Tag: IRS

Conservative group in Hollywood draws scrutiny from IRS

Conservative group in Hollywood draws scrutiny from IRS

Washington Examiner · January 23, 2014 5:00 am

Sen. Ted Cruz has called on Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the Internal Revenue Service's controversial targeting of conservative groups. (AP Photo)

Ted Cruz calls for special prosecutor to investigate IRS scandal

Sean Lengell · January 23, 2014 5:00 am

The omnibus gives the IRS $11.3 billion to spend this year, down from the $11.9 billion it got last year. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Examiner Editorial: IRS employee union chief wants more for tax collector

Washington Examiner · January 21, 2014 5:00 am

Although President Obama called the massive abuse of Tea Party and other right-wing groups by the IRS "inexcusable," his administration has found plenty of excuses not to "get to the bottom of it," as his press secretary, Jay Carney, initially promised it would.ÃÂ

Getting to the truth about Obama’s IRS scandal

Charles Johnson · January 21, 2014 5:00 am

Between the scandals surrounding Obamacare, the IRS and Benghazi, President Obama's trustworthiness has taken a severe blow. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Examiner Editorial: Should Americans believe anything Obama says?

Washington Examiner · January 19, 2014 5:00 am

Slowly but surely the truth is becoming known about President Obama's blatant use of the Internal Revenue Service to suppress the First Amendment political free speech rights of Tea Party, conservative and evangelical non-profits during the 2010, 2012 -- and now -- the 2014 campaigns.ÃÂ (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Beltway Confidential

Tearing away Obama’s veil of secrecy surrounding the IRS scandal

Mark Tapscott · January 17, 2014 5:00 am

"By selecting a significant donor to President Obama to lead an investigation into inappropriate targeting of conservative groups, the [Justice Department] has created a startling conflict of interest," Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said in a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder. (Examiner File/Graeme Jennings)

GOP pounces on IRS probe with criminal charges unlikely

Brian Hughes · January 15, 2014 5:00 am

Washington Secrets

House targets rushed IRS scheme to muzzle Tea Party political activities

Paul Bedard · January 14, 2014 5:00 am

President Obama appointed Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct a criminal investigation into possible wrongdoing at the Internal Revenue Service. (Getty Images File)

What FBI ‘investigation’ of the IRS scandal?

Cleta Mitchell · January 14, 2014 5:00 am

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, led by California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa, released transcripts revealing two major security risks with healthcare.gov. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Darrell Issa slams Justice Department over report, no charges forthcoming in IRS Tea Party probe

Sean Higgins · January 14, 2014 5:00 am

The Democrats who wrote the Affordable Care Act in 2009 gave the Internal Revenue Service power to collect Obamacare penalties. (Getty images File)

Will IRS bully people to sign up for Obamacare?

Byron York · January 13, 2014 5:00 am

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

House Republicans gotta stop acting like Caspar Milquetoast

Mark Tapscott · January 13, 2014 5:00 am