WASHINGTON - Moving quickly to stem a raging controversy, the new acting head of the Internal Revenue Service started cleaning house Thursday by replacing the supervisor who oversaw agents involved in targeting tea party groups.]]>Thu, 23 May 2013 19:26:59 -0400http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/74ad20e469b645fe972f5cc7ef674b0d/US--IRS-Political-Groups-Timelinehttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/74ad20e469b645fe972f5cc7ef674b0d/US--IRS-Political-Groups-Timeline

A look at events leading to the disclosure that the Internal Revenue Service placed conservative groups under special scrutiny for 18 months before the 2012 elections, a practice that has prompted congressional inquiries, a Justice Department criminal investigation and the ouster of the agency's acting chief:]]>Wed, 15 May 2013 23:22:39 -0400http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/8c66d8a5a8ad4c07801510325746f1e4/US-Political-Groups-Tax-Targetinghttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/8c66d8a5a8ad4c07801510325746f1e4/US-Political-Groups-Tax-Targeting

WASHINGTON - Congress was not told that conservative tea party groups were being inappropriately targeted by the U.S. tax agency, even after the Internal Revenue Service's acting chief had been briefed on the matter.]]>Tue, 14 May 2013 10:51:19 -0400