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Press secretary Jay Carney though insisted no one at the White House knew of specific allegations of improper targeting.

Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) lashed out at Democrats over the issue of abortion on Monday just minutes after a jury returned a guilty verdict in the high-profile case of an abortion doctor accused of multiple homicides.

The Hill's Bob Cusack and Daniel Strauss discuss the IRS's targeting of conservative groups and the fallout for the White House.  

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), the ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, has requested a bipartisan investigation into the Internal Revenue Service.

Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman (R) is co-launching a monthly radio show meant to promote bipartisanship.

Vice President Biden gave the commencement address at the University of Pennsylvania on Monday, urging graduates to ignore the critics and have faith in their generation. 

"Don't listen to the cynics," said Biden, a Penn parent and grandparent, telling graduates they have a unique chance to change history. "They were wrong about my generation, and they are wrong about yours."

“If you've got the IRS operating in anything less than a neutral and nonpartisan way, then that is outrageous."

The Florida senator said the IRS could not keep the "American people’s confidence under the current leadership."

Gun control advocates are invoking Sandy Hook to argue that companies like LivingSocial should not endorse deals that glorify guns.

Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots, said she believed her group had been targeted by the IRS.