IRS accused of obstruction over lost emails in Tea Party affair
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans accused the U.S. Internal Revenue Service on Monday of hiding emails written by a former senior official and obstructing a congressional inquiry into a controversy involving past IRS treatment of conservative groups.
California lawmakers pass bill to update currency law, aid Bitcoin users
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – California lawmakers on Monday approved a measure making it easier to use alternative currencies including Bitcoin, even as the failed Tokyo based bitcoin exchange, Mt Gox, moved forward into bankruptcy protection.
Second bridge probe linked to Christie is underway: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A second bridge investigation linked to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is underway, this one focusing on possible securities law violations involving the Pulaski Skyway bridge, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.
Democrats clamoring for Hillary Clinton as midterms campaigner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facing a potential Republican surge at November’s midterm elections, Democratic candidates are clamoring for Hillary Clinton to join them on the campaign trail.
White House officials to meet with activist Tom Steyer on climate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House officials and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew will meet with billionaire environmental activist Tom Steyer on Wednesday to discuss climate change, a White House official said.
California drought plan stalls in state Senate as deadline looms
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – A long-awaited plan to shore up California’s drought-parched water supply stalled in the legislature on Monday, amid Republican complaints that the proposal does not do enough to send water to farms and cities in the state…
Tech moguls raise cash to fight Washington’s ‘big money problem’
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A group of influential Internet moguls aim to fix what they refer to as the “big money problem” in Washington politics by, well, raising cash.
Senate panel calls on CDC to explain anthrax incident
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Senate health panel on Monday called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for a detailed explanation of a safety breach that exposed as many as 84 people at three CDC laboratories to live anthrax, a deadly pathogen…
Michelle Obama says will not go into politics after White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. first lady Michelle Obama will not go into politics after leaving the White House, she said on Monday, dismissing rumors she might follow in the footsteps of predecessor Hillary Clinton and run for the Senate after her husba…
White House staffer subpoenaed in congressional inquiry of IRS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Republican-controlled congressional committee said on Monday that it had subpoenaed a White House staffer as part of an inquiry into last year’s treatment of conservative political groups by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
