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President Barack Obama speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House - May 16, 2013 (credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Fact Check Friday: Scandals Hit The White House

It’s that time again, time to use a lie detector on the people running the country.

2013/05/17

GOP Lawmakers: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Shoud Be Deemed An Enemy Combatant

Some members of Congress – including U.S. Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) said the federal government should declare Dzhokhar Tsarnaev an enemy combatant.

2013/04/20

Sen. Charles Schumer (file / credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Schumer: ‘Gang Of Eight’ Reaches Deal On Immigration

Sen. Charles Schumer said Friday that the so-called “Gang of Eight” Senators working on immigration reform have reached a deal and their bill could be presented very soon.

2013/04/12

Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Charles Schumer (D-NY) on CBS' "Face The Nation" April 7, 2013. (credit: CBS News)

Schumer: Deal Could Be Reached This Week On Immigration Reform

WASHINGTON (CBSNewYork/AP) – Sen. Chuck Schumer said Sunday he’s hoping for a bipartisan deal by the end of this week on a sweeping immigration bill to secure the border and allow eventual citizenship to the […]

2013/04/07

President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (credits: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images, Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Fact Check Friday: #Obamaquester

That’s the hashtag being used by some Republicans, including the House Speaker John Boehner, to blame President Barack Obama for the automatic federal cuts that are a week away.

2013/02/22

Chuck Hagel appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Jan. 31, 2013. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Fellow Republicans Pound Secretary Of Defense Nominee Hagel At Confirmation Hearing

When former senator Chuck Hagel walked into the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday there were handshakes and even a hug, but the warm reception was short lived.

2013/01/31

Republicans Not Satisfied With Rice’s Explanations Related To Benghazi Attack

The leading contender to be the next secretary of state met with Republican critics on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to defend her comment about the deadly Sept. 11 raid on the American consulate in Libya. But it apparently was not successful.

2012/11/27

Sen. John McCain of Arizona (file / credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Sen. John McCain Campaigns With Senate Candidate Linda McMahon

Arizona Sen. John McCain is urging Connecticut veterans to turn out and vote for Republican Senate candidate Linda McMahon, saying they can make a difference in a tight election.

2012/10/01

FILE - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) receives a note from her aide Huma Abedin (L) on March 10, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Getty Images)

Sen. John McCain Defends Huma Abedin Against Muslim Brotherhood Allegations

McCain strongly defended a longtime aide to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton against unsubstantiated allegations that her family has ties to Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood.

2012/07/19

Sen. Chuck Schumer (credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images); Sen. John McCain (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

McCain Takes A Big Swipe At Long Island; Schumer Calls Them Fighting Words

Former Republican presidential candidate John McCain likely won’t be vacationing on Long Island any time soon. Not after what he said Wednesday, and certainly not as a guest of New York Sen. Chuck Schumer.

2011/11/30

Senator Joseph Lieberman (Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

Officials: Sen. Joe Lieberman Will Retire In 2012

Lieberman won his fourth term in 2006 as an independent after losing the Democratic primary to businessman Ned Lamont.

2011/01/18

Gays Celebrate Repeal Of Discriminatory Law

More than 13,000 men and women were kicked out of the military since the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell law was enacted in 1993, and now they have reason to celebrate.

2010/12/19

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