Posts Tagged ‘groups’

Civil Liberties Groups Are Ganging Up on NSA, All the Way to the Legal Limit

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed suit against Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, the director of the National Security Agency, the Secretary of Defense, and the Attorney General, following confirmation that the NSA is collecting phone call data from a division of Verizon. This could be a significant threat to the programs, as civil libertarians [...]

Asian groups, White House seek better race data

WASHINGTON (AP) — Taken together on paper, Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders appear to be a high-achieving bunch with few of the challenges faced by other racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. when it comes to education. Tweet This Post

Conservative groups say IRS practices hurt their ability to raise money

Leaders from conservative and tea party groups told a congressional panel that the Internal Revenue Service’s methods of vetting organizations seeking nonprofit status discouraged supporters from donating to their causes. Representatives from six organizations appeared before members of the House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday to discuss their interactions with the IRS, a government [...]

Here Are Some of the Questions the IRS Asked Conservative Groups

It’s been two and a half years since Kevin Kookogey first asked the Internal Revenue Service to grant nonprofit status to Linchpins of Liberty, his group aimed at teaching children conservative political principles and American history. He’s still waiting. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

GOP questions IRS scrutiny of anti-abortion groups

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — When a small anti-abortion group in Iowa sought nonprofit status, the Internal Revenue Service asked its board to promise not to organize protests outside Planned Parenthood and demanded to know how its prayer meetings and protest signs were educational. Tweet This Post