Former “Superman” actor Dean Cain has a lot to say about the three scandals plaguing the White House, remarking of the Obama administration, “For as transparent as they are, they put an iron curtain that even Superman can’t see through.”

The ex-Man of Steel, currently promoting his new VH1 series “Hit the Floor,” said during a Friday appearance on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” “It’s not a good week for the current administration. There’s a lot going on. But you know what? Not a big surprise to me. When you grow government like that, things happen.”

A pro-mustache group is coming to the defense of Eric Holder, contending that the attorney general’s critics are actually threatened by his facial hair.

The American Mustache Institute writes in a Friday blog post on its website: “The jealousy and scorn [Holder] has suffered from those on Capitol Hill who fear the power he holds is palpably apparent. They call for his hide month after month, but what they actually fear is not Fast & Furious distribution of weapons to Mexican drug cartels or other reported missteps. No, it is, in fact, the facial hair that threatens them.”

The organization — which has been known to make eyebrow (or mustache)-raising statements that play off hot news topics — argues that as the first mustached attorney general in 70 years, Holder has faced “immensely discriminatory challenges” from the get-go.

Michelle Obama's much-talked-about bangs are gone.

The first lady debuted a new 'do on Friday during her commencement address at Bowie State University.

It’s not too late for Carole King to be honored at the White House — the 60’s songbird and “It’s Too Late” singer will be awarded the 2013 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in a ceremony next week.

Former Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) will join Fox News as a contributor, the network announced late Thursday.

Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick doesn’t mince his words — even around a bunch of 8th graders.

During a Monday talk about the national debt with more than 100 middle school students in his home state, the Pennsylvania Republican told the youngsters, “If no changes are made, the government won’t be able to stay in business.”

Philadelphia’s The Intelligencer reports the congressman proceeded to show the children a PowerPoint presentation displaying a breakdown of the debt. He even got into the nitty-gritty with the tweens, with details such as 47 percent of the nation’s debt in 2010 was owed to foreign countries, up from 5 percent in 1970.

Fitzpatrick showed a quote from President Obama along with an image of the White House resident, who said before becoming commander in chief, “We cannot afford to mortgage our children’s future on a mountain of debt.”

Looks like Sen. John Cornyn’s office and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) won’t be playing ball anytime soon.

A spokeswoman for the Texas Republican says the IRS put the kibosh on a scheduled softball game against a team of staffers from Cornyn’s office.

Deputy press secretary Kate Martin tells ITK, “We contacted them to confirm our game, which was scheduled for [Friday] night, and they said they needed to reschedule.”

The tax agency is certainly hitting its share of foul balls lately, as its embroiled in a scandal that it singled out conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status for higher scrutiny.

Former Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle is going from the House floor to the radio airwaves.

The New York Republican is poised to host her own show on Syracuse station WSYR News Radio, she wrote in a Wednesday Facebook post.

The ex-lawmaker, who lost her House seat to Rep. Dan Maffei (D-N.Y.) last year, will go behind the microphone for the hour-long show starting Memorial Day weekend.

WE HEAR: Music was in the air for lawmakers Tuesday night, as plenty of members of Congress were on-hand to laud (and undoubtedly sometimes sing along with) the work of songwriters at the Library of Congress.

The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) Foundation’s “We Write the Songs 2013” ceremony celebrated the group’s gift of original manuscripts, lead sheets, lyrics sheets, photos and letters to the renowned institution. The donated items will be included in the ASCAP Collection at the Library of Congress.

Among the upper chamber members who were tapped to introduce a star-studded lineup of songwriters: Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.). Read more...