Sound, Fury, And The IRS Mess
May 21st, 2013by Richard Tofel, ProPublica ProPublica’s job is to report the news rather than to make news ourselves, but sometimes we find an article of ours to be itself a subject of public debate. Last week was such a time, when two articles we had published back in December and January became the subject of significant
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Policy, Discretion Guide Media Sources Probes
May 21st, 2013WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a rare moment in relations between the media and the government: In 2008, FBI Director Robert Mueller called the top editors at The New York Times and The Washington Post to apologize because the bureau had improperly obtained reporters’ telephone records four years earlier. The extraordinary call was an admission
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O’Malley Using Agenda, Fundraising To Explore 2016
May 21st, 2013ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — His latest legislative achievements put him in the vanguard of his party’s liberal base. He’s been a top fundraiser for President Barack Obama. And he’s ramping up his travel to help fellow Democrats around the country. Little-known outside his home state, Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley has methodically checked the necessary boxes
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Committee Nears Final Big Immigration Decisions
May 21st, 2013WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee hopes to nail down an elusive compromise on high-tech visas and may punt a controversy over gay marriage to the full Senate as it makes final drafting decisions on immigration legislation that grants a shot at citizenship to millions living in the country illegally. The high-tech issue involves
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Senate To Debate Crop Insurance In Farm Bill
May 21st, 2013WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is debating cuts to the federally subsidized crop insurance program as it considers a massive farm bill this week. The Obama administration said Monday it wants to see more cuts to crop insurance and farm subsidies in the legislation, which would cost almost $100 billion a year over five years
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