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The White House has released 100 pages of internal emails related to the development of talking points after the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last year. President Barack Obama also addressed the controversy surrounding the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups. Audie Cornish talks to Scott Horsley.

Have Republicans finally succeeded in persuading the public at large that the Benghazi attack wasn't just a tragedy but actually a huge scandal? Another big problem for the Obama administration was revealed last week:the IRS was paying special attention to conservative political groups.

The Justice Department is investigating the IRS's flagging of grass-roots conservative groups that sought nonprofit status. But some lawmakers want the debate extended to look at the well-financed activities of existing 501(c)(4) groups that spent millions in the 2012 elections.

Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are vetting their shortlists of vice presidential contenders. With the GOP convention starting in eight days, Trump could name his running mate any day now.

Six weeks after the Mississippi GOP Senate primary, controversy still swirls around the outcome, as defeated challenger Chris McDaniel continues to dispute the election's results.

Republicans spent about a million dollars in a state House race to flip control in their favor. It's symbolic of the big fundraising efforts for state legislative control before 2021 redistricting.

Justin Clark will play a lead role in the Trump campaign's legal strategy, fighting over voting rules — and perhaps the outcome — for the November election.

Tom Emmer, who also chairs the National Republican Congressional Committee, discusses how his party flipped seats in Florida and beyond and some Republicans' reluctance to acknowledge Joe Biden's win.

States have begun receiving an unprecedented amount of federal money — $195 billion total. But now many are fighting over how exactly they're allowed to use it.

The Senate voted with a bipartisan majority to advance a key piece of President Biden's agenda, approving a $1 trillion infrastructure bill. Is it a sign that Washington may become functional again?