Politics Informer

E.J. Dionne, Washington PostWASHINGTON — We know American politics are dysfunctional. But after a week of scandal obsession during which the nation's capital and the media virtually ignored the problems most voters care about — jobs, incomes, growth, opportunity, education — it's worth asking if there is something especially flawed about our democracy.Our circumstances certainly [...]

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) “defended his starring role in publicly funded tourism ads that Democrats say gives him an unfair advantage in the race for governor,” the Newark Star Ledger reports. Said Christie: “I don’t see any advantage due or undue to me. I’m doing my job and if I was unwilling to [...]

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As the House Ways and Means Committee conducted a hearing Friday on targeted scrutiny of conservative advocacy groups by the Internal Revenue Service, Republicans reacted with dismay to news that the IRS official in charge of the conservative targeting is now leading the IRS office responsible for administering the tax provisions in the Affordable Care [...]

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O'Reilly and Bernie Goldberg discuss the president's response to the recent scandals. Full News here – RealClearPolitics Video Log

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Since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, certain independent advocacy groups have played an increasingly large role in political campaigns, spending an estimated $ 250 million during the 2012 presidential race. Full News here – NBCNews.com: More politics

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An agency that is supposed to stay as far away from partisan politics as possible has been left in charge — almost by accident — of regulating a huge amount of election spending.      Full News here – NYT > Politics

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First Read: News that the IRS targeted conservative groups poses a longer-term threat to the White House than Benghazi hearings. Full News here – NBCNews.com: Capitol Hill

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Doug Schoen, Pat Caddell and former Rep. John LeBoutillier (R-NY) on Benghazi, IRS and 2016 political fallout. Full News here – RealClearPolitics Video Log

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Richard Scrushy provides his first on-camera interview since serving six years in prison for allegedly bribing Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman. Scrushy told HuffPost Live why believes Siegelman is innocent and the victim of a political prosecution motivated by Karl Rove. Ex-Alabama Governor Don Siegelman’s daughter, Dana Siegelman and former Alabama Congressman, Parker Griffith joined HuffPost [...]

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“Senior Internal Revenue Service officials knew employees were singling out conservative groups for extra scrutiny as early as 2011, according to a watchdog agency’s report set to be released next week,” Politico reports. “The disclosure that senior officials knew agents were flagging applications containing the words ‘patriot’ or ‘tea party’ contradicts public statements by former [...]

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