A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back

FILE – In this May 8, 2013, file photo House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., left, welcomes Gregory Hicks, former deputy chief of mission in Libya, number two in rank to slain U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens, as he Hicks arrives to testify about last year's deadly as…

A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back

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 Minist…

Money tangle: The IRS and its tea party tempest

Ousted IRS chief Steven Miller is sworn in on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Friday, May 17, 2013, prior to testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the extra scrutiny the IRS gave Tea Party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. (AP Photo/J. S…

Money tangle: The IRS and its tea party tempest

House Ways and Means Committee member Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio, left, holds up a binder with documents about a constituent's application to the IRS that was delayed, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, May 17, 2013, during the committee's hearing on the extra scrutiny the Internal Revenue …

Money tangle: The IRS and its tea party tempest

Ousted IRS chief Steve Miller, right, accompanied by J. Russell George, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, smiles as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, May 17, 2013, before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) pract…

Jamie Dimon under pressure ahead of investor vote

FILE - In this Wednesday, June 13, 2012, file photo, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, head of the largest bank in the United States, testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Dimon, chairman and CEO of the biggest U.S. bank, faces a key test this week

Tea party looks to take advantage of moment

FILE – In this May 17, 2013 file photo Justin Binik-Thomas, a former Cincinnati Tea Party spokesman and owner of Conservative Media Group of Deer Park, Ohio, speaks in the hearing room on Capitol Hill in Washington, during a break in the hearing about the extra scrutiny the Internal Revenue …

Money tangle: The IRS and its tea party tempest

Ousted IRS chief Steven Miller is sworn in on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Friday, May 17, 2013, prior to testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the extra scrutiny the IRS gave Tea Party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. (AP Photo/J. S…

Money tangle: The IRS and its tea party tempest

House Ways and Means Committee member Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio, left, holds up a binder with documents about a constituent's application to the IRS that was delayed, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, May 17, 2013, during the committee's hearing on the extra scrutiny the Internal Revenue …

Money tangle: The IRS and its tea party tempest

Ousted IRS chief Steve Miller, right, accompanied by J. Russell George, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, smiles as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, May 17, 2013, before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) pract…

Obama agenda marches on despite controversies

House Ways and Means Committee member Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio, left, waves a constituent's application to the IRS that was delayed, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, May 17, 2013, during the committee's hearing on the extra scrutiny the Internal Revenue Service gave Tea Party and other …

Obama agenda marches on despite controversies

Ousted IRS chief Steven Miller, right, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, May 17,2013, before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the extra scrutiny the IRS gave Tea Party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. At left is J. Russell George, …

IRS probe ignored most influential groups

FILE – In this April 9, 2013, file photo Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., left, talks with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., on Capitol Hill in Washington. A Senate investigative panel led by Levin and McCain has been reviewing the use of the social welfare groups for political causes for the past year. T…

SPIN METER: GOP raps Dems for IRS union cash

House Ways and Means Committee member Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., center, questions the ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service Steven Miller, lower right, as the Republican-run committee held a hearing on the extra scrutiny the Internal Revenue Service gave Tea Party and other conservative …

Top officials call to overhaul euro institutions

FILE - In this April 23, 2010 file picture German Deputy Finance Minister Joerg Asmussen, right, and Axel Weber, then governor of the central bank of Germany, the Deutsche Bundesbank, brief reporters on their work at at the IMF-World Bank meetings in Washington. Engineering a financial bailo…

Treasury officials told of IRS probe in June 2012

Ousted IRS chief Steven Miller testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, May 17, 2013, before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the extra scrutiny the IRS gave Tea Party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Treasury officials told of IRS probe in June 2012

Ousted IRS chief Steven Miller, right, and J. Russell George, the Treasury inspector general for tax administration, are sworn in on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Friday, May 17, 2013, prior to testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the extra scrutiny the IRS gave Tea…

Treasury officials told of IRS probe in June 2012

House Ways and Means Committee member Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio, left, holds up a binder with documents about a constituent's application to the IRS that was delayed, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, May 17, 2013, during the committee's hearing on the extra scrutiny the Internal Revenue …

Deep divide in Congress over domestic food aid

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., center, flanked by the committee's ranking Democrat, Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., left, and Rep. Michael Conaway, R-Texas, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, prior to the start of the committee's hearing…

Deep divide in Congress over domestic food aid

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 14, 2013, during the committee's hearing on the Farm Bill, officially known as the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013. This is the third year in a row that farm-sta…

Obama: No special prosecutor to investigate IRS

Attorney General Eric Holder, the nation's top law enforcement official, prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, before the House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Justice Department. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte,R-Va., …

House panel OKs farm bill with food stamp cuts

House Agriculture Committee members, Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., left, speaks with Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., right, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, prior to the start of the committee's hearing to consider proposals to the 2013 Farm Bill, including small cuts to the…

House panel OKs farm bill with food stamp cuts

Stacks of paperwork await members of the House Agriculture Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, as it meets to consider proposals to the 2013 Farm Bill, including small cuts to the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program in an effort to appease conservatives who s…

