Lois Lerner, the IRS official at the center of the political targeting scandal plans to assert her constitutional right not to answer questions from a congressional committee.
Lois Lerner, the IRS official at the center of the political targeting scandal plans to assert her constitutional right not to answer questions from a congressional committee.
President Obama promised to make available all necessary government resources to Oklahoma to help in the rescue and recovery effort in the aftermath of a devastating tornado.
The White House said its counsel was told on April 24 about the preliminary findings of an IRS audit that showed IRS employees targeting conservative groups for extra scrutiny.
The White House Chief of Staff found out about the IRS scandal after the fact, reports CNBC's John Harwood; and Haley Barbour, Former Governor of Mississippi, discusses the scandal, and whether it's time for tax reform.
U.S. lawmakers are getting ready for a second week of scrutinizing the circumstances surrounding the IRS targeting of conservative groups, reports CNBC's John Harwood.
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp tells CNBC ahead of his panel's IRS scandal hearing that he wants to know who "hatched" the plan to target conservative groups.
President Obama responds to questions about what he knew regarding the Inspector General report of the Internal Revenue Service. We're going to make sure we hold anyone involved accountable, he says.
Rep. Charles Boustany tells CNBC he's confident Congress will follow the "paper trail" to hold to account those responsible for the IRS' targeting of conservative nonprofit groups.
Discussing news the IRS was targeting Conservative groups, with CNBC's Rick Santelli; Mark Everson, former IRS Commissioner; and Jim Pethokoukis, American Enterprise Institute.
White House press secretary Jay Carney was grilled by reporters today over new emails in relation to the Benghazi attack, and the spire was attached to the top of the World Trade Center today, reports CNBC's Courtney Reagan.
The IRS admitted to singling out roughly 75 nonprofit groups for extra scrutiny based on connection to conservative causes, reports CNBC's John Harwood; and Ari Melber, Nation Magazine and Phil Musser, New Frontier Strategy president, discuss.
CNBC's Steve Liesman shares highlights of his interview with Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, about Europe's economic problems and getting Congress and the White House to strike a deal on the budget.
The White House is creating a new senior advisor position to focus on Internet and privacy policy, and Twitter lawyer Nicole Wong is a leading contender, a source says.