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While there has been plenty to find fault with in the revelation that the IRS targeted some tea party groups seeking tax exempt status, some of the Republican rhetoric has been an overreach.

I'm not a fan of speculating who will buy newspapers that are on the block. But I'll make an exception with some quick thoughts on Tribune Co.'s publishing group - currently attracting investor interest as expected but likely months away from actually being sold.

"We don't want a country where abortion is simply outlawed. We want a country where it isn't even considered," said Representative Paul Ryan in a speech a few weeks ago.

What and when administration officials knew about the Internal Revenue Service targeting conservative groups for excessive, often burdensome, scrutiny will monopolize the hot seat this week at two more congressional hearings where lawmakers hope to determine whether the scandal extended beyond the agency's Cincinnati branch.

A number of the budget bills were passed on the weekend, but the house was ready to take up a very divisive issue before calling it quits for the year.

It's 4:40 p.m. on a spring Monday in New York City and Jose Antonio Vargas is energized.

ABC newswoman Martha Raddatz, center, enters Newlin Hall at the Norton Center, where she gave the commencement address Sunday for Centre's Class of 2013.

The White House continues to insist that profound incompetence, not partisan malice, led the IRS to single out conservative groups applying for nonprofit status.

The chances of a deal between Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would overhaul the U.S. tax system, trim government spending and reform safety net spending programs appear to be fading.

After the White House released some 100 pages of emails documenting the development of talking points used to brief the public on the attack in Benghazi, Democrats brandished the disclosure as evidence that there was no attempt by the White House to airbrush or spin the administration's response for political advantage.

Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said on this week's episode of Fox News Sunday that he does not know whether there was a "cover-up" related to the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, but the investigation needs to run its course.

Gov. Scott Walker embarks on a speaking frenzy this week. He's set to keynote huge Republican gatherings in Connecticut and New York City, then head back to the Midwest to be the star of a GOP gathering in Iowa.

President Barack Obama and White House Senior Advisor Dan Pfeiffer, right, react to a reporter's question as they leave the Treasury Department in Washington, Jan.

As controversies continue to fester over the IRS, Benghazi and the Justice Department's seizure of reporters' phone records, 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney condemned the government for a "breach of trust" during an interview on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" broadcast Friday night.

The latest controversy comes in the form of Washington, D.C. organizations that are endorsed by opponents of LGBT rights in Pocatello, influencing community members.

The Treasury Department's inspector general told senior Treasury officials in June 2012 he was investigating allegations that the Internal Revenue Service had targeted conservative groups, disclosing for the first time on Friday that Obama administration officials were aware of the matter during the presidential campaign year.

The scandal surrounding the IRS' targeting of conservative groups continued to swirl Friday, and for a moment, a local organization became the focal point of a key hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee.

Michael Beckel talked about the tax-exempt unit of the Internal Revenue Service and revelations that the agency targeted conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status.Topics included that day's Wall .. Read More Michael Beckel talked about the tax-exempt unit of the Internal Revenue Service and revelations that the agency targeted conservative ... (more)

Sen. John Valentine, the legislator behind most of the recent changes to Utah's liquor laws, said Wednesday it's too soon to say whether he will sponsor a bill next session lowering the blood alcohol level for impaired driving.

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, shown in January 2012, will headline the Ohio Republican Party's annual dinner next month in Columbus.