Max Baucus

McManus: Obama's IRS choice

2013-05-22 00:00:00

Message to the president: Resistance is futile. There are plenty of juicy targets for investigators in the IRS scrutiny of conservative organizations that applied for tax-exempt status, but the most dangerous for President Obama is this: Did bureaucrats...

Former IRS commissioner 'dismayed' by inspector general's report

2013-05-21 08:36:00

WASHINGTON -- The former top official of the Internal Revenue Service told senators Tuesday he was “dismayed and saddened” by an inspector general’s report detailing how, during his tenure as IRS commissioner, the agency...

Congress expands inquiry into IRS handling of conservative groups

2013-05-20 20:38:00

WASHINGTON — Congressional investigators are broadening their inquiry into the Internal Revenue Service's mishandling of groups seeking tax-exempt status, indicating that they plan to examine how the agency dealt with a wide swath of nonprofit...

White House officials knew of IRS audit findings weeks in advance

2013-05-20 15:37:00

WASHINGTON — Top officials in the White House learned in April that an investigation of the IRS would probably end up showing that the agency targeted conservative groups for special scrutiny, the White House spokesman conceded Monday, contrary to...

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...

Obama, lawmakers denounce IRS for targeting conservative groups

2013-05-13 10:29:00

WASHINGTON – President Obama on Monday condemned the targeting of conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service and vowed to punish anyone who may have taken part in it, as senators called for top IRS officials to resign and congressional...

Key lawmaker: House will be 'more thoughtful' on Internet sales tax

2013-05-07 09:19:00

WASHINGTON -- A key House committee chairman said his panel would take a "more thoughtful" approach to legislation allowing states to force retailers to collect sales taxes on Internet purchases. His comments signaled that momentum from Monday's easy...

House Speaker Boehner unlikely to support Internet sales tax bill

2013-05-07 17:52:00

WASHINGTON — House Speaker John A. Boehner said he probably won't support legislation allowing states to require that larger retailers collect sales taxes on Internet purchases. And a key House committee chairman said his panel would take a...

Internet sales tax bill advances, but final Senate passage delayed

2013-04-25 16:25:00

WASHINGTON – The Senate on Thursday failed to pass bipartisan legislation that would allow states to collect sales taxes from larger Internet retailers, but the bill cleared a key procedural hurdle and is on track for approval after lawmakers return...

Democrats, not Republicans, should be worrying about their future

2013-04-24 05:00:00

Since Mitt Romney lost to President Obama on Nov. 6, the conventional wisdom has been that the Republican Party is in trouble. The less conventional truth is that it is the Democrats whose chances many be more bleak. Yes, Republicans are currently...

Sen. Max Baucus announces retirement plans

2013-04-23 08:24:00

WASHINGTON -- In a surprise move that deals a serious blow to Democratic chances of holding the Senate, veteran Montana Sen. Max Baucus has decided not to seek reelection next year, Democratic officials said Tuesday. Baucus chairs the Senate Finance...

Brian Schweitzer to weigh bid for Max Baucus' Montana Senate seat

2013-04-23 09:41:00

The surprise retirement of Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) immediately swung attention to the state’s former Democratic governor, Brian Schweitzer, who declined to say Tuesday if he would seek the job. The two-term governor left office in January and...

Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) is trailed by reporters Tuesday on Capitol Hill in Washington. Baucus announced that he will not seek reelection in 2014.

2013-04-23 00:00:00

(Top, left to right) Rep. Jeb Hensarling of Texas ; Rep. Dave Camp of Michigan ; Rep. Fred Upton , also from Michigan; Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona ; Rob Portman of Ohio ; Patrick J. Toomey of Pennsylvania . (Bottom, left to right) Sen. Patty Murray of Washington ; Sen. Max Baucus of Montana ; Sen. John

2011-08-10 00:00:00

A household name to anyone following the heath care debate, Senator Max Baucus is 69 today. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

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