The IRS admitted to targeted members of the GOP and Tea Party, a development which has understandably angered conservatives. A special unit went beyond typical protocol singling out small government groups for using the words “Tea Party” and “patriot,” when applying for tax-exempt status, it was announced Friday (May 10).
Boston terror suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had their complexions darkened on a magazine cover, so as to make them look less European and more Arabic. The Tsarnaev brothers are natives of Chechnya which is a republic of Russia.
President Obama has been busy with a host of pressing issues since the start of his second term, but he hasn’t forgotten about the situation at Guantanamo Bay. The commander in chief has rehashed the discussion to close the prison, amid protests from some 166 inmates.
The five living presidents came together for the George W. Bush Presidential Library dedication ceremony in Dallas, Thursday (April 25). Putting their political differences aside, the presidents praised President Bush for his eight years in office.
A Mississippi man alleged to have sent a poisonous letter to President Obama and two others, has been freed. Federal authorities released Paul Kevin Curtis from custody, Tuesday (April 23), hours after canceling his scheduled preliminary hearing.
The FBI has released images of two men wanted for questioning in the Boston marathon bombings. Authorities reached out to the public Thursday (April 18) in hopes that it will lead them two the suspects.
Police in Mississippi charged a man with sending a letter laced with the poison, ricin, to President Obama. Paul Kevin Curtis, was arrested at his home in Corinth, and faces two felony counts, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday (April 18).
President Obama is fed up with opposition to reforming gun control laws, and made his feelings crystal clear during a speech today. In response to the failed vote to enforce expanded gun-buyer background checks, the president was passionate in his address, as families of Sandy Hook victims stood behind him.
President Obama delivered remarks on the tragic Boston marathon bombing believed to have taken at least two lives Monday. Addressing the nation from the Brady Press Briefing Room the president vowed to do whatever it takes to address the situation.
A Virginia man who stole one of President Obama’s teleprompter, and other equipment, was sentenced to seven years in prison, last Thursday (April 11). Eric Brown cut a deal to serve more time behind bars in order to skip further prosecution for similar crimes.
The White House wasn’t going to let Jay-Z rap about a conversation with the president without giving a response. Hov name drops President Obama on his new track “Open Letter,” claiming that he spoke with the commander in chief about going to Cuba.
The U.S. Labor Department released the job report for the month of March and the figures are far from encouraging. The economy added only 88,000 new jobs over the month, while the unemployment rate dropped from 7.7 percent in February to 7.6 percent.
