Department of Justice

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  House chairman sees IRS errors as part of pattern

  By Alan Fram, Stephen Ohlemacher  |  May 17, 2013

  A top House Republican charges that the IRS's tougher scrutiny of conservative groups seems part of a broader pattern of intimidation and cover-ups by the White House.

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  Obama fires IRS commissioner

  By Stephen Ohlemacher  |  May 16, 2013

  President Obama ousted the acting commissioner of the IRS late Wednesday amid an outcry over the improper targeting of tea party groups.

• Justice Dept. to appeal Plan B court ruling

  By Staff Writer  |  May 2, 2013

  Critics want to know what age has to do with it.

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  Baucus, leading supporter of health reforms, to retire

  By Donna Cassata  |  April 23, 2013

  Democratic Sen. Max Baucus, the powerful Senate Finance chairman who steered PPACA into law, has decided to retire.

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  Scant progress on jobs for disabled Americans

  By Jennifer C. Kerr  |  March 25, 2013

  Just 18 percent of the disabled population is employed, down from 20 percent four years ago.

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  In budget fight, sky is falling again

  By Calvin Woodward  |  February 26, 2013

  Or maybe not. The impact of the sequester could be softer than hyped.

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  $4.2B recovered in probing health care fraud

  By Pete Yost  |  February 11, 2013

  The $7.90 average return is the highest in the 16-year history of the Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Program.

• Justice sues S&P: Is it time to rethink the role of ratings agencies?

  By Staff Writer  |  February 6, 2013

  Ratings agencies operate on a conflict of interest; perhaps it’s time to rely on investors themselves.

• Who decides U.S. megabanks are too big to jail?

  By Staff Writer  |  February 4, 2013

  Do financiers skirt prosecution because of fairness? Thomas Jefferson would be appalled.

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  Source: Obama picks Mary Jo White to lead SEC

  By JULIE PACE, Associated Press  |  January 24, 2013

  The former prosecutor will likely bolster the agency’s enforcement profile in the aftermath of the financial crisis.