Charlie Spiering

Published: Wed, May 22, 2013

During a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing today former IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman refused to take responsibility for the IRS employees who targeted Tea Party groups under his watch. Shulman was asked by Rep. Tammy Duckworth D-Ill. whether he was willing to take responsibility...

Charlie Spiering

Updated: Wed, May 22, 2013

Former IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman admitted during a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing Wednesday that he visited the White House multiple times and discussed the agency’s role in the implementation of Obamacare. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, questioned Shulman as to why he visited...

Sean Higgins

Published: Wed, May 22, 2013

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka issued an angry statement yesterday blasting Senate immigration bill negotiators for agreeing to a package of amendments at the behest of the tech industry that expand the H-1B visa program. Trumka called the amendments, which were sponsored by Sen. Orrin Hatch,...

Charlie Spiering

Updated: Wed, May 22, 2013

During the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing with Internal Revenue Service officials, former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman explained that he was “incredibly sad” that the IRS targeted Tea Party groups.

Paul Bedard

Updated: Wed, May 22, 2013

Douglas Shulman, who led the IRS during the politically-charged targeting of Tea Party and conservative groups, visited the White House 118 times after that probe began, raising new questions about his claim he never revealed details of the probe to the president's staff. During today's...

Paul Bedard

Published: Wed, May 22, 2013

The growing IRS-Tea Party scandal, which has robbed Democrats of the so-called "trust edge" they held over Republicans, is now jeopardizing the Democratic majority in the Senate and even hopes that Hillary Clinton will replace President Obama in 2016. "This hurts the Democratic Party and will...

Charlie Spiering

Updated: 1 hr ago

Politico’s Glenn Thrush and Reid Epstein report Wednesday morning that White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough met with Obama campaign alums last week to help craft messaging to deal with the scandals. According to the report, former Campaign Manager David Plouffe, Senior Campaign...

Conn Carroll

Updated: 1 hr ago

To chants of “Si se puede” (Spanish for President Obama’s “Yes, we can!” campaign slogan), the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the S. 744 immigration bill out of committee Tuesday on a 13-to-5 vote. Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; Jeff Flake, R-Ariz.; and Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, were the...

Charlie Spiering

Updated: 1 hr ago

During a House Oversight & Government Reform Committee hearing this morning, IRS official Lois Lerner declared that she would not answer any questions about her role in the IRS scandals. “I have not done anything wrong,” she stated flatly. “I have not broken any laws. I have not...

Eric P. Newcomer

Updated: 1 hr ago

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...