IRS Defends Agency ‘Obamacare’ Official
Comstock Images/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Despite her congressional testimony, the Internal Revenue Service on Friday denied that the former commissioner of tax exempt and government entities — now running the agency’s health care office — was …
Members of Congress Want Answers from Google
Comstock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — While some members of Congress might have been excited to try on Google’s Glass this week, others are concerned about their privacy implications. Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) and seven other members of the Congressional …
Watergate Hearings Televised 40 Years Ago
David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Richard Milhous Nixon was “not a crook,” or so the 37th U.S. president would have us believe. But such denials at a Nov. 17, 1973, news conference meant little or nothing by then, six mo…
Leader of Targeted Tea Party Group ‘Pissed Off’ by IRS Questioning
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Susan McLaughlin knows first-hand what it’s like to be targeted by the IRS. Her Tea Party group in Liberty Township, Ohio was among those subjected to intense questioning after applying for tax-exempt status.McLaughl…
Immigration Overhaul: House Has Agreement in Principle
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The House bipartisan “Gang of Eight” has reached an agreement in principle on immigration overhaul, including major points such as a pathway to citizenship, border security, health care and guest worker…
Obama Wishes He Could Go “Bulworth”
John Gurzinski/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Everyone’s got a fantasy, even President Obama.At the moment, he’d probably wish that all the recent scandals encumbering his administration would just go away.While that’s not possible, a story in The New York …
Military ‘Ashamed’ of Sexual Assaults, Obama Says
Comstock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — President Obama Thursday admitted there is “no silver bullet” to solving the sexual assault epidemic in the military, but vowed to leave “no stone unturned” in order to fix the problem.Speaking…
House Votes to Repeal Obamacare for Third Time
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The House of Representatives voted Thursday to repeal the entire Affordable Care Act, 229-195. The vote was called at 6:26 p.m. by Rep. Michele Bachmann. This was the third vote for full repeal of the health care l…
IRS Official in Charge During Tea Party Targeting Now Runs Health Care Office
Comstock Images/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Internal Revenue Service official in charge of the tax-exempt organizations at the time when the unit targeted Tea Party groups now runs the IRS office responsible for the health care legislation.Sarah Hall…
Vowing to Sue IRS, Tea Partiers Descend on DC
File photo. David McNew/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Tea Party activists descended on Washington Thursday, promising to sue the Internal Revenue Service and claiming vindication in their long-held complaints about perceived government overreach.At a ne…
Boehner: Scandals Reveal Obama Administration’s ‘Arrogance of Power’
Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — With a three-headed monster of controversy and scandal chasing the president this week — Benghazi, the IRS, The Justice Department’s monitoring AP — House Speaker John Boehner said Thur…
House Plans Vote to Repeal ‘Obamacare’
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — It’s déjà vu on Capitol Hill. The House on Thursday is voting yet again to repeal the nation’s health care law, marking the 37th time lawmakers have tried to overturn the entire landmark a…
Obama Names New Acting IRS Commish
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call(WASHINGTON) — President Obama on Thursday appointed Office of Management and Budget official Danny Werfel to serve as acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. Werfel, 42, replaces Steven Miller, who was asked to r…
WATCH: Obama Weathers Storm with Help from Marine, Umbrella
SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — With a trio of scandals rocking the Obama administration, a dark cloud has descended over the White House in recent days.On Thursday, clouds literally opened up on President Obama. Running 47 minutes late, Pres…
Legislation Aims to Strengthen Prosecution of Sexual Assaults in Military
Hemera/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Days after the second sex crime scandal hit the military, a bi-partisan group of lawmakers introduced a bill Thursday that would take prosecution of sexual assaults in the military out of the chain of command, preventin…
Obama: No Special Counsel Necessary for IRS Scandal
Mark Wilson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama on Thursday said that no special counsel is needed to get to the bottom of the scandal involving the Internal Revenue Services’ targeting of conservative groups. “My main concern is fixing a probl…
SCOTUS Watch: Keep an Eye on Srikanth Srinivasan
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Keep your eye on Srikanth “Sri” Srinivasan, the principal deputy solicitor general of the United States. Thursday morning the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved his nomination to the…
Obama Vows to Get Ahead of IRS, AP Controversies
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Playing offense, President Obama on Thursday vowed to take action in response to the three controversies plaguing his administration, calling on Congress to provide additional resources to protect U.S. embassies …
Fire Chief Used Fire Engine as a Prom Limousine
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WEST NEWTON, Penn.) — While many high school students roll up to their senior prom in a car or a chauffeured limousine, Dustin Sanner made his grand entrance at the Yough High School prom in a fire engine.Now his father, Craig S…
‘Fired’ IRS Commissioner Planned to Leave Post
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — It appeared that President Obama had taken decisive action late Wednesday when he announced that Treasury Secretary Jack Lew had demanded the resignation of acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller amid the growing s…