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  • And Straight From The White House

    22 May 2013, 7:17 pm by: Carol Platt Liebau

    Today, Josh Marshall argues that Lois Lerner should be fired. Today, Ezra Klein aruges that Lois Lerner should be fired. So does Salon's reliable...
  • Issa: Lois Lerner Waived Her Right to Invoke the Fifth Amendment

    22 May 2013, 6:15 pm by: Kate Hicks

    There was no way Lois Lerner's part in the IRS saga would end quietly, even as she invoked her right to remain silent. Rep. Darrell Issa,...
  • MSNBC Analyst: Hey, Why Didn't Romney Make A Bigger Deal of the IRS Scandal Last Year?

    22 May 2013, 3:15 pm by: Guy Benson

    There are moments in politics when an argument is advanced that is so surpassingly stupid or dishonest that it momentarily freezes your brain. ...
  • Limited Immunity: The Smart Way to Go

    22 May 2013, 2:57 pm by: Carol Platt Liebau

    It was wrong-headed to allow Lois Lerner to appear before Government Oversight Committee, made a self-serving statement, invoke the Fifth...
  • Who Is Cindy Thomas?

    22 May 2013, 2:35 pm by: Carol Platt Liebau

    The short answer? The highest-ranking official in the Cincinnati office where, the IRS would have us believe, a few rogue employees initiated a...
  • Whoa: Soldier Beheaded By Radical Muslims Praising Allah

    22 May 2013, 2:21 pm by: Katie Pavlich

    The UK Telegraph is reporting a soldier who was walking on the street has been beheaded in Woolwich. Several witnesses described...
  • Drip: IRS' Own Internal Targeting Probe Determined Wrongdoing in...May 2012

    22 May 2013, 1:15 pm by: Guy Benson

    Today's IRS hearing featured a newsworthy flurry of activity at the very beginning, then promptly devolved into the now-familiar soup of "to...
  • Former IRS Commissioner Visited White House 118 Times During Tea Party Targeting

    22 May 2013, 11:57 am by: Katie Pavlich

    According to Republican Rep. Jim Jordan and White House visitor logs, former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman visited the White House 118 times...
  • Global Pursuit for Freedom Falters in New Report

    22 May 2013, 11:30 am by: Dalton Vogler

    Independent watchdog organization Freedom House released their annual report this month that highlights a growing trend of countries becoming less...
  • IRS Official Pleads 5th: "I Have Not Done Anything Wrong"

    22 May 2013, 11:28 am by: Greg Hengler

    Seems like a nice lady...
  • BREAKING: Lerner Refuses to Answer Any Questions, Issa Dismisses Her

    22 May 2013, 10:55 am by: Guy Benson

    As expected, IRS official Lois Lerner declined to answer questions on any subject from the House Oversight Committee this morning. In a brief...
  • Plenty of IRS Politics at The White House

    22 May 2013, 10:09 am by: Carol Platt Liebau

    In today's Washington Post, Dan Balz criticizes the slow drip-drip of information trickling from the White House, and the ever-changing timeline...
  • Escalation: Embattled IRS Official to 'Plead the Fifth' at Hearing Today

    22 May 2013, 8:45 am by: Guy Benson

    The question of legality has been a prickly one for the White House and the IRS over the last week. The acting IRS Commissioner said his...
  • He's Back: Anthony Weiner Launches Campaign for NYC Mayor

    22 May 2013, 8:37 am by: Katie Pavlich

    He's baaaaacccckkkkk. Former Rep. Anthony Weiner is back in the political arena and has officially kicked off his campaign for Mayor of New...
  • FBI Kills Man Connected to Boston Bombing in Orlando

    22 May 2013, 8:30 am by: Katie Pavlich

    An FBI agent has shot and killed a man reportedly connected to the Boston bombing suspects in Orlando. According to NBC News,...
  • DOJ Monitored Phone Lines of Five Fox News Reporters, Fox News Executives and Family Members of…

    22 May 2013, 7:29 am by: Katie Pavlich

    Last night on Fox News' Special Report, anchor Bret Baier revealed that the Department of Justice not only secretly monitored the phone...
  • BREAKING: Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Gang of Eight Immigration Reform Bill

    21 May 2013, 8:11 pm by: Daniel Doherty

    This was not unexpected, of course, but for those unfamiliar with the legislation, here are the nuts and bolts of the committee-approved bill:...
  • Taking the Fifth -- What It Does (& Doesn't Do) for Lerner

    21 May 2013, 7:49 pm by: Carol Platt Liebau

    Tomorrow, Lois Lerner -- director of Exempt Organizations at the IRS when all the targeting occurred -- is going to come to Capitol Hill and take...
  • Sigh: Vermont Legalizes Physician-Assisted Suicide

    21 May 2013, 7:00 pm by: Daniel Doherty

    Here’s a significant and little-known news item from yesterday that unsurprisingly flew under the radar: Vermont became the third U.S. state --...
  • Whoa: US Hasn't Detained Five Benghazi Terrorists Due to Trial-Related Evidentiary Concerns

    21 May 2013, 4:18 pm by: Guy Benson

    Simply stunning, via the Associated Press: U.S. officials say they have identified five men they believe might be behind the attack on...

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