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IRS chief declines to identify employees involved in scandal
A U.S. House of Representatives panel on Friday opens the first in a series of investigative hearings in Congress on the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny, as the political storm over the scandal shifts to Capitol … More »IRS chief declines to identify employees involved in scandal
House lawmakers reach tentative deal to revamp immigration
Prospects for passage of a major immigration bill improved on Thursday when a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives declared they had reached … More »House lawmakers reach tentative deal to revamp immigration
Obama: ‘No apologies’ for seizing reporters’ phone records
President Barack Obama at a press conference Thursday strongly defended the Department of Justice's controversial secret seizure of reporters' and editors' … More »Obama: ‘No apologies’ for seizing reporters’ phone records
IRS asked anti-abortion group about content of public prayers
While applying with the Internal Revenue Service for tax-exempt status in 2009, an Iowa-based anti-abortion group was asked to provide information about More »
The Ticket - 18 hrs agoObama: His tiger’s not grrreat!
Following a rough, scandal-filled week in Washington, President Barack Obama got dressed down by a bunch of kids. During a visit to Moravia Park More »
The Ticket - 19 hrs agoThe IRS targeted tea party groups. Did liberal groups get better treatment?
Today marks the one-week anniversary of the Internal Revenue Service's disclosure that it improperly scrutinized certain conservative groups applying for More »
The Ticket - 20 hrs agoObama gets break from scandals to push jobs and economy in Baltimore
After a week filled with controversy and criticism, President Barack Obama left town Friday for Baltimore, the second stop on his "Middle Class Jobs & More »
The Ticket - 22 hrs agoIRS commissioner says agency practices were ‘absolutely not illegal’
Outgoing IRS Commissioner Steven Miller apologized Friday on behalf of the federal tax collection agency for unfairly targeting conservative groups More »
The Ticket - Fri, May 17, 2013Re: the Benghazi messages: Browse administration emails like an inbox
The 100 pages of emails that the White House released on Wednesday, which cover the administration's crafting of its talking points about the Sept. 11, More »
The Ticket - Fri, May 17, 2013House Republicans make repealing Obamacare an annual tradition
In what has become an annual tradition, the Republican-led House of Representatives on Thursday voted again to fully repeal the federal health care law More »
The Ticket - Thu, May 16, 2013Anthony Weiner spotted filming a campaign ad amid rumors of NYC mayoral run
Former Rep. Anthony Weiner is apparently close to making his run for New York City mayor official. According to WNBC-TV, the former congressman was More »
The Ticket - Thu, May 16, 2013Obama: ‘No magic formula’ to end Syria’s civil war
President Barack Obama said on Thursday he reserves the right to step up American military and diplomatic efforts to push out Syria’s Bashar Assad, but More »
The Ticket - Thu, May 16, 2013Obama appoints OMB official Danny Werfel to head up IRS
President Barack Obama on Thursday appointed Danny Werfel, an official with the Office of Management and Budget, as acting commissioner of the Internal More »
The Ticket - Thu, May 16, 2013Pelosi: GOP using IRS, Benghazi and DOJ issues as ‘evasion’ tactic
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi accused Republicans of using the alleged scandals involving the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Justice and the More »
The Ticket - Thu, May 16, 2013IRS scraps softball game against GOP Sen. Cornyn’s team
Playing hardball? Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas announced on Thursday that the IRS softball team (“The Cheetahs”—no, really) had canceled a planned More »
The Ticket - Thu, May 16, 2013Obama: ‘No apologies’ for seizing journalists’ phone records
President Barack Obama at a press conference on Thursday strongly defended the Department of Justice's controversial secret seizure of journalists' phone More »
The Ticket - Thu, May 16, 2013Obama dreams of ‘going Bulworth,’ New York Times reports
President Barack Obama—exasperated by scandals, a seemingly stalled domestic agenda and armchair chiefs of staff in the media—wants to tell you what he More »
The Ticket - Thu, May 16, 2013‘Angry’ Obama says acting IRS chief fired over conservative targeting
Bluntly declaring "I am angry" about the IRS scandal, President Barack Obama said late Wednesday that Treasury Secretary Jack Lew had forced out Steven More »
The Ticket - Wed, May 15, 2013Under fire, White House releases Benghazi talking-points emails
