Scandal

Will Fox News change with America?

After I left the network in 2011, I wondered how it would adapt to a new country. The answer is it won't

Jordan Chariton Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 18
Media Fox News, Sarah Palin

Darrell Issa’s credibility is over

After string of exaggerations and distortions, the latest blows to his fake IRS scandal should make him irrelevant

Alex Seitz-Wald Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 4:36 PM UTC 226
Politics Darrell Issa, Tea Party, Scandal

Imam’s fate in question after home sex videos hit the Internet

Tajik law says it is a sin to take pictures of sexual intercourse

Prachi Gupta Friday, Jun 14, 2013 3:34 PM UTC 14
Life imam, tajikistan, sex video

Fox News is spoon-fed a scandal — and blows it

Fox is still too busy focusing on fake scandals to cover the real one

Alex Seitz-Wald Thursday, Jun 6, 2013 5:44 PM UTC 185
Media Fox News, Benghazi, FISA, Scandal

Why is Bob Woodward pushing discredited IRS report on “O’Reilly Factor”?

Famed Watergate reporter spreads debunked, week-old Daily Caller story on Fox News

Alex Seitz-Wald Tuesday, Jun 4, 2013 8:20 PM UTC 18
Technology Bill O'Reilly, Bob Woodward, IRS

He predicted today’s GOP… in 1895

Folksy evangelical Sam P. Jones warned of “scandalmongers” who “feed on human character and soiled reputation”

Andrew Burstein and Nancy Isenberg Wednesday, May 29, 2013 2:00 PM UTC
Politics Scandal, IRS, Benghazi, History

Alex Pareene on the GOP’s scandal fetish

Salon's staff writer tells 92Y how the Republican fishing expedition is about one thing: Sunday show talking points VIDEO

92nd Street Y Tuesday, May 28, 2013 8:50 PM UTC 13
Media Video, Alex Pareene, Scandal

What the IRS did right

Turns out some of the conservative groups it scrutinized were actively and wrongly involved in partisan politics

Joan Walsh Tuesday, May 28, 2013 3:28 PM UTC 69
News IRS, Tea Party, Emerge America

Drudge’s latest bogus scoop

A week after promising a new scandal, Drudge has nothing -- but at least the media didn't take the bait this time

Alex Seitz-Wald Tuesday, May 28, 2013 3:12 PM UTC 11
Politics The Drudge Report, Scandal

It’s Whitewater all over again

Obama's "scandals" are not like Nixon's. They're a fishing expedition to stop his agenda and find something bigger

Steve Almond Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:37 PM UTC 68
Media Media Criticism, Watergate

Must-see morning clip: Barackalypse Now

"Hurricane Scandy" continues to engulf the White House VIDEO

Prachi Gupta Tuesday, May 21, 2013 1:36 PM UTC
News Video, Must see morning clip

Will a GOP aide be fired over Benghazi email changes?

In 1998, a top aide resigned after a similar flap. And there were even calls for the Congressman to resign

Alex Seitz-Wald Friday, May 17, 2013 4:56 PM UTC 48
Politics Benghazi, Scandal, Darrell Issa

How a fight with Rick Santorum made an IRS commissioner

Here’s the little-told story of how Doug Shulman, who led the IRS when targeting occurred, unexpectedly got the job

Ike Brannon Friday, May 17, 2013 4:28 PM UTC 17
Politics IRS, Scandal, Rick Santorum

The real IRS scandal: Targeting by class

For all the outcry about targeting by ideology, IRS has for years unfairly favored a different group: the rich

David Dayen Thursday, May 16, 2013 4:09 PM UTC
Business IRS, Scandal, audit, the rich

Must-see morning clip: Jay Carney responds to “Hurricane Scandy”

For once, Jon Stewart says, "Fox and Friends'" outrage with the White House seems appropriate VIDEO

Prachi Gupta Thursday, May 16, 2013 1:11 PM UTC
News Video, GOP, Must see morning clip

Obama’s unfortunate scapegoat

Fired IRS commissioner had nothing to do with Tea Party scandal

Alex Seitz-Wald Wednesday, May 15, 2013 11:00 PM UTC 59
Politics Barack Obama, IRS, Scandal

Meet the group the IRS actually denied: Democrats!

Although Tea Party applicants got unfair IRS scrutiny, only one known group had status revoked. They’re Democrats

Joan Walsh Wednesday, May 15, 2013 8:49 PM UTC 72
Business IRS, Scandal, Democrats

Two scandals deflated, one persists

ABC's Jonathan Karl fails to defend erroneous Benghazi report, and IG report suggests IRS outrage is overblown

Joan Walsh Wednesday, May 15, 2013 12:33 PM UTC 141
Media Benghazi, Associated Press, IRS

Stop holding Democrats to a different standard

The recent IRS flap shows an obvious double standard in Washington's reactions to Bush era and Obama era misconduct

David Sirota Tuesday, May 14, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 101
Politics Barack Obama, George W. Bush

GOP reprises ’90s scandal playbook

With zero self-awareness, Beltway conservatives and journalists are salivating over a return to Clinton scandals

Joan Walsh Monday, May 13, 2013 7:39 PM UTC 121
News Editor's Picks, Bill Clinton

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