Deadly Twister Upgraded To EF-5; Strongest On Tornado Damage Scale

The official death toll in Oklahoma is 24 — a figure that could still change. The fatalities included at least 9 children, according to the state medical examiner's office. "It's just a giant trough that has been carved out of the ground. Everywhere [the tornado] went, it left nothing behind," says NPR's Wade Goodwyn.

Oklahoma's GOP Senators Are In Tornado Aid Bind

Tom Coburn and James Inhofe have become the faces of pushback on federal emergency spending.

'I Was Dismayed' By What Agency Did, Ex-IRS Chief Says

Under Douglas Shulman's watch, the IRS singled out some conservative groups for extra scrutiny.

Who Becomes The Face Of A Horrific Attack?

In the aftermath of horrible acts of violence, whose faces stick in our memory?

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