Looking to hush the onslaught of criticism from Republicans, the White House released more than 100 pages of emails on Wednesday detailing its response to the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya last fall.
The Obama administration first handed over these documents to Congress as part of an investigation, but the White House unleashed them to the public under mounting pressure. Earlier in the week, President Obama called the fallout over these talking points a “sideshow.”
We’ll have the latest details at 10pm ET. Here’s a look at stories we’re following now.
- GOP trying to bully Hillary Clinton out of White House run, says Axelrod
- Rep. Carl Levin calls for dismissal of senior IRS officials
- USA Today finds IRS gave liberal groups a pass, Tea Party groups put on hold
- Ezra Klein: Crossroads GPS and Priorities USA created to hide donors
- Holder in the hot seat: Attorney general grilled on AP phone probe, IRS scandal
- Busted: Portman clouds opposition to background checks in letter to constituent
- Christie takes NRA cash as rival attacks him on guns
- Minneapolis bridge lit up like a rainbow to celebrate marriage equality
Sarah Muller