NYT: An 18-month congressional investigation into theInternal Revenue Service’s mistreatment of conservative political groups seeking tax exemptions failed to show coordination between agency officials and political operatives in the White House, according to a report released on… Continue reading

Bauer blogs.

Eliza Newlin Carney reports for Roll Call.

Matea Gold for WaPo: The innocuous-sounding group was among a wave of organizations funded by secret donors that set a new high-water mark in the 2014 midterms, spending more than $170 million on congressional races, according to the nonpartisan Center … Continue reading

Eric Wang blogs.

NYT reports.

CPI: As the Internal Revenue Service contemplates new rules to illuminate “dark money” in politics, a little-known nonprofit group is fighting back using money traceable to billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch, drug makers and the cable television industry.… Continue reading

Open Secrets reports. And another: More Outside Spending, Earlier: Primaries, Special Elections Led to Higher Outlays at Cycle’s Start

WaPo reports.

Press release: “Public Citizen’s Bright Lines Project submitted its proposal (PDF) for how the IRS should define political activity for nonprofits during a gathering of nonprofit advocates this past Saturday.”

Cleta Mitchell WSJ oped.

CPI reports.

CPI reports.