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WASHINGTON (AP) — Things got heated today during a House hearing on missing IRS emails. The head of the agency refused to apologize for lost emails that might shed light on the targeting of tea party and other groups. At one point, Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republicans' vice presidential candidate two years ago, bluntly told IRS Commissioner John Koskinen that "nobody believes you."
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The Obama administration is moving to stem a flood of Central American children and families that has overwhelmed the U.S. immigration system. Vice President Joe Biden is in the region to warn against the perils of the trip and announcing that authorities will start to detain families at the border instead of releasing them on their own recognizance.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top official says about 65 percent of senior executives at the Department of Veterans Affairs got performance bonuses last year despite widespread treatment delays and preventable deaths at VA hospitals and clinics. More than 300 VA executives were paid a total of $2.7 million in bonuses. The totals do not include tens of millions of dollars in bonuses awarded to doctors, dentists and other medical providers.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's new health care chief is moving to prevent more insurance chaos this fall by revamping the management of HealthCare.gov. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell appointed a new high-level operations manager to closely supervise the online portal to coverage under President Barack Obama's health care law.
UNDATED (AP) — At least 52 workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are taking antibiotics as a precaution because of a lab safety problem that may have accidentally exposed them to anthrax. The CDC today raised its estimate of potentially affected workers from 75 to 86, and said the number could rise again as additional workers such as janitors and support staff come forward.
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