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The Obama administration's proposed crackdown on tea party and other nonprofit groups that want to play roles in politics is quietly crumbling as opposition builds across the political spectrum to new IRS rules. (Associated Press)

Obama’s proposed IRS rules to limit tax-exempt status concern liberals, too

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

GOESSLING: The power of the president’s pen versus the Constitution

By Shannon L. Goessling

This photo taken March 22, 2013, shows the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington. The IRS issued $4 billion in fraudulent tax refunds last year to people using stolen identities, with some of the money going to addresses in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Ireland, according to a Treasury report released Thursday. The IRS sent a total of 655 tax refunds to a single address in Lithuania, and 343 refunds went to a lone address in Shanghai. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Taxpayer refunds up $190 this year

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus says the party is spending its money "in a way that's designed to help candidates up and down the ballot." (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Tune in — the FCC gets a ‘scandal’

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

KNIGHT: Using the IRS to disarm Tea Party and other political enemies

By Robert Knight

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

HAGELIN: IRS targeting puts free speech under attack

By Rebecca Hagelin

Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

KEENE: Free speech for me, but not for thee

By David Keene - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2014 file photo, Attorney General Eric Holder testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Holder called on a group of states Tuesday to restore voting rights to ex-felons, part of a push to fix what he sees as flaws in the criminal justice system that have a disparate impact on racial minorities. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

KNIGHT: When you give liberals the Oval Office

By Robert Knight

John Koskinen, President Barack Obama's choice to head the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, before the Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination. Koskinen, 74, is a retired corporate and government official with experience managing numerous organizations in crisis. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

EDITORIAL: A rare victory for taxpayers

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

House GOP fights effort to limit political groups

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER - Associated Press

IRS loses appeal on new rules for tax preparers

By MATTHEW BARAKAT - Associated Press

ULTRAVIOLET: Dr. Michael Holick of Boston University poses in a tanning bed to promote “sensible” daily sun exposure as a means to battle America's deficiency of vitamin D. (Associated Press)

PRATTE: Obamacare taxes a healthy lifestyle at the gym

By Ashley Pratte

Gene Mcilhone [cq], of Valley Forge, Penn. wears a sign that reads, "I.R.S. Stole Election" at a tea party rally against the Internal Revenue Service entitled, "Audit the IRS" on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, June 19, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Watchdog to IRS: Quit killing conservatives with paperwork

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

NM farmer gets 14-year prison term for tax fraud

Associated Press

W.Va. women gets prison in IRS tax probe

Associated Press

Pittsburgh’s new budget manager owes IRS $83,000

Associated Press

"I don't know if a decision has been made about that," IRS Commissioner John Koskinen (left) told Rep. Sam Johnson (right), a Texas Republican who wanted to know whether the IRS will sue those who refuse to obtain health insurance or pay the tax penalty required under Obamacare's individual mandate. (associated press photographs)

IRS undecided on health insurance coverage lawsuits

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, to testify before the House Ways and Means Oversight subcommittee hearing focusing on a variety of issues facing the IRS, including the ongoing investigation into the IRS targeting of certain tax exempt organizations and IRS responsibilities under the Affordable Care Act. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

EDITORIAL: Tribute (as in bonuses) for IRS malfeasance

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, right, accompanied by House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left, and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., speak to reporters about the Keystone XL Pipeline and other issues, following a Republican Conference meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Boehner, McConnell: Obama turning IRS into ‘partisan tool’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this May 22, 2013, photo, Lois Lerner listens on Capitol Hill in Washington. A day after she refused to answer questions at a congressional hearing, Lerner has been replaced as director the Internal Revenue Service division that oversaw agents who targeted tea party groups. Danny Werfel, the agency's new acting commissioner, told IRS employees in an email Thursday, May 23, 2013, that he has selected a new acting head of the division, staying within the IRS to find new leadership. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

IRS email reveals Lerner’s role in tax rule to restrain nonprofits

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times