Federal agencies snapped to respond Tuesday to the devastating Oklahoma tornadoes, the first major natural disaster to strike since sequester-related budget cuts took effect in March.
Former Internal Revenue Service commissioner Douglas Shulman said he was 'dismayed and saddened' by revelations that his agency targeted conservative political groups for extra scrutiny, and said he had been unaware of it.
The IRS inspector general blamed 'ineffective management' for the targeting of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status by IRS employees in a report released late Tuesday.
Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday he's opened a criminal inquiry into the Internal Revenue Service's handling of applications for tax-exempt status by Tea Party groups.
The onetime target of early August for passing sweeping fiscal legislation is slowly being replaced by a consensus that striking a 'grand bargain' could prove difficult.
President Obama should apologize for the admission by the IRS that it singled out conservative tea party groups for extra scrutiny as they applied for non-profit status, Republican members of Congress said Sunday.
The Social Security Administration should stop charging other agencies for access to its death records database because it is a key tool in heading off government payments to the deceased, a senator said Wednesday.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein gritted her teeth and smiled politely. The longtime California Democrat somewhat nervously placed a hand on her lapel. “I really shouldn’t go there,” she told Defense News, leaning in as she dragged the last word for emphasis.
Apr. 2, 2013
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