At the annual Faith and Freedom Coalition convention, Jeb Bush described why immigrants are important to America, while Rand Paul described a global 'war against Christianity," and Marco Rubio made a pro-life pitch. Seven takeaways from the convention thus far. Read More

The poker game between House Oversight Committee Reps. Darrell Issa and Elijah Cummings continues. Hint: Issa's no good at bluffing. Read More

Philadelphia's school district is closing 23 schools and laying off 3,783 employees in response to a $304 million deficit. Read More

Now that no evidence has surfaced to support Darrell Issa's claim that "Washington headquarters" was behind the so-called IRS scandal, he's struggling to stay relevant by withholding transcripts and attacking fellow Oversight Committee reps. Read More

Dear Gov. Pat McCrory, you may be a Republican governor, but you represent all of the people of the great state of North Carolina, not just the members of your party. Read More

A Republican congressman on the Agriculture Committee, who voted against food stamps, has received millions in government subsidies for his farm. Read More

Even Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele said Issa and some other Republicans appear to be over-playing their hand trying to implicate Obama in the IRS scandal. Read More

The “Abolish the IRS” movement has a new GOP follower in its effort to lower taxes for the rich and kill health care reform for the poor and middle class. Read More

One keynote speaker at a conference in Anaheim, Calif. was paid $27,500, which included a $2,500 fee for first class airfare. He gave two hour-long speeches. Here's a breakdown of the key findings in the report. Read More

The hearing on Tuesday became heated when Democratic Rep. Jim McDermott told the conservative leaders that what happened to them was wrong but that the IRS does have a legitimate concern in monitoring political activity by tax exempt groups. Read More

Besides their single-minded focus on destroying President Obama, here's another reason the Republican Party won't let go of the IRS controversy: It gives them a chance to call for extreme measures like abolishing the IRS altogether. Read More

After Rep. Darrell Issa called White House Press Secretary Jay Carney a "paid liar," some Republicans are urging him to tone it down.. Read More

Daniel Werfel delivered his first testimony in front of Congress, promising to restore American's trust in the tarnished federal agency. GOP Rep. Issa continues to try to tie the White House to the IRS scandal. Read More

Congress on Monday is slated to hold its fourth hearing on the tax collection agency’s targeting of conservative groups. Meanwhile, GOP's Darrell Issa is continuing to argue Washington was involved in the IRS scandal. Read More

Republican Congressman Darrell Issa said in an interview Sunday that the Obama administration directed the IRS to target Tea Party groups and that soon to be released transcripts would prove his accusation. Read More

When Apple CEO Tim Cook was called in last week to face the wrath of lawmakers on Capitol Hill wondering how Apple sheltered $44 billion from taxes, he got more than a warm reception. He got an apology. Read More

Germany’s walk back from austerity leaves John Boehner and Republicans as its only true disciples. Just ask a Northern Ireland "shopkeeper." Read More

The president called on Congress to address the problem of rising student loan interest rates Friday. Read More

According to a new Quinnipiac poll, Americans support an IRS special prosecutor by 76% to 17% in light of reports that the agency had improperly targeted conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status. Read More