Inside the scandal: How the IRS’ nonprofit division got so dysfunctional
By Kim Barker and Justin Elliott ProPublica The IRS division responsible for flagging Tea Party groups has long been an agency afterthought, beset by mismanagement, financial constraints and an...
View ArticleThe Week Ahead: White House scandals diverting attention away from possible...
Welcome to Texas on the Potomac’s “The Week Ahead,” a preview of events to come on Capitol Hill and at the White House this week. This week’s report was written by William K. Moore of ViaNovo. • • •...
View ArticleIn letter to Holder, Jackson Lee opposes True the Vote’s request for IRS...
Though Texas Rep. Kevin Brady joined True the Voter founder Catherine Engelbrecht in blasting the Internal Revenue Service for targeting her conservative advocacy group at a high-profile House...
View ArticleFBI director Mueller tells an agitated Louie Gohmert, ‘Your facts are not all...
Veteran FBI Director Robert Mueller sat before the House Judiciary Committee Thursday, as representative after representative fired tough questions at him on a wide variety of topics, ranging from...
View ArticleLight quips, tough questions: Ted Cruz quizzes his former boss, Robert Mueller
Federal Bureau of Investigation director Robert Mueller appeared on Capitol Hill once again Wednesday, this time to testify in front of the Senate Judiciary committee regarding recent actions taken by...
View ArticleTexMessage: ‘Abolish the IRS,’ Ted Cruz tells Tea Party rally
Wednesday was a busy day for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.
View ArticleSending a message: House Republicans propose to slash IRS budget
Rep. Kevin Brady: “This cut simply says look, clean up your act, follow the recommendations of the inspector general, stop the frivolous funding on bonuses to conferences, and by the way, stop covering...
View ArticleSen. Ted Cruz introduces bill to defund Obama’s ‘colossal mistake’
Republicans have voted to repeal Obamacare on numerous occasions. Today, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who calls the law a “colossal mistake,” tried another route: He introduced legislation to completely defund...
View ArticleCornyn accuses IRS of ‘serious breach of faith’ over targeting of conservatives
“These abuses by IRS officials are beyond inappropriate; they're a serious breach of faith with the American people and are potentially violations of our criminal law," Texas Sen. John Cornyn declared....
View ArticleKevin Brady: IRS’ Obamacare database will be ‘a hacker’s dream’
Republicans grilled top health department and tax officials for three hours Thursday on far-ranging parts of the health care law, inflaming Democrats who compared the questioning to “guerilla warfare.”...
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