i'm paul gigot. new questions about the investigation into the irs targeting of conservative groups. with the house subcommittee holding hearings and just how seriously the department of justice is taking its probe. this as liberal groups like the aclu and sierra club join conservative counterparts in voicing opposition to a new irs rule aimed at further restricting political speech. for more on both developments, i'm joined by "wall street journal" columnist and deputy editor dan henninger, kim strossel. what did we learn about the state of the justice probe such as it is? >> well, they had a number of legal experts appear before the house oversight committee. it was a pretty depressing recounting. this seems to be a farce. you have got this probe being headed up by a former obama donor, barbara basserman, heading out of the civil rights division of the justice department known as a hotbed of liberalism. >> hold it. this is not being run out of the criminal division? >> right. public integrity unit

i'm paul gigot. we hope to see you right here next week. >>> fox news alert.ormation on the grim recovery efforts in the mudslide disaster in washington state. welcome to america's news headquarters. 18 people are now declared dead. 30 victims still unaccounted for. today friends and family coming together for memorial services honoring their dead or missing loved ones. dominic is live from arlington, washington, with more. >> reporter: yes, the media is asked to stay away from the church services today but what we're seeing across social networking is that it was very solemn inside three churches that held specific services here in snohosh

i'm paul gigot. a major upset in florida this week with republican david joly pulling off a surprise win over democrat alex sink in a congressional district president obama carried twice. the closely watched race was seen by many as an early test of how the obamacare debate will play out in states across the country this year. so what can the gop learn from tuesday's win? and can it translate to even bigger gains come november? let's ask "wall street journal" columnist and deputy editor and editorial board member. so kim, i think maybe even many republicans were surprised this year -- this week with that victory. they hadn't been expecting it. how important an issue, how central was obamacare to the win? >> it was the issue. the republican in the race, david jolly talked about this day in and day out. here's the important part, paul. what he did, he talked a lot about miseries of obamacare, republican base turned out on the conservative side. but he also talked a lot during the race about things that

you for watching, i'm paul gigot. hope to see you right here next week. >>> ukraine is mobilizing its army as the white house warns russia there will be repercussion. welcome to america's news headquarters. i'm greg jarrett. uche yan is now calling a military reservist. they are on the brink of quote/unquote disaster. meanwhile, hundreds of russian soldiers form an ukrainian military base in crimea. secretary of state john kerry flat out calling it an invasion. >> russia chose a brazen action and moved in on its forces with a completely trumped up set of pretext, claiming that people are threatened. and the fact is that's not the act of somebody who is strong. that's the act of somebody who is acting out of weakness and out of certain kind of desperation. you just don't in the 21st century behave in 19th century fashion by invading another country. >> fox news radio roo reporter jessica gulaher joins us live from the ukraine peninsula. what's going on? >> reporter: what's going on, a lot of russian troops have ascende

. >>> welcome to the "journal editorial report," i'm stewart varny in for paul gigot. fireworks on capitol hill as lois lerner once again refused to answer questions at a house oversight and government reform committee hearing. committee chair darrell issa says contempt charges could come as early as next week. some democrats are crying foul, with ranking member elijah cummings calling the house's investigation into the targeting of tea party groups one-sided and unamerican. >> i am a member of the congress of the united states of america. i am tired of this. we have members over here each who represent 700,000 people. you cannot just have a one-sided investigation. it is absolutely something wrong with that and there is absolutely unamerican. >> joining the panel this week, "wall street journal" columnist and deputy editor dan henninger, washington capitol hill kim strassel and james freeman. as i mentioned earlier, lois lerner refuses to answer questions from congress but is talking to the justice department. what is with that? >> the issue is what part of the justic

thanks to the panel and all of you for watching, i'm paul gigot. right here next week. >>> ukraine is mobilizing its army as the white house warns russia there will be repercussion. welcome to america's news headquarters. i'm greg jarrett. uche yan is now calling a military reservist. they are on the brink of quote/unquote disaster. meanwhile, hundreds of russian soldiers form an ukrainian military base in crimea. secretary of state john kerry flat out calling it an invasion. >> russia chose a brazen action and moved in on its forces with a completely trumped up set of

welcome to "the journal editorial report" i'm paul gigot. the affordable care act returned to the supreme court this week as justices heard a major challenge to the birth control mandate. oral arguments in the hobby lobby case came the same day the administration announced yet another delay in the health care law girl those who claimed to have difficulty signing up for insurance through the federal exchanges more time despite monday's official enrollment deadline. joining the panel, dan henninger, joe rago. kim, let me go to you first. what does it say about whether there will be any deadline at all? >> we don't think there will be any deadline at all. all you have to do to qualify is check a little box on the website that said you tried to get health care and you just didn't meet the deadline. in terms of how long that will go on, the regulations say at least at the moment it's indefinite. there is no final deadline in terms of when you no longer qualify for that. this is a sort of permanent extension. >> does this suggest that the individu

i'm paul gigot. we hope to see you right here next week. >>> fox news alert. new information on the grim recovery efforts in the mudslide disaster in washington state. welcome to america's news headquarters. 18 people are now declared dead. 30 victims still unaccounted for. today friends and family coming together for memorial services honoring their dead or missing loved ones. dominic is live from arlington, washington, with more. >> reporter: yes, the media is asked to stay away from the church services today but what we're seeing across social networking is that it was very solemn inside three churches that held specific services here in snohomish county. a lot of tears and a lot of very upset people. it's just over a week since this happened and it still feels very fresh to everybody here. despite itself, conditions proving to be very difficult. a lot of rain we've had over the weekend, there has been surface flooding across the debris field and that is taking a lot of time for people to get through. the governor is telling me that it takes five minutes ju

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i'm paul gigot. we hope to see you right here next week. >>> fox news alert now. the hunt for the missing malaysian airline has now become a criminal investigation. malaysian authorities say the plane was diverted on purpose. its communication system intentionally shut off. the jetliner had been airborne for seven hours after it vanished off the radar. hello i'm gregg jarrett. welcome to america's news headquarters. >> we're back. hi, i'm jamie. i'm in for arcelle neville this hour. it has been over a week since that plane disappeared. the mystery is widening. there's still no word on any possible motive. the search radius now six times the size of the united states. focusing on two possible flight patz as far north as kazakhstan or into the indian ocean. our reporter has more on the search. >> reporter: yes, the investigation has moved away from things like mechanical or electrical failure to focus on the crew and the passengers on board. malaysian police have for instance been searching the home of the pilot today. this all comes after a dramatic news conference

i'm paul gigot. hope to see you here next week. >>> a fox news alert. russia stirring up even more tensions in ukraine. a short time ago the russian parliament approving a measure to deploy troops to ukraine's strategic crimea peninsula sparking fears of an all-out war between these two countries. i'm gregg jarrett and welcome to america's news headquarters. >> i'm arthel neville. ukraine's acting president saying their country's forces are on high alert but are seeking a political solution by russia. the latest move by moscow is being met with anger and violence with thousands of anti-russian protesters taking to the streets all over ukraine. meanwhile, hundreds of pro-russian demonstrations are being held there. rallies with protesters raising russian flags, fighting against supporters of the new ukrainian government. molly henneberg is live in washington with more. >> fox news confirmed that defense secretary chuck hagel spoke to his russian counterpart today about the situation in ukraine. pension officials said there are no military contingency pla