Update: May 21, 2013 10:54 AM In a scathing new report Monday, the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General accused onetime Arizona U.S. Attorney Dennis K. Burke of leaking confidential …

How the IRS’s Nonprofit Division Got So Dysfunctional

The IRS division responsible for flagging Tea Party groups has long been an agency afterthought, beset by mismanagement, financial constraints and an unwillingness to spell out just what it expects from social welfare nonprofits, former officials and experts say.

Report: FBI Looking For Source Of Menendez Prostitution Rumors

The twists in the Robert Menendez saga just keep coming.

Outgoing IRS Chief: Question That Sparked Scandal Was A Plant

One of the oddest aspects of the IRS scandal was the way the story first came to light last Friday, when Lois Lerner, head of the IRS’ tax-exempt organizations division, apologized for inappropriate targeting of conservative groups. The apology, a major admission, was delivered in a decidedly low-profile place: in response to a question from an attendee at a panel during the American Bar Association tax section’s annual meeting in Washington D.C.

What Crimes Might The FBI Look At In IRS Investigation?

Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday announced that he had ordered a criminal investigation into the IRS scandal, in which the agency was found to have inappropriately screened and handled applications for tax-exempt status from conservative groups.

The Seven Questions That Got The IRS In Trouble

Tucked inside the the government report that found the IRS used inappropriate criteria to identify tax-exempt applications to review is a list of seven questions.

IRS Official’s Admission Baffled Audience At Tax Panel

The fateful question came from a tax lawyer, in a room filled with dozens of them. It came at the end of a Friday morning panel, on the second day of the American Bar Association tax section’s big annual meeting at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Washington D.C. The moderator had announced that it would be the panel’s last question.

IRS Office That Targeted Tea Party Also Disclosed Confidential Docs From Conservative Groups

The same IRS office that deliberately targeted conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status in the run-up to the 2012 election released nine pending confidential applications of conservative groups to ProPublica late last year.

Texas Paramedic Showed Signs Of Deeper Turmoil Since Blast

Several times in the past week, Bryce Reed posted on Facebook about how hard recent days have been.

Congresswoman Wants Jackson’s ‘Karaoke Nights’ Considered In Sentencing

One of former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s ex-colleagues came to his defense in a letter to a judge made public Tuesday, calling the corrupt ex-congressman “the highlight of our karaoke nights” and asking that his “many contributions to America” be taken into account in his sentencing.