Politics

Obama takes Cabinet secretaries out to play golf

7:30 PM, May 18, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has taken two Cabinet secretaries out for a round of golf - in the rain.

Dems' Senate campaigns marked by internal battles

4:10 PM, May 18, 2013

ATLANTA (AP) - Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections.

IRS probe ignored most influential groups

4:08 PM, May 18, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) - There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups.

First lady to high school grads: Live your dreams

3:14 PM, May 18, 2013

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: Strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit.

CO sheriffs sue over new gun restrictions

10:24 PM, May 17, 2013

DENVER (AP) - Most of Colorado's elected sheriffs are trying to strike new gun restrictions with a federal lawsuit against the state that argues the laws violate the right to bear arms.

AG Suthers interprets magazine limit law

1:36 PM, May 17, 2013

DENVER - Colorado's Republican Attorney General John Suthers released technical guidance that narrowly interprets the state's soon-to-be-implemented law limiting magazine capacity, a move designed to address concerns raised by gun rights supporters during the legislative session.

Ousted IRS chief regrets treatment of tea party

11:53 AM, May 17, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) - The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized to Congress on Friday for his agency's tougher treatment of tea party and other conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status. He said they resulted from a misguided effort to handle a flood of applications, not political bias.

Obama focusing on job creation in Baltimore visit

5:22 AM, May 17, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is leaving behind scandal-focused Washington to focus on the country's slowly improving jobs picture.

Colorado sheriffs suing over gun control measures

10:04 PM, May 16, 2013

DENVER (AP) - A group of Colorado sheriffs unhappy with recent gun control laws are planning to file a lawsuit to block them.

Bennet signs up to co-sponsor shield law

5:54 PM, May 16, 2013

DENVER (AP) - Colorado's junior Senator will co-sponsor a bill to protect reporters from having to reveal their sources.

Obama tries to regain control amid controversies

5:42 PM, May 16, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Under mounting pressure, President Barack Obama on Wednesday released a trove of documents related to the Benghazi attack and forced out the top official at the Internal Revenue Service following revelations that the agency targeted conservative political groups. The moves were aimed at halting a perception spreading among both White House opponents and allies that the president has been passive and disengaged as controversies consume his second term.

Obama confronts a trio of controversies

12:00 PM, May 16, 2013

President Obama confronted a trio of controversies, pledging to ensure the IRS doesn't abuse its power, urging legislators to strengthen security and promising to seek "a balance" between national security and a need to protect freedom of the press.

Obama walking a familiar path on IRS allegations

11:53 AM, May 16, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) - While President Barack Obama quickly added his voice to the bipartisan outcry over the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups for extra scrutiny, it's hardly the first time a White House and the tax agency have been targets for claims of political meddling and bias.

Tom Tancredo considers gubernatorial run

7:57 AM, May 16, 2013

DENVER - Tom Tancredo says he's thinking of running for governor next year.

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