Tag Archives: Tea Party

• News

  Richmond Tea Party in D.C. for hearings on IRS scandal

  Richmond group claims it was targeted by the IRS.
• Politics

  Obama punches back on scandals

  President Barack Obama is counter-punching furiously to prevent a series of potential scandals from overwhelming his second-term agenda.
• Politics

  Obama: Acting IRS commissioner resigns in wake of scandal

  The president said his administration is working to enact “new safeguards to make sure that this kind of behavior cannot happen again.”
• News

  Holder orders probe of IRS targeting conservative groups

  U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has ordered an investigation into Internal Revenue Service political targeting of some conservative groups, he announced Tuesday.
• Politics

  Senators Kaine, Warner respond to IRS targeting groups

  Senator Tim Kaine and Mark Warner released statements in response to recent reports the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) targeted organizations based on ideology.
• Politics

  Obama: Alleged IRS political targeting ‘outrageous’

  President Obama vowed Monday to hold the Internal Revenue Service accountable if reports of political targeting are proved true.
• News / Politics

  Richmond Tea Party targeted by IRS

  The Internal Revenue Service has apologized for admitting it intentionally targeted and investigated Tea Party and other conservative groups around the country.
• Politics

  IRS apologizes: Officials knew of agents’ tea party targeting in 2011

  Officials at the Internal Revenue Service knew in June 2011 that their agents were targeting conservative groups for additional scrutiny on tax documents.
• Politics

  IRS admits ‘mistakes’ following tea party complaints

  Multiple tea party groups reported significant delays and excessive questioning from IRS officials while trying to obtain 501(c)(4) status.
• Politics

  Virginia Tea Party co-founder unhappy with transportation reform

  Jamie Radtke, co-founder of the Virginia Tea Party Federation, came to the CBS 6 studio Monday to talk about why the party is unhappy.
• Politics

  Tea party apologizes for Rove Nazi pic

  As if the relationship between the tea party and veteran GOP strategist Karl Rove wasn’t stained enough, the Tea Party Patriots apologized Tuesday for blasting out an email with an edited image of Rove wearing a Nazi uniform.
• Politics

  Rand Paul to deliver tea party response to Obama, GOP

  Paul will make his remarks soon after Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, wraps up the GOP response Tuesday night.