Media Fail: Obama Approval Dips Below 50 In Four Polls

Coming out of the weekend, after a brutal week for their president, the media held tight to a little lifeboat in an ocean of bad news: Polls from CNN and The Washington Post had Obama's approval rating at 53% and 50%, respectively. But Monday was a lifetime and countless revelations ago, and today, four newer polls all show Obama's approval rating sinking below 50%. 22 May 2013, 10:31 AM PDT

Columnists Who Met with White House Tuesday Write Same Thing Wednesday

Tuesday, the Washington Post's Ezra Klein and Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo were spotted walking into the West Wing. Wednesday, both called for firings at the IRS within a half-hour of one another. 22 May 2013, 9:23 AM PDT

IRS's Own Internal Investigation Ended 6 Months Before Election, Hidden From Congress

In a startling exchange Wednesday during the IRS hearings before the House Oversight and Reform Committee, America learned that the IRS knew in May of 2012 that its employees were targeting conservative organizations with paralyzing harassment and Kafka-esque audits. Although the IRS knew this, they did not report this information to Congress. 22 May 2013, 8:08 AM PDT

New York Times: Obama Leak Investigations 'Chilling,' 'Threatening'

At least when it comes to the overreaching Department of Justice leak investigations, President Obama has finally lost one of his biggest fans, The New York Times. In a Wednesday editorial written by the full editorial board, the Times said it was a threat "to fundamental freedoms of the press to gather news" when the Obama administration labeled a Fox News reporter a "co-conspirator" in a criminal investigation. 22 May 2013, 6:09 AM PDT

'Command Decision' (1948) Review: A Wartime Masterpiece

"Command Decision" serves up a half-dozen military archetypes and explores the humanity behind them: The tough-as-nails commander (Gable), the politicking general (Pidgeon), the career climber (a fantastic Brian Donlevy), the above-it-all scrounger (Van Johnson), and even the sanctimonious journalist (Charles Bickford). And that's the genius of the story. 21 May 2013

BuzzFeed Staffer: Ted Cruz 'Latino In Name Only'

Using her Twitter feed, BuzzFeed staffer Aswini Anburajan lashed out at Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) for not being left-wing enough when it comes to immigration. Anbuarajan not only knocked the Senator's chances at becoming president due to his stand on "immig and benefits," she attacked Cruz racially, declaring him a LINO, or Latin In Name Only. 21 May 2013

Top IRS Official to Plead Fifth

Tuesday afternoon a bombshell was dropped into the already explosive IRS scandal when it was reported that Lois Lerner, a top IRS official in the non-profit division that paralyzed Tea Party groups with ongoing harassment, would invoke the Fifth Amendment. 21 May 2013

Outgoing Chief Admits IRS Targeting 'Partisan'

During his testimony today, outgoing IRS chief Steven Miller not only stopped objecting to the use of the word "targeting," but seemed to agree with Burr that the targeting was in fact partisan. 21 May 2013

Sen. Wyden: If You Don't Want IRS Hassles, Don't Apply for Tax Exempt Status

During Tuesday's Senate hearings into the widening IRS scandal, Senator Ron Wyden (OR-D) suggested that the conservative groups, targeted for paralyzing IRS harassment and leaks to the left-wing media, had it coming. 21 May 2013

IRS Scandal: Outgoing Chief Says Planted Question His Idea

In Tuesday's Senate hearings into the ever-widening IRS scandal, outgoing IRS chief, Steve Miller, acknowledged that the planted question that broke the story last week was his idea. 21 May 2013