Washington Times, New Emails Show IRS Delayed Witness Interview in Criminal Probe: Lawyers for the Internal Revenue Service attempted to stall a criminal investigation by waiting nearly a month before giving an agency employee permission to meet with investigators, despite the employee’s willingness to testify, emails showed. The emails, obtained…

Judicial Watch, IRS Obstructs Justice?: We have just obtained new internal documents from the Department of Justice (DOJ) that show how the IRS Office of the Chief Counsel worked to delay a meeting between an IRS employee and DOJ and FBI investigators about the Obama IRS abuse and harassment of…

Wall Street Journal editorial, End of the IRS Investigation?: Republicans are rightly furious about the IRS targeting of conservative political groups—and the agency’s lack of cooperation in finding out what happened. They’ve even cut the IRS budget to get the agency’s attention. So it was odd to learn that the…

The Hill, GOP Gives Thumbs Down to IRS Chief: More than a year into his tenure, some GOP lawmakers say the commissioner has lost his chance to win them over. And while other Republicans, especially in the Senate, give Koskinen higher marks, frustration with the IRS remains at a high…

The Blaze, GOP, Dems: Let’s Make It Easier to Fire IRS Officials: Dozens of House members, including three Democrats, have put forward a new bill that would require the IRS to fire anyone who targets people or groups based on their political beliefs. The Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act…

Bloomberg, IRS Chief: I Don’t Want to Be Seen As Influencing 2016: Rules from the Internal Revenue Service that would limit nonprofit groups’ involvement in politics may not be enforced before the 2016 election, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said Tuesday. The tax agency’s first attempt at those rules—released in November…

New York Post, ABCs of IRS Mess: Justice Department Is Tainted, Too: At her confirmation hearings Wednesday, Loretta Lynch said she’s only “generally aware” of the Justice Department’s investigation of IRS targeting of conservative groups. As a service for our likely new attorney general, here’s a primer on why so…