(Reuters) - A California-based Tea Party group sued the U.S. Internal Revenue Service on Monday in what marked the first lawsuit to stem from an investigation finding the agency singled-out conservative organizations. Full story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A controversy at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service involving extra scrutiny in 2010-2012 of politically conservative groups is dominating the political agenda in Washington, with congressional hearings set for Tuesday and Wednesday. Full story
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional and Justice Department investigators are examining the Internal Revenue Service over its inappropriate scrutiny of conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. Full story
Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-KS) shares his reaction to news the IRS targeted conservative groups. "Americans are expecting Congress and the Federal Government to get to the bottom of this, and to make sure this never happens again," he says.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Sunday accused Republicans of conducting political "fishing expeditions," while Republican lawmakers showed no let up in attacking President Barack Obama's administration for a culture of what they called cover-up and "intimidation." Full story
White House adviser Dan Pfeiffer reviews footage from last year of an IRS spokesman testifying to Congress that there was no targeting within the agency.
Member of the House Intelligence and Appropriations Committee Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speaks with MSNBC’s Alex Witt. He notes the “fiasco” in oversight regarding the Benghazi investigation. Schiff refutes the suggestion to fire Attorney General Eric Holder. He talks about the “heads that should roll”
MSNBC’s Alex Witt gauges House Ways and Means Committee member Rep. Lloyd Doggett’s, D-Texas, reaction from the IRS hearing. He reveals what he learned from the meeting including answers that “showed what a giant overreach the matter is” and evidence that there was no corruption within President Oba
IRS commissioner Steven Miller, who submitted his resignation earlier this week, faced lawmakers at a House hearing on the IRS targeting, insisting that he had not mislead Congress or the American people. NBC’s Lisa Myers reports.
Chris Matthews talks with Rep. Dave Reichert, R-Wash., and Rep. Sandy Levin, D-Mich., about Friday’s IRS hearing regarding the agency’s targeting of Tea Party groups.
The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank and Georgetown University’s Michael Eric Dyson dissect whether the Republicans are practicing “dumb politics” over the IRS scandal and if they could wind up doing President Obama a favor by turning the topic into “just another partisan issue.”
White House press secretary Jay Carney is questioned by the press during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, May 20, 2013. Pressure was building on Monday for the Obama administration to fire more people linked to the Internal Revenue Service's extra scrutiny of conservative groups,
White House press secretary Jay Carney speaks to the press during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, May 20, 2013. Pressure was building on Monday for the Obama administration to fire more people linked to the Internal Revenue Service's extra scrutiny of conservative groups, possib
