate race
06/12/13 05:00 AM ET White House, Senate Republicans spar at closed-door meeting
06/11/13 08:15 PM ET Google, Facebook, Microsoft seek right to tell users what is going on
06/11/13 04:20 PM ET ACLU to sue NSA over phone spying
06/11/13 02:15 PM ET White House: Clapper was ‘straight and direct’ in testimony on NSA
06/11/13 01:57 PM ET Carney declines to call Snowden a ‘traitor,’ wants probe to proceed
06/11/13 11:40 AM ET Obama: 'Moment is now' on immigration
06/11/13 06:00 AM ET Obama to rally support for immigration reform as Senate weighs bill
06/10/13 08:34 PM ET White House postpones annual congressional picnic
06/10/13 08:14 PM ET Obama is no George W. Bush, says Carney
06/10/13 08:09 PM ET IRS scandal ‘solved?’ Hardly, say GOP
06/10/13 05:47 PM ET Obama administration counts 22 Hill briefings on PRISM program
06/10/13 04:02 PM ET White House delays summer picnic for Congress to September
06/10/13 02:52 PM ET White House refuses to comment on NSA whistle-blower Snowden
06/08/13 11:10 AM ET Bashed by liberals and the GOP, White House launches three-pronged defense
06/07/13 02:07 PM ET Obama defends NSA surveillance programs as 'right balance'
06/06/13 05:27 PM ET NSA snooping pits Obama vs. left
06/06/13 02:41 PM ET White House defends NSA program as critical tool in terror war
06/06/13 12:58 PM ET Obama sponsored bill that would have made Verizon order illegal
06/05/13 08:18 PM ET Obama sticks his thumb in Republicans' eye — promoting Susan Rice
06/05/13 07:38 PM ET Holder to GOP: I meant no disrespect
06/05/13 03:11 PM ET Obama ‘thrilled’ Rice ‘back at my side’ as national security adviser
06/05/13 05:00 AM ET Dark skies brighten for Holder
06/04/13 08:38 PM ET Obama urged to veto Defense Department on sexual assault policy
06/04/13 11:11 AM ET Obama picks fight with Senate Republicans over judicial nominations
06/04/13 05:00 AM ET Senate Democrats see farm bill, rural voters as key to 2014 election
06/03/13 08:30 PM ET Financial firms face new clampdown
06/03/13 06:44 PM ET Obama to fill influential circuit court vacancies Tuesday, says official
06/03/13 02:48 PM ET White House voices ‘serious concerns’ over violent crackdown in Turkey
06/03/13 01:54 PM ET Carney seeks to cool fight with Rep. Issa
06/02/13 02:25 PM ET AP, Fox News not isolated First Amendment controversies for DOJ
05/31/13 03:17 PM ET Obama fundraisers precede China summit in California
05/31/13 02:17 PM ET White House: No role for Assad in transitional Syrian government
05/31/13 12:14 PM ET Democrats come to Holder’s defense
 
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