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The Pentagon wants Congress to funnel funds toward expenses for the Afghanistan war and transportation.

“I think Mr. Shulman did,” Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) said in an interview.

Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.) said the former head of the IRS revealed a culture of “arrogance” within the agency.

A Boston College political scientist says it's "surprising" that the Massachusetts Democrat stayed under the radar this week.

In his weekly address, Obama said a visit to Baltimore Friday underscored his goal to create a “rising, thriving middle class."

House Republicans touted their recent vote to repeal the Affordable Healthcare Act, tying it to the unfolding IRS scandal.

"We —we have many more questions that resulted from today's hearing," Ryan said.

President Carter issued a statement Friday proclaiming that he does not favor marijuana legalization, despite previous statements that appeared to indicate that he favored state laws that allowed the possession and use of the drug.

“I do not favor legalization. We must do everything we can to discourage marijuana use, as we do now with tobacco and excessive drinking,” Carter said, according to a release from Project SAM. "We have to prevent making marijuana smoking from becoming attractive to young people, which is, I’m sure, what the producers of marijuana … are going to try and do.”

The group, Smart Approaches to Marijuana, opposes legalizing the drug, but instead believes those arrested for marijuana use should be sent to treatment facilities rather than jails. According to the group, Carter believes those caught with the drug should be given a warning hearing and screened for future use, but not have a permanent record kept.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) said Friday that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel needs to show more leadership in dealing with sexual assault cases in the military.

“I think the president has taken strong leadership on this issue and I am urging Secretary Hagel to do the same,” Gillibrand told MSNBC’s Andrew Mitchell. “Secretary Hagel has … said he wants to remove from the chain of command the ability to overturn a verdict. We would like to add to that the ability of the commander to actually decide whether or not to got to trial.”

In Baltimore, Obama made repeated references to "these partisan battles and brinkmanship" in the nation's capital.