12 Congressional Hearings That Are Shamefully Overdue
Political activist Ralph Nader calls on an empowered Democratic Party to launch a series of bold new investigations in the House.
Government Shutdown Won't Delay Tax Refunds: Trump Official
Changes to past policies will make the payments possible. Furloughed IRS workers will be recalled, probably without pay, to process returns.
Ivanka's Involvement in Trump's Inauguration May Be Her Undoing
A new report finds the inaugural committee paid the Trump Organization directly, and that the first daughter helped negotiate a price.
The IRS Has Been Weaponized Against the Working Poor
A new ProPublica report finds recipients of the earned income tax credit are more likely to be audited than those earning 20 times as much.
The IRS Has Been Gutted Beyond All Recognition
A new ProPublica reports finds the rich have benefitted from a years-long campaign to slash the agency's budget to the tune of billions.
The IRS' Work Against Tax Cheats Faces Virtual Collapse
Audits and criminal referrals have plummeted amid budget cuts from Congress and a reordering of the agency's priorities.
Could Trump Be a One-Man Version of the Lehman Brothers?
The disgraced global financial firm cooked the books, and the president may have done likewise. The trouble is that his shell games still largely remain to be revealed.
Elizabeth Warren Introduces Sweeping Anti-Corruption Legislation
The Massachusetts senator says the bill's provisions should be a "no-brainer" in a "functional democracy."
'Manafort and His Lies' at Heart of Case, Prosecution Argues
Paul Manafort lied to keep himself flush with cash and later to maintain his luxurious lifestyle, prosecutors tell jurors in closing arguments at the former Trump campaign chairman's financial fraud trial.
How Right-Wingers in High Places Are Keeping Racist Statues Standing
It's a clash of ideas and values that might be characterized as Charlottesville versus the neo-Confederacy.
