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FILE - In this May 6, 2013 file phot, China's President Xi Jinping, shakes hands with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas, unseen, during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. China's new leader Xi will confer with President Barack Obama in June in California, months earlier than their expected first meeting, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations, troubled by issues from cyberspying to North Korea. (AP Photo/Jason Lee, Pool, File)

China’s Xi will meet Obama earlier than expected

BEIJING (AP) — China's new leader Xi Jinping will confer with President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than their expected first meeting, as both sides seek to … [Read More...]

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2012, file photo Arkansas State Treasurer Martha Shoffner at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark. An affidavit filed Monday, May 20, 2013, in federal court alleges that Shoffner, arrested on an extortion charge, repeatedly took cash payments of at least $36,000, sometimes rolled up and hidden inside a pie box, from a broker who invested state money. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)

Ark. treasurer accused of taking cash from broker

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' state treasurer was accused Monday of taking at least $36,000 in cash — sometimes stashed in a pie box — from a broker who later came to manage … [Read More...]

FILE - In this May 15, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. It might have seemed a no-win situation to the White House: either keep President Barack Obama in the dark about a looming investigation into political targeting by the Internal Revenue Service or blur legal lines by telling him about an independent audit. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

More Obama aides knew of IRS audit; Obama not told

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior advisers knew in late April that an impending report was likely to say the IRS had inappropriately targeted … [Read More...]

AP source: Treasury told WH of IRS disclosure plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Treasury official says the department told the White House twice that the IRS was preparing to make public its targeting of conservative political groups. … [Read More...]

White House

Resources and Information for Those Affected by Oklahoma Tornadoes

Ed. Note: You can help people affected by the recent tornadoes through … [Read More...]

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2011 file photo, President Barack Obama, left, stands next to Myanmar President Thein Sein during a group photo session at the East Asia Summit in Nusa Dua, on the island of Bali, Indonesia. Thein Sein’s historic White House visit next week is the culmination of U.S. outreach to a former pariah regime. That’s been based on a principle of taking “action for action” by deepening ties in response to democratic reforms. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Myanmar leader making landmark White House visit

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former general Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first Myanmar president to be welcomed to the White House in almost 47 years, crowning a dramatic diplomatic … [Read More...]

Obama must hold Myanmar’s Thein Sein accountable for human rights violations

When the president of Myanmar (Burma), Thein Sein, meets with President Obama at the White House today, he will undoubtedly stress how his government has taken steps toward democratic … [Read More...]

Play of the Day: Rounding Up a Tough Week for the White House

With three scandals dogging Barack Obama, the president and government functions continue to be a focal point on late-night television. David Letterman went headlong into the jokes, opening … [Read More...]

Supreme Court

Prayer case set for U.S. Supreme Court similar to Ind. House dispute – nwitimes.com

AFPPrayer case set for U.S. Supreme Court similar to Ind. House disputenwitimes.comThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review a federal appellate court decision prohibiting the town … [Read More...]

Michigan county will ask US Supreme Court to force Fannie Mae and Freddie … – MLive.com

Michigan county will ask US Supreme Court to force Fannie Mae and Freddie ...MLive.comWATERFORD TOWNSHIP, MI -- Oakland County plans to appeal to the Supreme Court in its claim that Fannie … [Read More...]

U.S. Supreme Court rejects Florida death penalty challenge – Palm Beach Post

U.S. Supreme Court rejects Florida death penalty challengePalm Beach PostThe U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up a case that tested the constitutionality of part of Florida's system … [Read More...]

US Supreme Court upholds Mississippi’s new voting district lines – Mississippi Business Journal (blog)

The GuardianUS Supreme Court upholds Mississippi's new voting district linesMississippi Business Journal (blog)The Mississippi NAACP had challenged the state's 2011 state elections … [Read More...]