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President Obama told graduates of Morehouse College Sunday to take the power of their example — as black men graduating from college — and use it to improve people's lives.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, says recent controversies over the IRS, Benghazi, and the seizure of Associated Press phone records amount to a "trend line" pointing to a "culture of cover-ups and intimidation" at the White House.
Associated Press CEO Gary Pruitt called the Justice Department's seizure of some AP telephone records "unconstitutional," saying "I really don't know what their motive was, I know what the message they are sending was — if you talk to the press we are going to go after you."
White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer defends administration's handling of recent controversies, says "partisan fishing expeditions" won't distract the White House from pushing President Obama's policy agenda.
After meeting with President Obama and military leaders about sexual assault in the military, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said he is committed to fixing the issue.
During a commencement address at Bowie State University on Friday, first lady Michelle Obama urged the graduates of the historically black university to "please stand up and reject the slander that says a black child with a book is trying to act white.”
President Barack Obama left behind scandal-focused Washington on Friday to focus on the country's slowly improving jobs picture. Obama stopped at an elementary school that provides early childhood education.
Former acting IRS comissioner Steven Miller said that he believes the IRS’s targeting of conservative groups was “absolutely not illegal” but he did acknowledge that it was inappropriate.
VIDEO | The future remains uncertain for 11 million people living illegally in the U.S. Though immigration reform seems closer than it has ever been before, can Washington and the Obama administration effectively repair 30 years of broken policies?
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russell George testified Friday on his office’s investigation into the IRS probe into conservative groups.
Former acting IRS commissioner Steve Miller testified before the House Ways and Means committee Friday on whether the tax agency misled Congress.
In a joint press conference with the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President Barack Obama addressed the situation in Syria and said, “We are going to keep increasing pressure on the Assad regime.”
It started to rain during a joint news conference with Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan in the Rose Garden at the White House, so President Obama called for relief from the Marines.
President Obama, discussing the Department of Justice's seizure of Associated Press phone records, described the "balance that we have to strike" between press freedom and national security concerns.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on Thursday announced new legislation to deal with the issue of sexual assault in the military. The Democratic from New York said the time to act is now.
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Maxie Baughan said, “I don’t regret one minute of it.”
The CEO of AOL’s Brand Group and former Gilt Groupe CEO shares a leadership lesson from her career.
On Monday, the scaffolding surrounding the Washington Monument was topped off, and workers are set to repair damage from the 2011 earthquake.
With more people cutting cable in favor of Web TV, The Post’s Hayley Tsukayama runs through potential new services in the battle for Internet viewers.
A summary of the highlights from today’s House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the Benghazi attacks.
Laura Alonso, a current member of Congress in Argentina, joins our leadership video series.
Washington Post photojournalist Melina Mara talks about her behind the scenes photos of Vice President Biden. Mara received unprecedented access to the vice president as he rode in his limousine and met privately with advocates, politicians and civil rights leaders.
Concepcion Picciotto has been protesting nuclear proliferation outside the White House for more than 30 years. Now, the future is uncertain for America’s longest-running peace vigil and the community that supports it.
