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William Temple (left), dressed in a tri-corner hat, cheers for speakers during "Audit the IRS," a tea party rally against the Internal Revenue Service on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 19, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times) **FILE**

Federal judge calls IRS untrustworthy in tea party case

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Former IRS executive Lois G. Lerner. (Associated Press/File)

IRS must publicize sensitive tea party data obtained in targeting, Obama administration says

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen insisted that his agency was secure even after a Government Accountability Office report pointed out holes in the IRS' cybersecurity. (Associated Press)

IRS sued for refusing to release secret ‘church investigations’ procedures

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

Donald Trump released on Wednesday evening a letter from his tax attorneys saying that his filings since 2002 have been under continuous scrutiny "consistent with the IRS's practice for large and complex businesses." (Associated Press)

Donald Trump confirms he’s being audited by IRS

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen insisted that his agency was secure even after a Government Accountability Office report pointed out holes in the IRS' cybersecurity. (Associated Press)

IRS still vulnerable to hackers: GAO

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The Justice Department has concluded its own criminal investigation into the IRS and said the targeting was the result of bad management. But investigators said they found no criminal behavior, and specifically cleared Lois G. Lerner, saying her fellow employees said she tried to correct the problems when she learned of them. (Associated Press)

IRS rebuked for tea party targeting, ordered to release secret list

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2106 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks in Fort Worth, Texas. Fear and loathing strikes congressional Republicans faced with the distinct possibility of Donald Trump as their presidential nominee. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Trump: No ‘bombshell’ in tax returns; release after audits

By JEFF HORWITZ - Associated Press

Walt Whitlow uses a powers sander on a project at his home, Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, in Leander, Texas. Whitlow was undergoing cancer treatment when he learned his premiums for coverage under President Barack Obama&#8217;s health care law quadrupled and his deductible went from $900 to $4,600. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Cancer patients snagged in health law’s tangled paperwork

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar - Associated Press

We've gotten ourselves hopelessly in debt. (Illustration by Dana Summers for the Orlando Sentinel)

JENNY BETH MARTIN: The Penny Plan: a simple solution to Washington’s spending problem

By Jenny Beth Martin

A man walks past the Internal Revenue Service Building in Washington. (Associated Press)

IRS experiencing computer failures, can’t process many tax returns

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen answers to the House Oversight Committee at the Capitol in Washington on March 26, 2014, in the panel's continuing probe of whether tea party groups were improperly targeted for increased scrutiny by the government's tax agency. (Associated Press) **FILE**

IRS promises to stop erasing hard drives

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

"The American people deserve better. We must do more to ensure the IRS treats all Americans fairly, holds employees responsible for these abuses accountable and implements procedures to prevent this abuse from ever happening again," said Rep. Peter J. Roskam, an Illinois Republican who helped lead one of the investigations into the IRS targeting. (Associated Press)

IRS lets individual employees decide what’s ‘fair’ in audits

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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

Federal judge certifies tea party in class action lawsuit against IRS

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A pedestrian walks past the U.S. Treasury Building in Washington on a rainy day. (Associated Press)

Obamacare tax forms: Treasury Department gives large employers two-month reprieve

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

The Golden Hammer.

Golden Hammer: IRS glitch overlooks fraud flags, costs $46 million in tax refunds

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

The Internal Revenue Service. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

IRS can now revoke tax offenders’ passports

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

JUDSON PHILLIPS: Giving the IRS more power: What could possibly go wrong?

By Judson Phillips

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen answers to the House Oversight Committee at the Capitol in Washington on March 26, 2014, in the panel's continuing probe of whether tea party groups were improperly targeted for increased scrutiny by the government's tax agency. (Associated Press) **FILE**

JENNY BETH MARTIN: Why John Koskinen, the IRS commissioner, must be impeached

By Jenny Beth Martin

The Internal Revenue Service Headquarters (IRS) building is seen in Washington on April 13, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

EDITORIAL: Congress tightens tax abuse of Americans who live, work abroad

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES