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Michigan Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and ranking member John McCain of Arizona both started the hearing with withering criticism of Apple's practice of shifting income to Ireland, to avoid paying U.S. taxes.

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks following an introduction of the new iPhone 5 in San Francisco, Sept.

Among the many scenes of devastation caused by the vast tornado that swept through Oklahoma City and its surrounding suburbs on Monday, a small sliver of hope was captured on camera.

The question has been swirling ever since Francis laid his hands Sunday on the head of a young man after celebrating Mass in St.

Why Sarah Palin? Because when I write a blog here on Jeb Bush or President Obama, it will bring in maybe 10 comments.

Jim Graves, the DFLer who is again challenging U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann in the 2014 election, issued the results of a Public Policy Polling survey showing him with a 2 percentage-point lead over Bachmann, 47-45 if the election had been held May 15, 2013, the day of the survey.

New details in IRS probe : White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said that senior White House officials, including Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, learned last month of the inspector general's review of whether the IRS targeted conservative groups, but the aides did not tell President Obama.

In another case of the Obama administration investigating classified information improperly disclosed to reporters, the government is prosecuting a State Department expert on North Korea in a probe that appears to... In another case of the Obama administration investigating classified information improperly disclosed to reporters, the government is ... (more)

At the end of a truly dismal week in his presidency, President Obama remains lucky in one crucial category: his opposition.

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has donated $10,000 to the New Hampshire Republican Party, stoking further speculation he is eyeing a run for president.

Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Sunday that the IRS scandal reveals a 'culture of intimidation' in the Obama Administration that is bent on making it more difficult for 'citizens to organize and express themselves.' In an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press' McConnell, however, backed away from claims by fellow Kentucky Senator Rand ... (more)

The FBI is reportedly looking into allegations that Michele Bachmann's 2012 presidential campaign committed campaign finance violations, adding to the multiple ongoing probes of her campaign and raising the possibility that there were criminal violations involved.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a Republican, reportedly argued that the IRS officials responsible for targeting tea party and other conservative groups deserve jail time.

"Can you see in your mind's eye a way that this might not have been political, that this was a misguided stupid way to sort, but that they didn't intend it to be some kind of political attempt to harass the Tea Party?" So actually asked CNN's Candy Crowley of her guest Sen.

On Sunday's "State of the Union" on CNN, Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul took aim at former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the State Department's handling of the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.

A top White House adviser insisted Sunday that President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had targeted tea party groups only "when it came out in the news" while Republicans continued to press the administration for more answers.

At the end of a truly dismal week in his presidency, President Barack Obama remains lucky in one crucial category: his opposition.

Meet the Press : White House Senior Adviser Dan Pfeiffer ; Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell ; Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld ; Rep.

In this photo taken May 13, 2013, President Barack Obama defends his administration's actions in the wake of the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last year, calling Congressional criticism a political sideshow during a joint news conference with visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron, not shown, at the White House in ... (more)

The Financial Times was hacked Friday by hackers aligned with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian Electronic Army.