Jack Lew

Ousted IRS chief defends against partisan charges

2013-05-17 18:51:00

WASHINGTON — The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized Friday for the agency's "foolish mistakes" in singling out conservative groups for intrusive and time-consuming scrutiny, but said that the effort was not driven by partisan...

House showdown set over IRS targeting of conservative groups

2013-05-17 03:00:00

WASHINGTON -- The ousted top official of the Internal Revenue Service will appear before a House committee Friday morning, his first public appearance since controversy erupted last week over how the agency mishandled applications for tax-exempt status...

White House announces new IRS leadership

2013-05-16 13:30:00

WASHINGTON – Continuing to move quickly to try to put the IRS controversy behind him, President Obama named a new acting commissioner Thursday to replace the one he ousted the day before. Daniel Werfel, current controller of the Office of...

Obama ousts IRS chief over inquiry

2013-05-15 19:12:00

WASHINGTON — President Obama forced out the head of the IRS on Wednesday, seeking to restore the public's faith in the tax agency while asserting a measure of control over a rapidly growing political problem. Making a hastily scheduled statement...

Attorney general orders criminal review of IRS

2013-05-15 03:00:00

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department began a criminal investigation Tuesday into overzealous scrutiny by the IRS of applications for tax exemptions by conservative groups, an improper targeting that an inspector general's report blamed on a...

Poll: The first firing of the IRS 'tea party' scandal

2013-05-15 17:03:00

The scandal over the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status for special review claimed its first scalp Wednesday, when Treasury Secretary Jack Lew demanded and received the resignation of the agency's...

New details -- good and bad -- from the IRS inspector general's report

2013-05-14 18:04:00

A new report by the Internal Revenue Service's inspector general offered a few new details Tuesday about the scandal revolving around the IRS' treatment of "tea party" groups seeking tax-exempt status. Those details were in part damning and in part...

Lew says Fannie Mae payment helps delay debt limit until Labor Day

2013-05-10 07:02:00

WASHINGTON -- A nearly $60-billion dividend payment to the government by taxpayer-owned Fannie Mae will help push off the effective date on which the U.S. would hit its debt limit until at least Labor Day, Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew said Friday....

Treasury Secretary Lew to press Chinese leaders on cyber attacks

2013-03-18 07:39:00

WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew plans to pressure Chinese leaders to crack down on cyber attacks against U.S. targets when he visits Beijing this week on his first foreign trip since being confirmed. A senior Obama administration...

White House to nominate new budget director

2013-03-03 18:19:00

WASHINGTON – As he prepares for more spending battles with Congress, President Obama plans to nominate Sylvia Mathews Burwell, head of the Walmart Foundation, as his next budget director, the White House said Sunday. A former deputy budget...

Senate confirms Jacob Lew as Treasury secretary

2013-02-27 15:21:00

WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Jacob J. Lew as Treasury secretary, allowing the longtime budget expert to take office as President Obama deals with looming automatic federal spending cuts. Lew, 57, was approved by a 71-26 vote. He...

Senate committee OKs Jacob Lew nomination for Treasury secretary

2013-02-26 08:19:00

WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee voted Tuesday to confirm Jacob J. Lew as Treasury Secretary despite Republican concerns about his support for higher taxes to reduce the nation's debt as well as his tenure as a Citigroup Inc. executive before joining...

Jack Lew was Obama's chief of staff before being confirmed as treasury secretary. He was also director of the Office of Management and Budget for both Obama and President Clinton.

2013-05-02 00:00:00

Jacob J. Lew, President Obama's choice to be Treasury secretary, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee.

2013-02-13 00:00:00

A 2011 Office of Management and Budget memo features the signature of Treasury secretary nominee Jacob J. Lew.

2013-01-11 07:36:48