Stephen Ohlemacher

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IRS paid more than $110B in improper tax credits

Stephen Ohlemacher · October 22, 2013 5:10 pm

House Budget Committee chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., walks to a meeting with House Republicans on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013 in Washington. Senate leaders announced last-minute agreement Wednesday to avert a threatened Treasury default and reopen the government after a partial, 16-day shutdown. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Budget talks begin, but no guarantee of success

Stephen Ohlemacher · October 17, 2013 1:49 pm

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2005 file photo, trays of printed social security checks wait to be mailed from the U.S. Treasury's Financial Management services facility in Philadelphia. For the second straight year, millions of Social Security recipients can expect an historically small increase in benefits come January 2014. (AP Photo/Bradley C. Bower, File)

Tiny Social Security hike squeezes seniors, vets

Stephen Ohlemacher · October 14, 2013 11:40 am

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2005 file photo, trays of printed social security checks wait to be mailed from the U.S. Treasury's Financial Management services facility in Philadelphia. For the second straight year, millions of Social Security recipients can expect an historically small increase in benefits come January 2014. (AP Photo/Bradley C. Bower, File)

Social Security raise to be among lowest in years

Stephen Ohlemacher · October 13, 2013 4:45 pm

Shutdown delays notice of Social Security COLA

Stephen Ohlemacher · October 9, 2013 8:26 pm

IRS official says she never consorted with devil

Stephen Ohlemacher · October 9, 2013 3:42 pm

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio pauses during a news conference after a House Republican conference meeting, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013. Democrats controlling the Senate plan to move quickly toward a vote to allow the government to borrow more money, challenging Republicans to a filibuster showdown as the time remaining to stop a first-ever default on U.S. obligations ticks by. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Boehner says no ‘lines in the sand’ on debt limit

Stephen Ohlemacher · October 8, 2013 2:59 pm

Social Security judge accused of disability scheme

Stephen Ohlemacher · October 7, 2013 11:08 pm

IRS: No tax refunds during government shutdown

Stephen Ohlemacher · October 1, 2013 5:17 pm

Congress voted before to repeal medical device tax

Stephen Ohlemacher · September 28, 2013 3:47 pm

Boehner: Funding bill must include GOP priorities

Stephen Ohlemacher · September 26, 2013 10:46 am

IRS official at heart of tea party scandal retires

Stephen Ohlemacher · September 23, 2013 8:38 pm