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AP FACT CHECK: Benghazi movie misstates some facts
A 2014 report by the House Intelligence Committee said it “found no evidence that there was either a stand down order or a denial of available air support” after the State Department compound came under attack.
 
Obama administration halts new coal leases on federal land
The Obama administration is imposing a moratorium on new coal leases on federal lands. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said the coal leasing program has not been changed in 30 and years must be modernized to ensure a fair return to American taxpayers and account for climate change.
 
Lawmaker: Military better prepared for Benghazi-like attack
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Obama admin says states lack authority to block refugees
The letter came after more than two dozen governors, mostly Republicans, vowed to block efforts to resettle Syrian refugees in their states following the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris. The governors said they fear that militants planning a terror attack could enter the country under the guise o
 
Sanders says Obama should reject Keystone XL pipeline now
State Department spokesman John Kirby said the department wrote to TransCanada on Wednesday and “communicated our decision to continue our review.” The State Department has jurisdiction over the pipeline because it crosses a U.S. border.
 
Under GOP grilling, Clinton seeks to close book on Benghazi
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton strove to close the book on the worst episode of her tenure as secretary of state Thursday, battling Republican questions in a marathon hearing that grew contentious but revealed little new about the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya.
 
Benghazi investigator says Clinton showdown is about facts
On Thursday, as chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, Gowdy faces the star witness in the 17-month, Republican-led investigation that already has surpassed the 1970s-era Watergate probe in length. Hillary Rodham Clinton, secretary of state when the attack happened and now a Democratic
 
Gowdy defends Benghazi panel after latest GOP criticism
Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., said comments by Rep. Richard Hanna, R-N.Y., were “unfortunate” and misinformed.
 
House OKs lifting 40-year-old US ban on oil exports
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defying a White House veto threat, the Republican-controlled House on Friday approved a bill to lift a 40-year-old U.S. ban on crude oil exports.
 
Clinton ad seizes on Rep. McCarthy’s Benghazi comments
“The Republicans finally admit it,” says an announcer. “The Republicans have spent millions attacking Hillary because she’s fighting for everything they oppose.”
 
EPA sets limit for toxic pollutants released into waterways
The EPA said most of the nation’s 1,080 steam electric power plants already meet the requirements. About 12 percent, or 134 plants, will have to make new investments to meet the new rules, including dozens of plants across the South and Midwest.
 
Watchdog: 900,000 vets may have pending health care requests
About one-third of the 867,000 veterans with pending applications are likely deceased, the report says, adding that “data limitations” prevent investigators from determining how many now-deceased veterans applied for health care benefits or when. The applications go back nearly two decades, and offi
 
AP Source: House panel subpoenas Hillary Clinton confidant
This official, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, said the subpoena was issued by the panel headed by Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C. The official declined to be identified publicly because he wasn’t authorized to discuss by name an investigation still in progress.
 
Benghazi panel meets privately with State, Justice officials
Gowdy says in a statement that while much of the committee’s work will be done in classified settings, he still plans to hold more public hearings. The committee conducted two public hearings last year.
 
VA ousts hospital chief in Phoenix scandal
Sharon Helman, director of the Phoenix VA Health Care System, was ousted nearly seven months after she and two high-ranking officials were placed on administrative leave amid an investigation into allegations that 40 veterans died while awaiting treatment at the hospital. Helman had led the giant Ph
 
Ryan, Chaffetz likely among new House panel heads
With Oklahoma Rep. Frank Lucas term-limited, Rep. Michael Conaway of Texas is the most likely replacement. Conaway, 66, now chairs the Ethics Committee. He has been aiming for the Agriculture chairmanship for some time, helping Lucas craft the farm law this year and lobbying his fellow Republicans t
 
Energy regulator: Steps underway to protect grid
A document created by the commission in response to an April 2013 attack on a California substation should have been kept secret as a national security matter, Energy Department Inspector General Gregory Friedman said Wednesday. Instead the information was provided in whole or in part to federal and
 
Appeals court: Obama violating law on nuke site
By a 2-1 vote, the U.S.
 
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