Month: May 2013

Good morning, here are Tuesday’s political law links, 5/21/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 21, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Executive Branch, IRS, Minnesota, Nevada

BACHMANN UPDATE. The Post. “The FBI is scheduling interviews related to allegations of financial impropriety in Rep. Michele Bachmann’s 2012 campaign.” WEINER WIFE WAIVER. NY Times. “The State Department, under Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, created an arrangement for her longtime aide and confidante Huma Abedin to work for private clients as a consultant while serving […]

Good morning, here are Monday’s political law links, 5/20/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 20, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, FEC, Illinois, IRS, New Jersey, Virginia

TICK TOCK DRIP. The Post. “The firestorm buffeting the Internal Revenue Service intensified Friday as lawmakers began what they promised would be an extensive effort to learn whether there was any political motivation or White House involvement in the agency’s recently acknowledged misdeeds.” CINCINNATI CONFUSED. The Times. “While there are still many gaps in the […]

Good morning, here are Friday’s political law links, 5/17/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date May 17, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, Executive Branch, Illinois, Indiana, IRS, New York, Senate

ANOTHER OFFICIAL TO LEAVE. The Hill. “Joseph Grant, the acting commissioner for the agency’s Tax Exempt and Government Entities division, plans to retire, according to the IRS.” WERFEL APPOINTED. News here. “President Obama on Thursday appointed Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Controller Danny Werfel as acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.” REQUEST TO […]