CBS Political Headlines

• Obama to discuss legality of drone program
  In a speech this week, the president will defend various counterterrorism practices drawing ire
  
  
• Video: Have recent controversies "paralyzed" Washington?
  CBS News political director John Dickerson, Politico's Lois Romano, the New York Times' David Sanger, and the Washington Post's Dan Balz discuss whether recent controversies will prevent Washington from doing any actual policymaking.
  
  
• Obama cultivating "culture of cover-ups and intimidation," Cornyn says
  Republican senator says it's "implausible" no one in the White House knew the IRS was targeting conservative groups
  
  
• Video: FTN Page 2: May 12
  Miss the second half of the show? Watch Associated Press President and CEO Gary Pruitt discuss the AP leaks investigation, plus a roundtable discussion on that and more with the New York Times' David Sanger, POLITICO's Lois Romano, The Washington Post's Dan Balz and CBS News Political Director John Dickerson.
  
  
• Video: Watergate: "A scandal that brought down the President"
  With today's Washington embroiled in controversy and scandal, Bob Schieffer recalls the greatest political scandal of modern American history - Watergate - and remembers the role reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein had in bringing down President Nixon.
  
  
• Video: Pruitt: Justice Department's seizure of AP phone records "unconstitutional"
  Associated Press CEO Gary Pruitt called the Justice Department's seizure of some AP telephone records "unconstitutional," saying "I really don't know what their motive was, I know what the message they are sending was - if you talk to the press we are going to go after you."
  
  
• Video: White House not living up to promises of transparency, Chaffetz says
  "Look, this administration says they want to be open and transparent, but they haven't," said Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, criticizing the lack of accountability from the White House on recent controversies involving the IRS and Benghazi.
  
  
• Adviser on White House scandals: "Partisan fishing expeditions" won't distract Obama
  While admitting IRS scandal is "inexcusable," senior Obama adviser Dan Pfeiffer defends administration's handling of three ongoing controversies to Bob Schieffer