Under heavy political pressure, the White House on Wednesday released 100 pages of internal Obama administration emails in which senior officials debated More »
The Ticket - Wed, May 15, 2013Conservative group says IRS approved nonprofit status after applying with ‘liberal-sounding name’
In May 2011, Drew Ryun, a conservative activist and former Republican National Committee staffer, began filling out the Internal Revenue Service More »
The Ticket - Wed, May 15, 2013What’s in a name? Obama to welcome leader of ‘Myanmar,’ not ‘Burma’
Straight up: This will only be of interest to foreign policy nerds and people interested in the fate of U.S. relations with this particular Asian country More »
The Ticket - Wed, May 15, 2013Holder promises ‘nationwide’ investigation into IRS targeting
Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that the Justice Department investigation into IRS employees singling out conservative nonprofits for extra More »
The Ticket - Wed, May 15, 2013Obama honors officer who died in motorcade, other fallen police
Speaking at the 32nd annual National Peace Officers Memorial Service on Wednesday, President Barack Obama publicly honored, among others, officer Bruce More »
The Ticket - Wed, May 15, 2013Democrats to launch robocall effort against House members who support Obamacare repeal
House Democrats will begin making robocalls to voters in 10 congressional districts Wednesday that target Republican lawmakers who support a new effort to More »
The Ticket - Wed, May 15, 2013Need a handgun in Chicago? Here are 1,300 options (interactive)
Sites like ArmsList.com operate with the freedom of a gun show and the namelessness of the Internet. More »
Yahoo! News - Wed, May 15, 2013How your tea party group got added to the IRS’ ‘Be On the Look Out’ list
This screen shot is taken from an official review of the Internal Revenue Service's practices for determining which groups were eligible for tax-exempt More »
The Ticket - Tue, May 14, 2013Top Senate Democrat: DOJ action against AP ‘inexcusable’
While the White House remains quiet about whether the Justice Department was right to seize the phone records of Associated Press reporters, on Capitol More »
The Ticket - Tue, May 14, 2013White House: Obama is no Nixon
The Department of Justice seizing reporters' phone records? The IRS apologizing for targeting conservatives? The Richard Nixon comparisons seem to write More »
The Ticket - Tue, May 14, 2013
Leader of targeted Tea Party group ‘pissed off’ by IRS’s questioning, calls it a ‘fishing expedition’
Top Line Susan McLaughlin knows first-hand what it’s like to be targeted by the IRS. Her Tea Party group in Liberty Township, Ohio was among those More »
Power Players - Fri, May 17, 2013Sorting through the scandals: What’s at stake for the IRS, DOJ and the White House
BOTTOM LINE Controversy has been the word this week Washington as the White House has grappled with the fallout from Benghazi, the IRS scandal and the More »
Power Players - Thu, May 16, 2013Chairman leading Friday showdown on Hill: There’s a ‘culture of rot’ at IRS
The Fine Print One of the lawmakers leading the search for answers in the IRS investigation into how Tea Party groups were treated is Rep. Charles More »
Power Players - Thu, May 16, 2013Iran hostages locked in struggle for compensation, tell their story of “colossal injustice”
Politics Confidential Hollywood portrays the Iran hostage crisis as a thriller story with a triumphant ending in the film “Argo.” But the real story of More »
Power Players - Wed, May 15, 2013Fmr. Sen. Jim DeMint: $6.3 trillion immigration price tag ‘irrefutable’
The Fine Print Former Sen. Jim DeMint (R – S.C.) is standing by the controversial Heritage Foundation study that put a $6.3 trillion price tag on the More »
Power Players - Tue, May 14, 2013Bringing beauty to a cause, Charlize Theron lobbies for an AIDS-free generation
Top Line When Charlize Theron came to Capitol Hill recently, she undoubtedly turned a few heads. But the Academy Award-winning actress didn’t come to be More »
Power Players - Mon, May 13, 2013Like mother like son: Prince Harry carries on legacy of Princess Diana to rid world of landmines
Power Players Prince Harry made a visit to Capitol Hill yesterday to tour an exhibit on landmines, a cause dear to the heart of his late mother Princess More »
Power Players - Fri, May 10, 2013Politicians weighing in: Do pounds matter?
Bottom Line This week New Jersey Governor Chris Christie revealed that he underwent Lap-Band surgery in February. Christie says his decision to have the More »
Power Players - Thu, May 9, 2013Tea Party leader: Lindsey Graham “begging for a primary” challenge
Top Line FreedomWorks president Matt Kibbe has a warning for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and other GOP incumbents up for reelection in the 2014: don’t More »
Power Players - Wed, May 8, 2013Gen. Dempsey: China takes no ownership of cyber attack on U.S.
