An investigation by Cincinnati Fox 19 reporter Ben Swann finds that Obama Administration claims that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) targeting of conservative groups was the work of two “rogue” low-level employees in Cincinnati, Ohio, strain credulity and are “falling
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents who politically targeted conservative and tea party groups may be able to appeal and significantly delay any attempts to fire them due to federal worker regulations. As Politico notes, federal workers may appeal their
On Wednesday, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s hearing on the widening Internal Revenue Service (IRS) conservative targeting scandal started with a bipartisan clash of statements blasting the IRS for its unwillingness to be forthcoming in congressional testimony thus
On Tuesday, U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD) sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew questioning the wisdom of placing Sarah Hall Ingram, the embattled former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) commissioner for tax-exempt groups, in
During Tuesday’s Senate Finance Committee hearing on the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) targeting of conservative groups, Sen. John Thune (R-SD) honed in on a critical question with possible criminal implications. In questioning Treasury Inspector General J. Russell George, Thune focused
Two top Democrats on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee are calling for the resignation or firing of Lois Lerner, the head of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) division responsible for tax-exempt organizations. Reps. Joe Crowley (D-NY) and Sander
Apple CEO Tim Cook will testify before Congress on Tuesday as a bipartisan Senate probe seeks answers on how the tech giant used tax loopholes to avoid paying taxes on $44 billion in offshore, taxable income between 2009 and 2012.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has introduced a bill to cut college student loan interest rates to just 0.75%, a move that progressive Huffington Post writer Robert Kuttner says could spark a “counter-revolution against austerity politics.” Kuttner calls on progressives to
Google and Verizon Wireless reportedly gave government officials reporters’ private email and phone records as part of the Department of Justice’s seizure of journalists’ communications. According to the New York Times, two reporters’ personal cellphone records “were provided to the
The White House Visitors Log reveals that President Barack Obama met with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) union boss Colleen Kelley on March 31, 2010–the day before the Inspector General’s report says the IRS began its scheme to target tea party
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) says President Barack Obama’s 2014 budget would add $5.2 trillion in deficits over the next ten years and contains nearly $1 trillion in new taxes. The Obama budget, which was delivered two months after the
An unnamed California healthcare provider is suing the embattled Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and 15 agents for allegedly seizing 60,000,000 medical records belonging to “more than 10,000,000 Americans, including at least 1,000,000 Californians.” The complaint, posted by National Review, states
In an interview with Bloomberg TV, former Obama chief of staff-turned-Treasury Secretary Jack Lew offered two conflicting yet carefully worded answers as to when he first learned that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had targeted Tea Party and conservative groups: he
The week after Republicans’ historic 2010 midterm election landslide, President Barack Obama appointed the union president that represents “tens of thousands in the IRS,” Colleen Kelley, to a key Administration post. Two years later, that union, the National Treasury Employees
On Thursday, President Barack Obama held a joint press conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and answered one reporter’s questions about the widening scandal involving the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) targeting of nearly 500 conservative groups over the
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama said Treasury Secretary Jack Lew asked for and accepted the resignation of the acting Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Steven T. Miller. However, Miller’s term as acting IRS Commissioner was up in a couple of
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Steven Miller reportedly now claims the IRS has identified two “rogue” employees who were “overly aggressive” and went “off the reservation” in targeting nearly 500 conservative organizations. According to CNN, Miller says the IRS agents
The Inspector General report released late Tuesday omitted the names of the IRS agents or personnel involved in targeting tea party and limited government groups. But according to the official IRS manual, any individuals found to have engaged in the
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) demanded that limited government and tea party groups produce Facebook posts, donor lists, and even what books group members were reading, reports Politico. The IRS’s hardball political tactics were all part of a strategy to
Today, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder inquiring as to why the Department of Justice failed to prosecute a single major Wall Street bank executive in the wake of the financial meltdown. “Have you
During a Monday press conference, President Barack Obama dismissed concerns and congressional inquiries into the Benghazi attack that claimed the lives of four Americans including U.S. Libyan Ambassador Chris Stevens. “And suddenly three days ago this gets spun up as
From 1991 to 2012, Ariel Castro, the man charged with kidnapping and raping three Cleveland women, worked as a school bus driver. A 1991 background check on Castro would have shown a clean criminal record, notes Slate reporter Brian Palmer.
On Friday, President Barack Obama issued a memorandum to federal agency and department heads tasking them with devising a strategy to combat “unfair pay disparities” which “are a detriment to women, families, and our economy.” Obama added: “The Federal Government
Federal officials at the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve are investigating allegations that Bloomberg News journalists may have used Bloomberg terminals to gain access to former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s usage information. CNBC
Congressional and Cabinet-level staff members are cashing in on their high power connections and regulatory knowledge by moving to Wall Street investment firms that often double, and in some cases quadruple, their paychecks. “It has really turned around,” says Wall
ABC News has uncovered a hard-hitting 2012 Republican National Committee (RNC) television ad attacking President Barack Obama for failed leadership on Benghazi that never ran after the Romney campaign objected over concerns the spot would detract from Romney’s focus on
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka attacked President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden for lauding Walmart’s decision to hire honorably discharged veterans. “Walmart’s recent announcement of a plan to hire returning honorably discharged veterans is more about public relations than
With the nation expected to hit the debt ceiling again sometime around October, Republicans have begun discussing what, if any, concessions they will accept in exchange for raising it. But top Democratic House Ways and Means Committee member Rep. Sandy
In 2008, then-candidate Barack Obama promised to create 5 million “green jobs” if elected president. However, an analysis by the Institute for Energy Research (IER) finds that since 2009, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) $26 billion loan program created just 2,298
Chief Executive magazine’s ninth annual “Best and Worst States for Business” survey finds that the ten best states for business are all led by Republican governors. According to the survey of 736 CEOs, the ten best states for business
President Barack Obama’s chief strategist says Democratic angst about a potential Obamacare “train wreck” before the 2014 midterm elections is overblown. “We’re going to implement the law well, and we don’t worry,” said Obama strategist Dan Pfeiffer. Pfeiffer confidently predicted
Some members of Congress are asking tough questions about why the Pentagon is using a Chinese commercial satellite for U.S. Africa Command communications. The controversial decision, says Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), chairman of the panel that oversees space programs, “exposes
In a 69-27 vote, the Senate on Monday passed its Internet sales tax bill. The bill now moves to the House, where it faces a tougher road to passage. Conservatives and Republicans are split on the issue. Rep. Paul Ryan
Monday, the Pentagon released a report detailing China’s vast use of technological espionage to expand its military power. The Pentagon report said China uses foreign investments, commercial joint ventures, academic exchanges, and industrial and technological espionage to strengthen its weapons
An internal Department of Homeland Security memo has instructed border agents to automatically verify the visa status of every international student “effective immediately.” The enhanced student visa security comes after authorities discovered that a student from Kazakhstan in the United States
The Federal Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) “Compassionate Release Program” seeks to reduce prison overcrowding by releasing elderly and infirmed inmates. However, a recent congressional hearing revealed that five federal prisons are currently empty, including one purchased for $165 million last