A timeline of the IRS's scrutiny of the right

Attorney General Eric Holder, the nation's top law enforcement official, is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, prior to testifying before the House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Justice. Department. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Good…

A timeline of the IRS's scrutiny of the right

Attorney General Eric Holder, the nation's top law enforcement official, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, to testify before the House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Justice Department. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte,R-Va., w…

Holder: Potential civil rights violations at IRS

Attorney General Eric Holder, the nation's top law enforcement official, prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, before the House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Justice Department. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte,R-Va., …

GOP, Dems challenge Holder over subpoenas to AP

Attorney General Eric Holder reacts to aggressive questioning from Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif. as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, as the House Judiciary Committee focused on oversight of the Justice Department. Lawmakers pressed for answers about the unwa…

GOP, Dems challenge Holder over subpoenas to AP

Attorney General Eric Holder, the nation's top law enforcement official, prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, before the House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Justice Department. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte,R-Va., …

Holder defends subpoenas for AP telephone records

Attorney General Eric Holder, the nation's top law enforcement official, is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, prior to testifying before the House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Justice. Department. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Good…

Holder defends subpoenas for AP telephone records

Attorney General Eric Holder, the nation's top law enforcement official, prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, before the House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Justice Department. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte,R-Va., …

Holder defends subpoenas for AP telephone records

A man holds a sign t-shirt protesting the Guantanamo detention facility as Attorney General Eric Holder, right, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, to testify before the House Judiciary Committee Justice Department oversight hearing. Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Go…

A timeline of the IRS's scrutiny of the right

Attorney General Eric Holder, the nation's top law enforcement official, prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, before the House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Justice Department. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte,R-Va., …

Dems, GOP raise concerns over subpoenas to AP

A man holds a sign t-shirt protesting the Guantanamo detention facility as Attorney General Eric Holder, right, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, to testify before the House Judiciary Committee Justice Department oversight hearing. Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Go…

House speaker blasts IRS; Holder set to testify

Attorney General Eric Holder pauses during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Holder said he's ordered a Justice Department investigation into the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny. (AP Photo/J. S…

House panel set to OK cut in food stamp program

Stacks of paperwork await members of the House Agriculture Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, as it meets to consider proposals to the 2013 Farm Bill, including small cuts to the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program in an effort to appease conservatives who s…

House panel set to OK cut in food stamp program

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 14, 2013, during the committee's hearing on the Farm Bill, officially known as the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013. This is the third year in a row that farm-sta…

House panel set to OK cut in food stamp program

Senate Agriculture Committee member Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, voices his concerns as lawmakers begin mark up on the Farm Bill, officially known as the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, Tuesday, May 14, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. This is the third year in a row that …

10 Things to Know for Today

Attorney General Eric Holder pauses during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Holder said he's ordered a Justice Department investigation into the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny. (AP Photo/J. S…

Holder to face tough questioning at House hearing

Attorney General Eric Holder is questioned about the Justice Department secretly obtaining two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press, during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. In what the news cooperative'…

Holder says he played no role in AP phone subpoena

Attorney General Eric Holder is questioned about the Justice Department secretly obtaining two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press, during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. In what the news cooperative'…

Holder says he played no role in AP phone subpoena

Attorney General Eric Holder is questioned about the Justice Department secretly obtaining two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press, during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. In what the news cooperative'…

Holder says he played no role in AP phone subpoena

Attorney General Eric Holder is questioned about the Justice Department secretly obtaining two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press, during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. In what the news cooperative'…

Senators tackle student visas in immigration bill

FILE - In this April 18, 2013 file photo, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., second from right, speaks about immigration reform during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Senators weighing a landmark immigration bill defeated an effort by Republicans Tuesday to require biometric ident…

Holder says he had no direct role in AP subpoena

Attorney General Eric Holder is questioned about the Justice Department secretly obtaining two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press, during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. In what the news cooperative'…

IRS chief: Agency lacked sensitivity in screenings

President Barack Obama gestures during a joint news conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron, Monday, May 13, 2013, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The president Obama said during the news conference that the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative…

IRS chief: Agency lacked sensitivity in screenings

President Barack Obama gestures during a joint news conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron, Monday, May 13, 2013, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The president Obama said during the news conference that the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative…

Top IRS official didn't reveal tea party targeting

President Barack Obama gestures during a joint news conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron, Monday, May 13, 2013, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The president Obama said during the news conference that the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative…

Obama lashes out over Benghazi 'sideshow'

"The fact that this keeps getting churned out, frankly, has a lot to do with political motivations," President Obama said Monday about a GOP investigation into the 2012 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya.

Obama tries to swat down 2 swirling controversies

President Barack Obama shakes hands with British Prime Minister David Cameron at the end of a joint news conference, Monday, May 13, 2013, in the White House East Room in Washington where they discussed various topics including Syria's civil war to preparations for a coming summit in Norther…

Obama tries to swat down 2 swirling controversies

President Barack Obama welcomes British Prime Minister David Cameron in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, May 13, 2013, for talks on subjects ranging from Syria's civil war to preparations for a coming summit of the world's leading industrial nations in Northern Irela…