The House Oversight and
Government Reform Committee voted along party lines (Republicans in
favor; Democrats opposed) to hold former Internal Revenue Service
official Lois
Lerner in contempt of Congress for declining to testify about
the agency’s targeting of conservative nonprofits. She cited her
Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination. The matter now
goes to the full House.
Stephen Colbert will replace David Letterman on the Late
Show, and Colbert’s Comedy Central show, The Colbert
Report, will come to an end. He says the parody right-wing
version of himself is also done. All possible jokes about
#CancelColbert actually succeeding have already been told this
morning, so you’ll have to move on.- The motives of the
16-year-old teen charged with the stabbing spree at a
Pennsylvania High School that wounded more than 20 students remain
unclear. The boy’s attorney says he’s asking for a psychiatric
examination and said he’s not sure the teen understands how
severely he injured people. - A three-judge federal panel is hearing arguments today about
whether Utah’s ban on gay marriage recognition is
constitutional. Observers say the court appears divided. - A federal administration review of the Boston Marathon bombing
has found that
agencies still aren’t communicating with each other to share
information about potential terrorism suspects. - Armed pro-Russian demonstrators in eastern Ukraine have
reportedly
rejected Ukraine’s offers of amnesty if they stop stirring up
trouble and seizing government buildings. They are demanding a
Crimea-style referendum.
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