December 20, 2015 Three years later, IRS informs Tea Party group of its tax-exempt status One of the Tea Party groups targeted by the IRS during the last presidential election cycle has finally received its tax-exempt status.
December 20, 2015 Budget stalemate reveals which federal agencies are 'essential' -- and not For all its downsides, the budget stalemate has helped shed light on a pressing question -- which parts of the government can Americans live without?
December 20, 2015 VA chief issues dire warning, says millions of veterans might not get payments Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki issued a dire warning Wednesday about the impact of a prolonged budget impasse, saying millions would see their benefit checks halted if the stalemate is not resolved in the coming weeks.
December 20, 2015 Report: Department of Energy discriminated against veterans A new report from federal watchdogs reveals that discrimination against military veterans at the Energy Department and retaliation against whistleblowers who spoke out about the practice were more widespread than previously believed and could cost taxpayers millions.
December 20, 2015 What’s wrong? It’s been a week, and ObamaCare website still not working It's been a full week since the Affordable Care Act went into effect, yet New Mexico Watchdog --  like millions of Americans and doubtless thousands in New Mexico -- is still unable to create an account on  www.healthcare.gov.
December 20, 2015 ObamaCare sign-up numbers begin to emerge, show slow start amid website problems Elusive estimates of how many people actually were able to sign up for ObamaCare since enrollment launched more than two weeks ago are finally starting to emerge -- and, as expected, show a slow start amid widespread problems with the main federal website.
December 20, 2015 Kerry wants chemical arms shipped out of Syria Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday that he hopes the Syrian government's chemical weapons will be rapidly consolidated into one location, put on a ship and removed from the region.
December 20, 2015 Sebelius scheduled to testify on ObamaCare site woes next week The Department of Health and Human Services said Monday that agency Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will testify before a House committee about ObamaCare.
December 20, 2015 Obama defends health act, but says 'no excuse' for website problems President Obama stood front-and-center Monday morning to defend and explain the Affordable Care Act -- now known as ObamaCare -- and the problems that have plagued the central website launched earlier this month to sign up consumers.
December 20, 2015 Administration responding to pressure for answers on messy ObamaCare site Obama administration officials are beginning to respond to increasing pressure for a public explanation about the problem-plagued ObamaCare site, with the agency responsible vowing a "tech surge" to fix it and President Obama preparing to address the public on Monday.