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House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif. listens to testimony regarding social security and disability benefits, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 10, 2014. Four Social Security judges are facing accusations they rubber-stamped claims for disability benefits, approving billions of dollars in payments from the cash-strapped program. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Rep. Darrell Issa: IRS has done little for its reputation over last few days

The House's top investigator said Tuesday the relationship between congressional Republicans and the IRS was "not improved" by agency Commissioner John Koskinen's "disappointing performance" late Monday, as members of Congress probe what happened to emails that could be key to their investigation of political targeting at the revenue agency.

June 24, 2014
President Barack Obama shares a laugh with outgoing Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Friday, April 11, 2014, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington to announce he would nominate current Budget director Sylvia Mathews Burwell to replace Sebelius. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

White House warned about Obamacare website’s woes

Senate Republicans will shine a spotlight on Obamacare's early stumbles Thursday with a report that divulges new details about warning signs that surfaced before HealthCare.gov's failed launch.

June 19, 2014
Former Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Obamacare architects gear up for second year

Key Obamacare architects said Tuesday political headwinds will not deter them from promoting the controversial health law in its second year, casting the reforms as a private matter for American families even though it remains the centerpiece of partisan struggles on Capitol Hill.

June 18, 2014
**FILE** Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius sits in the audience as she waits for President Barack Obama to make a statement on the Affordable Care Act on April 1, 2014, in the Rose Garden of the White House. (Associated Press)

Sebelius speaks out: Obamacare toppled ‘relentless obstruction’

Former Health and Human Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, in her first major remarks since resigning, said Tuesday that proponents of President Obama's health overhaul were able to overcome "relentless obstruction" and even intimidation in states that rejected the health care law.

June 17, 2014
** FILE ** This June 13, 2014, file photo shows President Barack Obama speaking on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Obama thanks health care law supporters in a surprise video

In a surprise video message, President Obama on Tuesday thanked nearly 1,000 people tied to the nationwide effort to enroll people through his health care law, saying they cannot let up now because billionaire donors on "the other side" will try to roll back their gains.

June 17, 2014
** FILE ** Rep. Mike Rogers, Michigan Republican. (Associated Press)

Rogers: Decisive U.S. action needed in Iraq

Rep. Mike Rogers said Sunday the United States needs to act quickly and decisively with its Arab partners to quell the wave of extremists who are taking control of key Iraqi cities, before it's too late.

June 15, 2014