On the Radar The Pentagon officially blamed China of cyber attacks against the United States in a new report, but America's top military official Gen. More »
Power Players - Tue, May 7, 2013What a waste: Four easy cuts to save us $27.5 billion
Power Players Government buildings sitting empty and unused, many flights to rural airports that carry practically no passengers, and minimum milk prices More »
Power Players - Mon, May 6, 2013Out there: Former Sen. Mike Gravel says White House suppressing evidence of ETs
Top Line Even as most Americans wonder what planet politicians are from, is it possible that the government is squelching evidence of extraterrestrials More »
Power Players - Fri, May 3, 2013Red line crossed in Syria: What would intervention look like?
Last week intelligence officials assessed “with varying degrees of confidence” that chemical weapons had been used in the country—a possible game changer More »
Power Players - Thu, May 2, 2013Young minds with big ideas: Meet the whiz kids of the White House Science Fair
Politics Confidential 10-year-old Evan Jackson had just made a touchdown in his football game, but he had to be pulled off to the sideline because he had More »
Power Players - Wed, May 1, 2013A trippy idea or fiscal genius? Two pols idea to smoke away the deficit
Top Line What if the United States could shrink the federal deficit and get high at the same time? Two congressmen calling for the legalization of More »
Power Players - Tue, Apr 30, 2013Game changer: Maj. Gen. Abrams on the “homegrown” rejection of Taliban in Afghanistan
On the Radar Maj. Gen. Robert B. Abrams, the top U.S. and NATO commander in southern Afghanistan, is confident the country won’t fall back into the grips More »
Power Players - Mon, Apr 29, 2013Karl Rove on Bush legacy: “He got the big things right”
Politics Confidential Karl Rove, who has been described by former President George W. Bush as “the architect” of his 2000 and 2004 election victories, More »
Power Players - Fri, Apr 26, 2013Laura Bush: The 9/11 exhibit at new Bush museum brings her, George W. Bush to tears
Top Line Talking to ABC’s Diane Sawyer during a special tour of the newly opened George W. Bush Library, former First Lady Laura Bush says she and her More »
Power Players - Thu, Apr 25, 2013Boston Marathon bombings unlikely to affect gun control, immigration reform going forward
BOTTOM LINE New information is coming to light every day in the on-going investigation into the bombings at the Boston Marathon on April 15th. But there More »
Power Players - Thu, Apr 25, 2013Former Obama Staffer Leads White House Protests Against Pipeline
Power Players Environmental activists are turning up the heat on President Obama as he faces what could be the trickiest decision of his second term: More »
Power Players - Wed, Apr 24, 2013Robert Redford: We need more Woodwards & Bernsteins
Top Line It’s been more than 40 years since Watergate, but the old story—and its characters—made news once again with the Washington premiere of Robert More »
Power Players - Tue, Apr 23, 2013Gov. Brewer: Federal government not doing enough to secure Arizona’s border
Power Players As the Senate moves to consider the “Gang of 8” immigration reform bill, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer is calling on the federal government to More »
Power Players - Mon, Apr 22, 2013Hanging up 42: Yankees Mariano Rivera and Robinson Cano talk Jackie Robinson’s enduring legacy
Politics Confidential The life and legend of Jackie Robinson has been recently chronicled in the movie "42," but the first African American major league More »
Power Players - Fri, Apr 19, 2013The gun lobby that senators and congressmen are really afraid of (hint: it’s not the NRA)
Power Players As the Senate moves to vote on expanding background checks for gun purchases, the Gun Owners of America lobby group has a warning for More »
Power Players - Wed, Apr 17, 2013The Secret Wars: The CIA’s covert mission to combat terrorism
On the Radar It’s common knowledge that the United States embarked on two wars following September 11: Afghanistan and Iraq. Now, can you name a third? More »
Power Players - Mon, Apr 15, 2013
IRS asked anti-abortion group about content of public prayers
While applying with the Internal Revenue Service for tax-exempt status in 2009, an Iowa-based anti-abortion group was asked to provide information about More »
The Ticket - 18 hrs agoObama: His tiger’s not grrreat!
