The White House and top lawmakers from both parties on Monday called for broad investigations of the IRS.

Steven Miller, now the acting IRS commissioner, found out over a year ago that the agency was singling out Tea Party and conservative groups, the IRS said Monday.

The agency said that its tax-exempt and government entities division told Miller, then deputy commissioner for services and enforcement, about the improper scrutiny on May 3, 2012. Lois Lerner, who heads the section that oversees tax-exempt groups, first disclosed the targeting of Tea Party groups on Friday.

The IRS statement fleshes out the timeline of when top agency officials found about the attention given to Tea Party groups, but could also lead to other questions for Miller and agency brass as well.

Agency staffers told Miller about the scrutiny given Tea Party groups more than a month after the then-IRS commissioner, Doug Shulman, told lawmakers that the agency did not single out any groups for partisan reasons. Read more...

The Senate Agriculture Committee is set to mark up its bill a day before its House counterpart follows suit.

The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on Monday released its score of the Senate farm bill, a day before the Senate Agriculture Committee marks up the bill. Read more...

Chairman Camp called the targeting "astounding and appalling" and vowed to "get to the bottom of this practice."

Congressional Republicans are ratcheting up pressure on the new head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to finally implement the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act.

In a letter sent Monday to SEC Chairman Mary Jo White, four high-ranking GOP lawmakers said it was high time for regulators to implement the legislation, aimed at making it easier for small companies to raise capital. During her confirmation hearing in March, White vowed that getting the law in place would be a top priority if approved by the Senate. Now on the job for a little more than a month, the members reminded her of her commitment.

"We were encouraged by the commitment that you demonstrated during your confirmation process to see that the Commission completes these important rulemakings and hope that you will take steps to do so expeditiously," they wrote.

Officials warned cuts had harmed wildfire management as agencies prepare for a season with "above normal significant fire potential."

Calling allegations "troubling," Reid says Senate will act if IG report finds need for more investigation.

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