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Commissioner John Koskinen is facing calls for impeachment after he failed to discover thousands of emails from former senior executive Lois G. Lerner, despite assuring Congress that he had done everything to recover them. (Associated Press)

IRS vows action on tea party applications held up by targeting

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Tea party activists demonstrate on Fountain Square before marching to the John Weld Peck Federal Building in Cincinnati to protest the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status on May 21, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Court says IRS must prove it stopped tea party targeting

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Tax bill could force Facebook to pay IRS billions

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

House Speaker Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, listens during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 22, 2016, following a House Republican caucus meeting. (Associated Press) **FILE**

GOP tax plan would slash rates, simplify code

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, right, talks to the committee's ranking member Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 15, 2016, during the committee's hearing to consider a censure or IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

House panel votes to censure IRS chief over Lerner emails

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Rep. Peter Roskam, Illinois Republican, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 17, 2014. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

House votes to stop IRS from collecting info of nonprofit donors

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

House to take first vote to censure IRS chief John Koskinen

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

IRS computer hack was worse than agency admitted

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

IRS reveals list of tea party groups targeted for extra scrutiny

The Washington Times

This April 13, 2014, file photo shows the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters building in Washington. Millions of taxpayers face a midnight deadline Monday, March 18, 2016, to file their tax returns, while millions of other Americans seek more time, a six-month extension. The filing deadline was delayed three days beyond the traditional April 15 deadline, because Friday was a legal holiday in the District of Columbia. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File) — FILE

IRS: White House never asked for secret information on taxpayers

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2016 file photo, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The IRS says the agency's commissioner won't appear at a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, May 24, 2106, examining whether he deserves to be impeached. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

EDITORIAL: John Koskinen’s impeachment overdue

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

US Constitution (illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington TImes)

JENNY BETH MARTIN: Defending free speech: May 2016 edition

By Jenny Beth Martin

The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington is seen here on March 22, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

IRS sued over erased instant messages

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this file photo taken Feb. 10, 2016, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

House launches effort to impeach IRS Commissioner John Koskinen

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this photo taken Feb. 10, 2016, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has introduced a resolution to censure Koskinen. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah says the resolution seeks Koskinen’s resignation or removal, as well as the forfeiture of his pension. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

House investigator calls for IRS chief to be censured over Lois Lerner emails

By Stephen Dinan and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

This April 13, 2014, file photo shows the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters building in Washington. Millions of taxpayers face a midnight deadline Monday, March 18, 2016, to file their tax returns, while millions of other Americans seek more time, a six-month extension. The filing deadline was delayed three days beyond the traditional April 15 deadline, because Friday was a legal holiday in the District of Columbia. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File) — FILE

EDITORIAL: IRS makes U.S. rot from within

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Illustration on increasing government involvement in tax filing by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

ALEXANDER HENDRIE: Solving the tax nightmare

By Alexander Hendrie

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2015, file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) **FILE**

Obamacare customers overpaid $8M by IRS

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - This April 13, 2014, file photo shows the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters building in Washington. Millions of taxpayers face a midnight deadline Monday, March 18, 2016, to file their tax returns, while millions of other Americans seek more time, a six-month extension. The filing deadline was delayed three days beyond the traditional April 15 deadline, because Friday was a legal holiday in the District of Columbia. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

More than 5M tax returns expected Monday as deadline nears

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington is seen here on March 22, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Watchdog pushes for IRS probe of David Brock-helmed organization

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times