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As they joined Republicans on Tuesday in bashing the Internal Revenue Service for targeting conservative groups that sought tax-exempt status, Senate Democrats had another target: the regulations that require the U.S. tax agency to weigh the political activity of such groups.Beyond the question of what led still-unidentified IRS agents to use what an audit called "inappropriate" criteria in reviewing conservative groups, the rise of tax-exempt groups in American politics is at the core of the scandal.At issue is how people on both sides of the nation's political divide have formed hundreds of nonprofit, tax-exempt groups under Section 501(c)(4) of the IRS Code. U.S. law does not require them to disclose their donors and says they must operate "exclusively for the promotion of social welfare."Under Treasury regulations used for decades, however, the law has been defined to mean that such groups must "primarily" be concerned with social welfare causes, such as "bringing about civic bette...
The federal government will cover 100 percent of emergency power and public transportation costs through November 9 in eight New Jersey counties that were hit hard b...
Just weeks after the election, President Barack Obama will be faced with a pivotal decision on oil sanctions on Iran, in which he will have to balance the need to st...
David Richter, the president of Hill International (NYSE:HIL), a mid-sized outfit that manages construction projects, was speaking last year at a private meeting wit...
FBN’s Lou Dobbs on the House and Senate adjourning for summer recess.
FBN’s Charlie Gasparino on Jamie Dimon’s upcoming grilling from the House Financial Services Committee.
FNC’s Mike Emanuel on the rough week for the Attorney General.
FBN’s Neil Cavuto on the politicians continuing to spend taxpayer money questioning J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon on the bank’s losses.
During J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s testimony about the bank’s $2B losses he got into a heated exchange with Sen . Robert Menendez , (D-N.J.), over banking regulations.
“Exile on Wall Street” author Mike Mayo on J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s testimony and the impact of regulations.
Sen. James Inhofe, (R-Okla.), on why the Administration’s policies are hurting oil production in the U.S.
Senators from both parties raised concerns Thursday about Moscow's record on human rights and foreign policy, highlighting the difficult task facing the Obama admini...
Data from Korea National Oil Corp. provided mixed cues on whether refiners in South Korea are gearing down imports of Iranian crude oil in the face of U.S. sanctions...
In his State of the Union address Tuesday, the president laid out new reforms, programs and initiatives aimed at reviving the middle class and igniting the economic ...
Media Research Center founder Brent Bozell on the lack of coverage of the Sen. Menendez scandal in the mainstream media.
Media Research Center founder Brent Bozell on why the media needs to cover the Sen. Menendez scandal more.
FOX News legal analyst Lis Wiehl and Deirde Imus on the White House’s decision to release the photo of the president skeet shooting.
Psychotherapist Dr. Robi Ludwig and psychologist Dr. Jeffrey Gardere on the Sen . Robert Menendez scandal.
Author Imogen Lloyd Webber and ABC Radio’s Bernard McGuirk debate the role of women in combat.
Rasmussen Reports President Scott Rasmussen on the Presidential race and other key elections across the country.
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