IRS Asks for Reading List, Tea Party Group Sends Constitution

(WASHINGTON) -- When Marion Bower decided to start her tea party organization in 2010, she didn’t know that it would take nearly two years for the Internal Revenue Service to approve her requ... Read More

Republican Hispanic Outreach Official Becomes Democrat

(NEW YORK) -- A former Republican official from Florida who oversaw outreach to Hispanic voters is switching his party affiliation to Democrat. Pablo Pantoja, who served as a Hispanic o... Read More

IRS Guilty of 'Thuggish Abuse of Power,' McConnell Says

(WASHINGTON) -- The Internal Revenue Service's explanations for why it targeted conservative groups for additional scrutiny are falling on deaf ears in Congress, where lawmakers like Senate Minorit... Read More

One Thing Democrats, Republicans Agree On…Bryce Harper

(WASHINGTON) -- There’s not much the Senate’s party leaders agree on these days, but Tuesday morning they bonded over the one thing that apparently can bring them together: Bryce Harper... Read More

After Gosnell Verdict, Anti-Abortion Leaders Call on Congress to Act

(WASHINGTON) -- Several African American religious leaders and political activists, who are opposed to abortion, gathered Tuesday in Washington and called for Congress to open hearings investigatin... Read More

McConnell to White House on IRS Scandal: 'No More Stonewalling'

(WASHINGTON) -- Dubbing it a “scandal” that “we’ve only started to scratch the surface of,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY., called on the White House to... Read More

IRS Asked Tea Party Groups About Political Views

(WASHINGTON) -- When Jennifer Stefano of suburban Philadelphia tried to start a tea party group, the Internal Revenue Service sent her so many questions that she figured it was easier to quit.... Read More

Former Sen. DeMint: $6.3 Trillion Immigration Price Tag ‘Irrefutable’

(WASHINGTON) -- Former Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) is standing by the controversial Heritage Foundation study that put a $6.3 trillion price tag on the Senate immigration bill, saying, “There&rs... Read More

The Oddest Questions IRS Asked Tea Party Groups

(WASHINGTON) -- Between 2010 and 2012, the Internal Revenue Service asked tea party groups a whole lot of questions. As admitted by the IRS, and as detailed in a forthcoming Inspector Ge... Read More

Blame Game: During Fundraiser, Obama Says "Other Party" Behind Political Gridlock

(NEW YORK) -- President Obama blamed part of the political gridlock in Washington, D.C., on “hyper-partisanship” while speaking at a fundraiser attended by Justin Timberlake and Jessica... Read More