Archives for March 2023

House Republicans on Monday demanded the IRS turn over information about a left-leaning think tank's $15 million study of a proposed e-file tax return system, saying federal law requires the review to be done by an independent group, not one staffed by former Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton aides. … [Read more...] about IRS lambasted for handing reins to Obama, Clinton officials for study of e-file tax return system

Election officials in Florida, Missouri and West Virginia said Monday they are withdrawing from a bipartisan, multistate effort aimed at ensuring the accuracy of voter rolls that has found itself in the crosshairs of conspiracy theories fueled by Donald Trump's false claims about the 2020 presidential election. … [Read more...] about Several GOP states pull out of effort to thwart voter fraud

Dr. Bruce Hensel, former medical correspondent for KNBC-TV in Los Angeles, pleaded no contest Monday to charges he solicited nude pictures from a child. … [Read more...] about Emmy-winning ex-TV doctor pleads no contest to soliciting nude pictures from child

Alex Murdaugh didn't help his defense when he took the stand at his trial for the murder of his wife and son, three jurors said on Monday. … [Read more...] about Murdaugh testimony only confirmed his guilt, jurors say

The four Americans who were kidnapped in Mexico crossed the border to buy medication and may have been victims of mistaken identity, the Mexican president said Monday, even as the White House remained mum about the incident for privacy reasons. … [Read more...] about Americans kidnapped in Mexico were there to buy medicine, possible cases of mistaken identity