Laffey drops out of CO governor’s race, says he and Tancredo agree on too much
1:12 PM 05/24/2013
The Republican primary to challenge Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper just got a little bit less crowded.
McCain, Graham laud nominee behind Benghazi talking-point edits
Republican Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham were vocal critics of the administration's messaging after the Benghazi attacks, but on Friday, they issued a laudatory statement about Victoria Nuland -- the woman behind a number of the changes to the talking points -- and her nomination to be assistant secretary of state for Europe.
Huntsman launches PAC to ‘road test’ ideas, not ruling out 2016 bid
2:39 PM 05/23/2013
One-time Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman is back on the political scene, launching a PAC that will help fellow Republicans and allow the former Utah governor to keep his toe in the presidential pond.
Cuomo: ‘Shame on us’ if New York elects Weiner as mayor
10:51 AM 05/23/2013
New York City Gov. Andrew Cuomo is no fan Anthony Weiner.
Issa hasn’t recalled Lerner to testify, lawyer says
9:01 PM 05/22/2013
House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa said Wednesday that he might recall Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner to testify on the IRS's targeting of conservative groups, if counsel determined that she had waived her Fifth Amendment rights by delivering an opening statement. But as of Wednesday evening, Lerner's lawyer said Issa had not acted to recall Lerner.
Issa reviewing whether Lerner waived Fifth Amendment rights by giving opening statement
4:03 PM 05/22/2013
WASHINGTON -- House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa said that he is looking into the possibility that Lois Lerner waived her Fifth Amendment rights by delivering an opening statement before invoking them, and reserved the right to call her back and demand that she testify.
Former IRS commissioner: Obama’s re-election was not a factor in timing of disclosure
1:37 PM 05/22/2013
WASHINGTON -- Former Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Doug Shulman told members of the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday that the 2012 election was not a factor in the timing of the admission that the IRS had been inappropriately targeting conservative groups for extra scrutiny.
Shulman says he did not discuss IRS targeting during White House visits
12:41 PM 05/22/2013
WASHINGTON -- Former Internal Revenue Service commissioner Douglas Shulman told members of the House Oversight Committee that he had not discussed the IRS targeting of conservative groups during his numerous visits to the White House.
Issa goes after IRS inspector general for not informing Congress sooner [VIDEO]
11:59 AM 05/22/2013
WASHINGTON – Treasury Inspector General J. Russell George had his turn in the hot seat on Wednesday, when House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa took him to task for not informing Congress of the inappropriate actions taken by the IRS as soon as he became aware of them.
Lerner: ‘I have not done anything wrong,’ then pleads Fifth
10:53 AM 05/22/2013
WASHINGTON – Lois Lerner, head of the IRS tax exempt organizations division, told the House Oversight Committee that she had done nothing wrong before invoking her Fifth Amendment right to remain silent and not testify.
Oversight: Lerner must attend hearing, even if she does not testify
5:49 PM 05/21/2013
WASHINGTON -- In response to an announcement that the head of the Internal Revenue Service's tax-exempt organizations division will invoke the 5th Amendment and refuse to testify at Wednesday's hearing before the House Oversight Committee, a spokesman for the committee noted that, whether or not she plans to speak, she is still required to attend.
Ex-IRS commissioner won’t apologize for abuses, accept blame
1:45 PM 05/21/2013
WASHINGTON – Members of the Senate Finance Committee repeatedly asked for an apology from former Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Doug Shulman Tuesday for the IRS's targeting of conservative groups, but Shulman made clear "sorry" was not a word he was willing to say.
Inspector general: Disclosure of tax info to Pro Publica ‘could have been’ illegal
1:03 PM 05/21/2013
WASHINGTON -- Department of Treasury Inspector General J. Russell George said Tuesday that disclosures of tax information by the IRS to the liberal publication Pro Publica "could have been" illegal.
Outgoing IRS chiefs takes responsibility for planted question release
12:24 PM 05/21/2013
WASHINGTON -- Outgoing Internal Revenue Service commissioner Steven Miller took responsibility on Tuesday for planting the question that resulted in an IRS official's seemingly spontaneous admission that the IRS had been applying an increased level of scrutiny to conservative groups.
Miller was aware of tea party targeting before telling senators there was none
11:46 AM 05/21/2013
WASHINGTON – Outgoing Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Steven Miller said he was aware that IRS employees were using a list of terms that included the phrase “tea party” when he sent a letter to several senators last year denying that the IRS was in any way targeting conservative groups for extra scrutiny.
White House officials knew of IRS probe in April, Carney says
4:03 PM 05/20/2013
White House senior officials were aware of the probe into the Internal Revenue Service's increased scrutiny of conservative groups in advance of the report's release, but waited to act on the information or inform the president until the release of the final report, White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters Monday.
Inspector general notified Treasury of IRS investigation in June 2012
4:15 PM 05/17/2013
WASHINGTON -- Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration J. Russell George said Friday that he had made Treasury officials aware last June that he was looking into whether the Internal Revenue Service was applying heightened levels of scrutiny to conservative groups claiming tax-exempt status.
Lerner’s admission of IRS’s inappropriate behavior was pre-planned public disclosure
11:43 AM 05/17/2013
WASHINGTON – Last week, Lois Lerner, head of the tax exempt division of the Internal Revenue Service dropped a bombshell: The IRS had been applying extra scrutiny to conservative groups claiming tax exempt status.
Outgoing IRS Miller: targeting resulted from ‘foolish mistakes,’ not ‘partisanship’
10:04 AM 05/17/2013
WASHINGTON -- A glum-looking Steven Miller, the outgoing commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service who resigned earlier this week as scandal engulfed the agency, said he believed that his agency's targeting of conservative groups was a "foolish mistake" not motivated by partisanship.
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