Tag: Tea Party

The IRS approved just one conservative group for tax-exempt status between Feb. 2009 and May 2012, according to Americans for Tax Reform. (AP Photo)Â

IRS officials processed zero Tea Party applications in 2011

Sarah Bedford · August 11, 2015 10:25 pm

"Someone needs to point out that the truth-telling is that the emperor has no clothes," Rand Paul said of Donald Trump. (AP Photo)Â

Washington Secrets

Rand Paul unloads on ‘fake conservative’ Trump

Paul Bedard · August 10, 2015 9:42 pm

Fauquier county farmer Martha Boneta speaks during a press conference at the state capitol Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013 in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Tea Party farmer: IRS watchdog still probing audit of me

Susan Crabtree · July 30, 2015 4:01 am

The team threatened that should Obama not remove Koskinen, Congress would take it upon itself through impeachment.Â (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Republicans to Obama: Fire IRS head or we’ll impeach him

Emilie Padgett · July 28, 2015 7:43 pm

Ted Cruz scores points with McConnell hit, but enough to win?

David M. Drucker · July 28, 2015 4:01 am

Washington Secrets

House chairman: Documents prove IRS ‘political targeting’ of conservatives

Paul Bedard · July 24, 2015 1:21 pm

"It's not my role to preempt those investigations and conclude one way or the other," said IRSÂ Commissioner John Koskinen. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

IRS back under fire on Tea Party targeting

Sarah Bedford · July 24, 2015 4:01 am

Sal Russo said that Donald Trump's message lacks substantive seriousness. (AP photo)

Tea Party sours on Donald Trump

David M. Drucker · July 19, 2015 3:18 pm

Demetrus Washington joins other demonstrators protesting the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown on August 14, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer on August 9. Police in Ferguson have changed their procedure for dealing with the protests after being chastised for a heavy-handed approach which has resulted in four days of violence. Today three police cars and four officers on foot led the way during a protest march. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

10 steps to restoring the common trust

Rob Wasinger · July 11, 2015 4:01 am

Tea Party faces its ultimate test in 2016

Philip Klein · July 10, 2015 3:14 am

With gay marriage legal, the cultural debate has been moving to issues such as: Should a religiously observant baker or photographer be forced to participate in gay weddings? (AP Photo)Â

Social conservatives and libertarians will get married

Philip Klein · July 2, 2015 8:15 pm

For five decades, you could make good money simply betting in the GOP presidential primary on the establishment candidate whose "turn" it was. But that rule no longer applies, and Jeb Bush is hardly inevitable. (AP Photo)Â

Jeb, though ‘next in line,’ is not the GOP favorite

Timothy P. Carney · June 16, 2015 9:45 pm