Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJun 4, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including former RNC Chairman Michael Steele weighs a political comeback and Rep. Darrell Issa gets some pushback from his own party after calling the White House's spokesman a "paid liar." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJun 2, 2013
Congressman Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, told Candy Crowley on CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday morning that interviews with workers from the IRS' Cincinnati office revealed that the order to target conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status likely came from Washington. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Joe Conason / TruthdigMay 31, 2013
Let's state this very simply, so everybody will understand. The notion that Barack Obama is "Nixonian" -- or that his administration's recent troubles bear any resemblance to "Watergate" -- is the biggest media lie since the phony "Whitewater scandal" crested during the Clinton presidency. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Kim Barker and Justin Elliott, ProPublicaMay 27, 2013
In the furious fallout from the revelation that the IRS flagged applications from conservative nonprofits for extra review because of their political activity, some points about the big picture -- and big donors -- have fallen through the cracks. Consider this our Top 6 list of need-to-know facts on "dark money" groups. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 25, 2013
Last week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Why the IRS scandal misses the point, drones threaten privacy, and the other people in sports still trapped in the closet. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigMay 23, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including Rep. Darrell Issa decides to withdraw a subpoena related to the Benghazi hearings and a top IRS official pleads the Fifth. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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