Following a rough, scandal-filled week in Washington, President Barack Obama got dressed down by a bunch of kids. During a visit to Moravia Park More »
The Ticket - 19 hrs agoThe IRS targeted tea party groups. Did liberal groups get better treatment?
Today marks the one-week anniversary of the Internal Revenue Service's disclosure that it improperly scrutinized certain conservative groups applying for More »
The Ticket - 20 hrs agoObama gets break from scandals to push jobs and economy in Baltimore
After a week filled with controversy and criticism, President Barack Obama left town Friday for Baltimore, the second stop on his "Middle Class Jobs & More »
The Ticket - 22 hrs agoIRS commissioner says agency practices were ‘absolutely not illegal’
Outgoing IRS Commissioner Steven Miller apologized Friday on behalf of the federal tax collection agency for unfairly targeting conservative groups More »
The Ticket - Fri, May 17, 2013Obama Pivots to Jobs Tour at End of Scandal Filled Week
After a week filled with political scandals, President Obama turned to promoting his jobs tour in his weekly address Saturday. “That’s why I like getting More »
ABC News - 1 hr 31 mins agoIRS Planted Question About Tax Exempt Groups
The Internal Revenue Service planted a question at an American Bar Association conference in order to reveal that it had inappropriately targeted More »
ABC News - 15 hrs agoSpeier Calls Congress 'Enablers of Sexual Assault'
Lawmakers Wednesday came down hard on military leaders, the morning after allegations emerged of another head of a military sexual assault prevention More »
ABC News - Wed, May 15, 2013IRS IG Report: Targeting Conservatives Began In 2010
The targeting of conservatives by the IRS started earlier and was more extensive than the IRS acknowledged last week, according to a draft IRS inspector More »
ABC News - Mon, May 13, 2013Indiana Farmer Loses Battle Against Monsanto
ABC News’ Ariane de Vogue reports: The Supreme Court ruled today against a 76-year-old Indiana farmer who had taken on Monsanto in a patent dispute over a More »
ABC News - Mon, May 13, 2013A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back
WASHINGTON (AP) — The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, More »
AP - 40 mins agoIRS probe ignored most influential groups
WASHINGTON (AP) — There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups. More »
AP - 1 hr 12 mins agoObama talks jobs, says politics misplace focus
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is calling attention to his economic proposals and efforts to expand the middle class. More »
AP - 4 hrs agoGOP hopes IRS scandal will snag health care law
WASHINGTON (AP) — Political scandals have strange ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hoping the furor over federal tax enforcers More »
AP - 6 hrs agoSPIN METER: GOP raps Dems for IRS union cash
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking maximum political gain from the string of controversies swirling around the White House, Republicans are on the attack against More »
AP - 6 hrs agoExplaining the Connection Between Obama's Health Care Law and the IRS
Even before news organizations confirmed that Sarah Hall Ingram, who headed the tax-exempt division of the IRS, would lead agency's implementation of the More »
National Journal - 6 hrs agoObama's Troubles Could Put Massachusetts Senate Seat In Play -- Again
Is history repeating itself in Massachusetts? More »
National Journal - 19 hrs agoYou Know What Really Risks National Security? Leak Investigations
A year ago, the Associated Press discovered a foiled al-Qaida plot to blow up a plane. Worried about the safety of an informant in the case, the CIA asked More »
National Journal - 22 hrs agoThe Edge: Obama's Presidency Hinges on Flap Fallout
The Edge is National Journal's daily look at today in Washington -- and what's coming next. The email features analysis from NJ's top correspondents, the More »
National Journal - 22 hrs agoSo, a Fed Chairman Is Speaking at Your Graduation
"The future of our country is in jeopardy." It's what every college graduate wants to hear while sitting up on that stage, sweltering in the spring heat More »
National Journal - 22 hrs agoHead of Pro-Israel Organization Targeted By IRS Speaks Out
"Special unit"assigned to groups "groups supportive of Israel." More »
The Blaze - 10 hrs agoThe IRS Scandal Was First Revealed by an IRS Official Asking to Be Asked About It
The IRS official who revealed the IRS had inappropriately targeted conservative groups on Friday did so on purpose -- by asking a tax lawyer to ask her More »
The Atlantic Wire - 16 hrs agoThe Smoking Gun Can Tell the AP What a Federal Leak Investigation Is Like
When, in 2006, the website The Smoking Gun released a secret CIA memo documenting prisoner organizing strategies at Guantanamo Bay, the FBI took notice. More »
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