Senators Explore Two Reform Options For IRS

CINCINNATI Tea party activists waving flags and signs, singing patriotic songs and chanting anti-IRS slogans held rallies outside federal buildings across the country to protest the agencys extra scrutiny of conservative groups. A crowd Tuesday ...

The selection of a little known tea tribe leader Santiuse Kujur for second Rajya Sabha seat by the Congress party in Assam has surcharged the political atmosphere of state with indigenous tribal groups up in arms against ruling party. The problem started with ...

U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday chose a White House budget official to lead the beleaguered Internal Revenue Service temporarily and vowed to ensure that the tax-collection agency will not single out any more groups based on their political ...

President Obama demanded and received the resignation of the acting commissioner of the IRS on Wednesday. The agency gave special scrutiny to conservative groups applying for 501(c)(4) status, which is reserved for social welfare organizations. Many ...

NBC's Luke Russert reports on IRS acting commissioner Steven Miller's testimony in front of Congress on Friday regarding the IRS scandal. Rep. Earl Blumenauer of the House Ways and Means Committee also joins The Cycle to discuss. Share This: The ...

WASHINGTON Top conservative leaders, along with tea party activists from across the nation, have crafted a letter of opposition to the Senates bipartisan immigration overhaul. The open letter to the Senate, which will be released Tuesday, marks the ...

She might be only 29, but dont let her age undermine what shes set out for. Meet Ami Bhansali, a pretty, young entrepreneur who runs Chai Diaries, a premium tea label that she launched in New York recently and ships to customers all over India.Ami worked with ...

Obama on Wednesday announced the ouster of the top official at the Internal Revenue Service following disclosures that the agency targeted conservative political groups.

Tax authorities' handling of applications for tax-exempt status from conservative political groups was under investigation, the White House said on Friday after an IRS official apologized for "inappropriate" scrutiny of groups with "Tea Party" in their names.