Obama gives ground on taxes in latest offer, as Boehner’s office calls it ‘right direction’

The late-day developments followed a 45-minute meeting between Obama and Boehner at the White House, underscoring the seriousness of the talks as the deadline approaches for a deal to stop massive automatic spending cuts and tax hikes from kicking in at the start of the new year

Indiana attorney general probing privacy breach of ‘Obamaphone’ usersComments Off

The Indiana attorney general’s office confirmed Monday it is investigating a security breach in which Social Security numbers and other personal information were posted online for roughly 44,000 low-income Americans who applied for a federal program that provides discount Internet and phone service.

Watchdog report says DOJ official retaliated against ‘Furious’ whistle-blower, lied about itComments Off

The former U.S. Attorney for Arizona could be disbarred, after an investigation found he lied to the Justice Department about his role in trying to discredit the federal whistle-blower who exposed the botched gun-running scheme known as Fast and Furious.

Obama to visit South Africa, Senegal, TanzaniaComments Off

President Obama will visit three African nations this summer.

Carney acknowledges White House senior staff told of IRS probe findingsComments Off

The timeline for when senior White House officials knew about the IRS scandal seems to be shifting. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Monday that the president’s counsel was told on April 24 about the preliminary findings of an IRS audit that showed tax officials unfairly targeted Tea Party groups applying for tax exempt status.

Senators require fingerprinting at 30 airportsComments Off

Foreigners leaving the country through any of the nation’s 30 busiest airports would undergo mandatory fingerprinting under an amendment senators added Monday to a sweeping immigration bill.