The Benghazi hearing: Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state who is now the Democratic presidential front-runner, will testify today before the House Select Committee on Benghazi about the attacks at the U.S. Consulate in Libya on September 11, 2012, that killed four Americans. As David reported: “It’s a high-stakes encounter for both the committee’s Republican leaders and Clinton.” The road to the speakership: Congressman Paul Ryan is a step closer to becoming speaker after a majority of the members of the House Freedom Caucus voted to support him.