Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Partisan Feuds Roll On In IRS Investigation

Frank James — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:39:00 +0000

It looks like things may be getting even uglier than usual over in the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

The panel now headed by Rep. Darrell Issa, a California Republican, has long been a place to watch partisan tempers fly.

But the assertion by the panel's top Democrat, Rep.

Democrat: IRS Manager Denies Targeting Of Conservative Groups

Scott Neuman — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 21:09:00 +0000

A self-described conservative Republican who oversees IRS screeners dealing with non-profit groups has told lawmakers that he doesn't think the White House played a role in stonewalling "Tea Party" and "patriot" groups, according to the ranking Democrat on the committee investigating the matter.

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United States Of Outrage: NSA, IRS Overreach Sparks Bipartisan Ire

Frank James — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:36:00 +0000

Even in an era of stark political polarization, there are still some issues that can draw Americans together and scramble the normal ideological fault lines.

Recent revelations about the Internal Revenue Service and the National Security Agency are among them.

Unlike the debates over Obamacare or President Obama himself, which tend to be more litmus tests for party affiliation than anything else, the reactions to reports about overreach by the Internal Revenue Service and the National Security Agency have brought normally warring partisans together.

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WATCH: Rep. Trey Gowdy Gets Emotional During IRS Hearing

Eyder Peralta — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:21:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bWhuHVaSjI

Room Upgrades, Videos & A 'Star Trek' Parody: Read IRS Audit

Mark Memmott — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:50:00 +0000

Already under fire for how some personnel gave extra scrutiny to conservative groups' applications for tax-exempt status, the Internal Revenue Service is also dealing with an inspector general's criticism of the $4.1 million spent on a conference in 2010.

Posted here, the Treasury Department audit concludes that:

-- "The IRS did not use available internal personnel to assist in searching for th