It’s not exactly a Watergate moment (not yet, anyway), but the mounting controversies engulfing President Obama may mark the most difficult patch of his presidency to date. And they could eventually undermine the economy while rattling financial markets as well.

Obama faces a trio of political problems that seem to be cresting at roughly the same time. The squabbling over last year’s attacks in Benghazi, Libya—and the conflicting ways Obama and his deputies characterized them afterward—seems to be intensifying rather than petering out, as new information becomes available. Then there’s the IRS, which recently acknowledged targeting conservative political groups for aggressive enforcement of tax laws, while failing to disclose what it was up to.

The Justice Dept., meanwhile, still hasn’t explained why it secretly accessed the phone records of Associated Press journalists last year, in what appears to have been a heavy-handed effort to spy on reporters writing about U.S. counterterrorism

Fewer fast-food customers these days are asking “where’s the beef?”

Instead, they want healthier items, local ingredients, a gourmet touch -- and as temperatures rise, a taste of outdoor cooking.

That’s why Burger King’s (BKW) summer menu this year will feature a rib sandwich clearly modeled after McDonald’s (MCD) famous McRib smashup. The item is brand new for Burger King, which plans to differentiate its pork pile by serving it on an "artisanal bun," while topping it with "sweet and tangy" barbecue sauce and "crispy bread and butter pickles." Other new items for Burger King: A barbecue chicken sandwich, Buffalo chicken strips and a variety of Oreo-flavored desserts.

The summer menu, which Burger King will offer beginning May 21, also includes a few repeat items that proved popular last summer, such as sweet-potato fries, a pulled-pork sandwich and a Carolina-style barbecue Whopper. Typical prices for the sandwiches will be $3.49, or $5.59 for a combo with fries and a soda.

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