The Times reports that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has filed a complaint with the Internal Revenue Service alleging that Americans for Prosperity Foundation has violated tax law. The complaint follows a New Yorker profile of the Koch brothers. According to the article, David Koch started Americans for Prosperity in 2004. What’s in store for […]
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Organizing the Tea Party
The Times reports on organizational efforts of the Tea Party. In recent months, FreedomWorks has teamed up with Glenn Beck, the biggest celebrity of the Tea Party movement to promote it. This weekend, with many Tea Party supporters descending on Washington for a rally that Mr. Beck is holding at the Lincoln Memorial, FreedomWorks is […]
New campaign finance cop: the IRS
The Post reports. The Supreme Court’s decision this year in Citizens United, which lifted campaign spending restrictions for companies and interest groups, has indirectly thrust the Internal Revenue Service into the more prominent role of overseeing those expenditures. . . . The IRS has limited ability to enforce its rules. It cannot fine groups for […]