Oct 23 700 IRS contract workers owe $5.4M in back taxes WASHINGTON -- A Treasury investigator says nearly 700 people who work for Internal Revenue Service contractors owe $5.4 million in back taxes. That's about 5 percent of all IRS contract workers. In a report released Wednesday, the IRS inspector general… Continue reading
Oct 23 White House fires staffer for using Twitter to criticize administration WASHINGTON -- A White House national security official has been fired for running a Twitter account that was harshly critical of the Obama administration. Jofi Joseph served as non-proliferation director at the National Security Council and was involved in nuclear… Continue reading
Oct 23 Parties at odds over health care law By Terence Burlij Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images House Democrats are getting a debrief on the health care law Wednesday, following a series of problems with the rollout of an insurance exchange website… Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch Rep. Huelskamp: Tea party GOP lost the shutdown battle, but not the wider debate Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan., believes Americans are disappointed with the "status quo" deal… Continue watching
Oct 22 With the shutdown over, Obama shifts his focus back to immigration Retweet if you agree the House of Representatives should bring comprehensive #immigration reform to a vote. #ActOnReform— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 22, 2013 Amid problems with the Affordable Care Act's online insurance exchange,… Continue reading
Oct 22 Ambassador blogs his first days in Vatican City Ken Hackett arrived in Vatican City Monday to begin his work as U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, and he's decided to blog about it. In his first post, he wrote: "I had the honor of presenting… Continue reading
Oct 22 Builders of Obama's health website saw red flags Video by Associated Press Updated 5:00 p.m. The White House hired President Barack Obama's adviser Jeffrey Zients to help fix the Affordable Care Act's health insurance website, spokesman Jay Carney said Tuesday. WASHINGTON -- Crammed into conference rooms with pizza… Continue reading
Oct 22 Congress, health care law facing major political tests President Obama delivers remarks about the Affordable Care Act's enrollment website in the Rose Garden Monday. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images House lawmakers return to Washington Tuesday night facing two major stories that can change the course of politics… Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch Former Sen. Trent Lott: Republicans should pivot towards a positive agenda Former Sen. Trent Lott: Republicans should pivot towards a positive agenda… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch Rocky health care rollout raises concerns of low enrollment, high premiums Rocky health care rollout raises concerns of low enrollment, high premiums… Continue watching