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  • 'I Was Dismayed' To Learn What Agency Did, Ex-IRS Chief Says

    21 May 2013, 11:09 am

    Under Douglas Shulman's watch, IRS personnel singled out some conservative groups for extra scrutiny. That, he conceded Tuesday, has "justifiably led to questions" about the tax agency's motivation.
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  • IRS Officials On Hot Seat

    21 May 2013, 7:00 am

    Former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman and outgoing acting Commissioner Steven Miller are being grilled. The IRS is under fire because some conservative groups' applications for tax-exempt status were given extra scrutiny in recent years. An inspector general…
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  • Fox News Reporter James Rosen Caught Up In Federal Probe

    21 May 2013, 5:52 am

    There is word of another controversial leak investigation by the Department of Justice. The target is Fox News reporter James Rosen, who was monitored by the department after breaking a story about North Korea's nuclear weapons program in 2009.
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  • Unclear Laws May Have Contributed to Tax-Exempt Controversy

    21 May 2013, 5:52 am

    IRS and Treasury officials can expect a hard time in their appearances on Capitol Hill Tuesday. A key question that so far has not gotten much attention: How did it come to be that social welfare organizations became vehicles for political activity?
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  • Apple CEO Faces Senate Panel's Accusations Of 'Tax Gimmickry'

    21 May 2013, 4:24 am

    Tim Cook will address reports that his company pays billions less than it should in U.S. taxes each year at a Tuesday hearing in Washington. According to a report by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Apple avoids the tax payments by shifting…
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  • Senate Debates 5-Year Farm Bill

    21 May 2013, 4:00 am

    The measure includes farm and food subsidies totaling almost $100 billion. Lawmakers have trimmed more than $2 billion in annual farm spending. The question, though, is whether to trim more.
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  • Texas Medicaid Debate Complicated By Politics And Poverty

    21 May 2013, 3:01 am

    In Texas, it may be politically unwise to cross the governor, but some politicians and advocates in the poor Rio Grande Valley are starting to speak out in support of expanding Medicaid. Gov. Rick Perry opposes all parts of Obamacare.
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  • Turnabout Is Fair Play: Senators Have Many Questions For IRS

    20 May 2013, 2:30 pm

    The IRS gave some conservative groups extra, improper scrutiny. Now there's a bipartisan request for the IRS to answer dozens of questions. Read the queries and demands for information from the top Democrat and top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee.
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  • ABC's Karl Expresses Regret, But Stands By Benghazi Story

    20 May 2013, 1:41 pm

    The White House correspondent's story about administration emails created an uproar. Then a key part of it turned out to be wrong.
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  • Decades Of History Behind IRS Flap

    20 May 2013, 12:00 pm

    Host Michel Martin looks into why some non-profits are tax exempt, and how something like the recent IRS flap could happen. She speaks with David Cay Johnston, a columnist for Tax Analysts and reporter Brentin Mock of Colorlines.com.
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  • Supreme Court Takes Case On Prayer At Government Meetings

    20 May 2013, 10:50 am

    Prayers said before meetings of the town board in Greece, N.Y., have predominantly been Christian. A lower court ruled that officials hadn't done enough to seek out prayers from other faiths. That violates the Constitution's Establishment Clause, the court…
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  • Why Congress Has Reasons Not To Be Bipartsan

    20 May 2013, 4:52 am

    Some political columnists say President Obama needs to exercise more "leadership" to bend a divided Congress to his will. But congressional Republicans have little incentive to cooperate with the president. And the more he "leads," the harder it may be for…
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  • Is There Really A Second-Term Curse?

    20 May 2013, 3:07 am

    Whether it's Richard Nixon's resignation or Bill Clinton's impeachment, presidents tend to have a tough time during the back half of an eight-year presidency.
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  • Political Takeaways: Headaches For The White House

    19 May 2013, 8:00 am

    Controversies dominated this past week's political headlines, leaving the Obama White House on the defensive, trying to contain any lasting damage. Host Rachel Martin talks with NPR's Mara Liasson.
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  • Nonconservative Groups Say IRS Scrutinized Them, Too

    19 May 2013, 5:41 am

    The IRS has admitted it flagged tax-exemption requests from groups with "Tea Party" or "Patriot" in their names starting in 2010. But some liberal groups and journalism organizations say their applications also faced long delays during the same period.
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