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Wiretap: Assigning blame for Benghazi

The committee report puts much of the blame on the State Department, but has little to say about Hillary Clinton's role. So Republicans put out an addendum.

Wiretap: Investigate!

Alert: Republicans finally have a new plan on Obamacare. If they can't delay it, defund it or destroy it, they'll do what Congress always does: they'll investigate it. From Fast and Furious to Slow and Makes Us Furious. This will be productive.

Watchdogs call for greater transparency in corporate political spending

Last year’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission granted corporations and unions the right to directly and expressly back political candidates, and triggered an enormous new wave of political spending. Now watchdog groups are trying to find ways to make sure voters can see who is funding which candidates.