Susan Ferrechio

Published: Thu, May 23, 2013

Top IRS officials, whose agency was under investigation for targeting conservative groups, visited the Obama White House more than 100 times over two years while the probe was going on, far more often than in previous administrations and frequently enough that Republicans suspect White House...

Updated: Thu, May 23, 2013

IRS employee Lois Lerner offered a brief statement before invoking her 5th Amendment right.

David M. Drucker

Published: Thu, May 23, 2013

House negotiations toward a bipartisan deal on immigration reform could dissolve if an agreement isn't consummated by Friday, when Congress is scheduled to depart Washington for the Memorial Day recess, a key Republican warned late Wednesday. Rep. Raul Labrador warned reporters late Wednesday...

Susan Ferrechio

Published: Wed, May 22, 2013

The head of the Internal Revenue Service division that targeted conservative groups told a congressional committee Wednesday that she did nothing wrong and is not to blame for the wrongdoing, but then invoked her Fifth Amendment protections against self-incrimination and refused to answer...

Susan Ferrechio

Published: Wed, May 22, 2013

At Wednesday’s House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, Chairman Darrell Issa displayed a fascinating string of emails that show his failed efforts to get an update from the Treasury Department inspector general’s office about its investigation into the IRS practice of...

Eric P. Newcomer

Updated: Wed, May 22, 2013

As the House weighs legislation that would halt the controversial Frank Gehry plan for the Eisenhower Memorial, the chairman of the subcommittee with oversight over the project has requested documents showing how $63 million Congress already committed to the project has been spent. Rep. Rob...

Susan Ferrechio

Published: Tue, May 21, 2013

The IRS official overseeing the division that was inappropriately targeting conservative groups said she will refuse to answer lawmakers' questions during an appearance before a House committee Wednesday, a day after another top official at the agency acknowledged that he knew the targeting was...

Alan Blinder

Published: Tue, May 21, 2013

The House has approved a measure that will allow Emancipation Hall to host the June unveiling of the first District-selected statue inside the U.S. Capitol. "Today, after years of work, our city receives closure that residents will be represented in the Capitol with a statue, like each of the...

Susan Ferrechio

Published: Mon, May 20, 2013

The Senate on Monday opened debate on a $955 billion farm bill that would reduce federal spending by as much as $23 billion over the next 10 years by cutting funding for food stamps and eliminating some farm-support programs. "This legislation will create jobs, cut taxpayer subsidies and...

Susan Ferrechio

Published: Thu, May 16, 2013

Tea Party leaders from around the country gathered in Washington Thursday to vent outrage at the Internal Revenue Service for targeting them and other conservative organizations seeking tax-exempt status and threatened to sue the agency for damages. "They lost membership and donations, they...