Posts Tagged ‘Scrutiny’

A timeline of the IRS’s scrutiny of the right

A look at events leading to the disclosure that the Internal Revenue Service placed conservative groups under special scrutiny for 18 months before the 2012 elections, a practice that has prompted congressional inquiries and a Justice Department criminal investigation: Tweet This Post

American Voices: IRS Targeted Conservative Groups For Scrutiny

The IRS is said to have targeted conservative and Tea Party–affiliated groups for tax scrutiny, seeking out organizations that focused on the national debt and those that aimed to influence citizens regarding “how to make America a better plac… The Onion Tweet This Post

IRS Scrutiny Was Deeper Than Thought

Investigators have found that the IRA “scrutinized conservative groups for raising political concerns over government spending, debt and taxes or even for advocating making America a better place to live,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Tweet This Post

Fundraising from HHS secretary draws scrutiny

WASHINGTON (AP) — A fundraising push by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is drawing criticism from a key Senate Republican who questions whether she has a conflict of interest. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Wall Street Access to Insiders Under Scrutiny

Washington Post: “Current and former congressional staffers say talking with investors is common, but ethics experts see potential problems, highlighted by the recent federal subpoenas issued in a case involving a Medicare funding decision.” Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire Tweet This Post

Wall Street Access to Insiders Under Scrutiny

Washington Post: “Current and former congressional staffers say talking with investors is common, but ethics experts see potential problems, highlighted by the recent federal subpoenas issued in a case involving a Medicare funding decision.” Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire Tweet This Post

Labor Sec. Nominee Faces Harsh GOP Scrutiny

Secretary of Labor nominee Thomas Perez faced two hours of intense scrutiny at his nomination hearing Thursday morning as he sought to alleviate Republican concerns over his role in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. At issue is a lengthy report released… Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Chinese companies retreat from U.S. listings as scrutiny mounts

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Chinese companies are deserting U.S. stock markets in record numbers as regulatory scrutiny mounts and the advantages of a U.S. listing slip away. U.S. government investigations of suspect financial reports and battered share prices have for many Chinese companies wrecked the chances of raising new money in the United States and [...]

Chinese companies retreat from U.S. listings as scrutiny mounts

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Chinese companies are deserting U.S. stock markets in record numbers as regulatory scrutiny mounts and the advantages of a U.S. listing slip away. U.S. government investigations of suspect financial reports and battered share prices have for many Chinese companies wrecked the chances of raising new money in the United States and [...]