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Sen. Orrin Hatch emerges as key GOP vote on immigration
WASHINGTON – When Sen. Orrin Hatch takes his seat on the dais in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, the 79-year-old slides...
Tentative deal reached on high-tech visas in immigration bill
WASHINGTON — The outlines of a possible agreement emerged Tuesday on the criteria for high-skilled visas in the immigration overhaul,...
Former IRS commissioner 'dismayed' by inspector general's report
WASHINGTON -- The former top official of the Internal Revenue Service told senators Tuesday he was “dismayed and saddened” by an...
Obama: Nation to stand by Oklahoma survivors 'as long as it takes'
WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Tuesday assured the survivors of Oklahoma’s deadly tornado that the...
Conservatives, tea party leaders seek to block immigration bill
WASHINGTON – Top conservative leaders, along with tea party activists from across the nation, have crafted a letter of opposition to...
White House officials knew of IRS audit findings weeks in advance
WASHINGTON — Top officials in the White House learned in April that an investigation of the IRS...
Senators press forward on immigration bill
WASHINGTON – Senators are pushing forward on changes to a sweeping immigration overhaul, preparing to vote the bill out of the...
U.S. attorney involved in leaking Fast and Furious document
WASHINGTON -- The former top federal prosecutor in Arizona retaliated against the lead whistle blower in the Fast and Furious controversy by...
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Crossroads GPS believes it is under IRS scrutinyWASHINGTON — Crossroads GPS, the behemoth conservative advocacy group behind some of the most robust... |
House immigration group reaches 'agreement in principle'WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has reached an "agreement in principle" on a sweeping immigration bill that would... |
Federal immigration services union joins opposition to billWASHINGTON – A labor union that represents federal officers who vet immigration applications has decided to oppose the immigration... |
House showdown set over IRS targeting of conservative groupsWASHINGTON -- The ousted top official of the Internal Revenue Service will appear before a House committee Friday morning, his first... |
Supreme Court to hear prayer caseWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will revisit the issue of church-state separation and decide whether a town council can begin its... |
House Republicans repudiate Obama healthcare program -- againWASHINGTON – House Republicans voted for the 37th time Thursday evening to repeal all... |
White House fights back on IRS as GOP keeps up pressureWASHINGTON — A senior White House aide insisted Sunday that President Obama learned only from news reports that an IRS office had... |
White House announces new IRS leadershipWASHINGTON – Continuing to move quickly to try to put the IRS... |
Obama urges Morehouse College graduates to help othersWASHINGTON — President Obama urged graduates of a celebrated historically black college Sunday to... |
Obama calls on Congress to help protect U.S. diplomatsWASHINGTON – President Obama on Thursday called on Congress to... |
Obama budget would cut deficits, report saysWASHINGTON -- President Obama’s proposed mix of tax hikes and spending cuts would reduce future... |
Obama Cabinet picks advance after party-line votesWASHINGTON – Two of President Obama’s second-term Cabinet nominees inched forward Thursday,... |
HUD to shut down offices as a result of sequesterAcross-the-board cuts in the federal budget will force the Department of Housing and Urban Development to close its offices on May 24 and... |
Counter-terrorism leak compromised an informant, sources sayWASHINGTON -- The unauthorized disclosure of a counter-terrorism operation in Yemen last year compromised an exceedingly rare and valuable... |
Acting IRS commissioner resigns, Obama saysWASHINGTON – President Obama announced the resignation Wednesday evening of Steven Miller, acting... |
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Questions on targeting are 'loaded,' IRS official saysWASHINGTON – The acting head of the IRS insisted Friday that he and other agency officials did not mislead Congress by failing to... |
Senate approves Obama choice to head MedicareWASHINGTON – In an unusual break in the partisan warring over... |
Ex-IRS chief apologizes in hearing for 'foolish mistakes'WASHINGTON – The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized Friday morning for the agency's "foolish mistakes" in its... |
Holder pledges to probe IRS handling of conservative groupsWASHINGTON – Testifying on Capitol Hill, Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. promised a thorough... |