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File photo of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. (credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

GOP, Dems Challenge Holder Over Subpoenas To AP

Congressional Republicans and Democrats on Wednesday challenged Attorney General Eric Holder over the Justice Department’s handling of the investigation of national security leaks and its failure to talk to The Associated Press before issuing subpoenas for the news service’s telephone records.

2013/05/15

Carney: Obama Wants Public To Understand, Believe IRS Is ‘Fair’ To Everyone

The White House says President Barack Obama will meet with Treasury officials Wednesday to discuss the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative groups for special review. White House press secretary Jay Carney says Obama expects people to be held accountable.

2013/05/15

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney answers questions during a press briefing at the White House on May 10, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

White House: We Had No Knowledge Of DOJ Attempts To Seek AP Phone Records

The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative’s top executive called a “massive and unprecedented intrusion” into how news organizations gather the news.

2013/05/14

File photo of White House Press Secretary Jay Carney. (credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Carney: White House Counsel Told Of IRS Review

White House spokesman Jay Carney says the IRS inspector general notified the White House counsel’s office during the week of April 22 that it was completing a review of the IRS office in Cincinnati that targeted conservative political groups for special examination. Carney says the counsel’s office was not given details about the review.

2013/05/13

Jason Collins #98 of the Washington Wizards rebounds against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center on April 17, 2013 in Chicago, Ill. (Credit: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

White House: Collins ‘Courageous’ For Coming Out As Gay

The White House is commending NBA veteran Jason Collins for becoming the first active male player in the four major American professional sports to come out as gay.

2013/04/29

File photo of President Barack Obama. (credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

White House: Obama Aware Of Gosnell Murders

The White House says President Barack Obama is aware of the ongoing trial of Dr. Kermit Gosnell, a Philadelphia doctor on trial for murder in the deaths of seven babies and a patient at his clinic.

2013/04/15

This video grab taken from North Korean TV on March 20, 2013 shows a Self-Propelled Suface to Air Missile during North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's overseeing of a live fire military drill using drones and cruise missile interceptors. (credit: NORTH KOREAN TV/AFP/Getty Images)

White House: No Change In North Korea’s ‘Military Posture’

The White House says there are no changes in North Korea’s “military posture” despite Pyongyang’s recent rhetoric they will strike the United States and South Korea if provoked.

2013/04/01

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Carney: ‘Credit Is Due’ For Bush’s Decision To Send Troops To Iraq

A decade after sending troops into Iraq, former President George W. Bush is getting some credit from the Obama Administration.

2013/03/20

First Lady, VP Biden Added To List Of Public Figures With Private Info Leaked To Mysterious Website

The first lady and the vice president are among the latest public figures to have their private information posted on a mysterious website, and the Secret Service has joined the investigation into the postings that include documents from people ranging from rapper Jay-Z to the head of the FBI.

2013/03/12

White House: Obama ‘Deeply Committed’ To Diverse Cabinet

Responding to criticism from a fellow Democrat, the White House said Tuesday that anyone unhappy with the level of diversity in President Barack Obama’s second-term Cabinet should hold the criticism until he completes it.

2013/03/12