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Morning Headlines: Friday, May 17

Here are the headlines we’re reading today. What stories are getting your attention? Congressional Hearings on I.R.S. Scandal Set to Start
President Barack Obama gestures during the joint news conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Thursday, May 16, 2013, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (Photo by Charles Dharapak/AP Photo)
President Barack Obama gestures during the joint news conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Thursday, May 16, 2013, in the Rose Garden...

Here are the headlines we’re reading today. What stories are getting your attention?

Congressional Hearings on I.R.S. Scandal Set to Start

IRS scandal: What we still haven't learned

Obama attempts 'scandal reduction surgery'

5 most amazing moments from 'The Office' series finale

Syrian war fuels rising sectarian violence in Iraq

George Will: Obama’s tapped-out trust

Peggy Noonan: This Is No Ordinary Scandal

David Brooks: When Governments Go Bad

'Hatchet' hitchhiker Kai McGillvary on murder charge

Bomber in Afghanistan kills 15, including six Americans

Washington Post: He is not a crook

Rubio's financial disclosure shows $800,000 book advance

Russia Sends More Advanced Missiles to Aid Assad in Syria

G.O.P., Energized, Weighs How Far to Take Inquiries

Ezra Klein: If Obama went Bulworth, here’s what he’d say

The Roots of Sexual Abuse in the Military

Jim Matheson, Mike McIntyre Stand As Only Democrats To Vote For Obamacare Repeal

Apple CEO says he’ll propose tax overhaul