A man who identified himself as “Castro” shows off his Puerto Rican bona fides Saturday at the 116th Street Festival in New York. The event, which takes place in East Harlem, bills itself as the largest Latin festival in the Northeast. Democratic House candidate Adriano Espaillat, who is trying to unseat longtime incumbent Rep. Charlie Rangel in a primary contest, spoke to the crowd.
Lois Lerner, director of exempt organizations for the IRS, arrives for a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the investigation of the IRS' targeting of political groups. Lerner invoked her Fifth Amendment right to not testify and caused a protest from some committee members when she offered an opening statement and engaged in dialogue with members before invoking the right.
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