Tea Party

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, greets supporters after addressing thousands of tea party activists at the U.S. Capitol railing against the Internal Revenue Service, illegal immigration, and the Obama administration, in Washington, Wednesday, June 19. Cruz, along with activists from Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Waco promised patience and perseverance, contending that most Americans have yet to grasp the full extent of what they've been through. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Patient Tea Party waits to uncover full story of IRS targeting

David M. Drucker · July 2, 2013 4:00 am

Restore the Fourth, a movement focused on standing up for the Fourth Amendment, is holding rallies across the country on the Fourth of July.

Beltway Confidential

NSA spying protests to take place on Fourth of July

Ashe Schow · July 2, 2013 4:00 am

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has put together an immigration bill that has the support of the GOP elite, K Street and Democrats. (AP/Charles Dharapak)

Marco Rubio immigration bill imperiled by Tea Party defiance

Timothy P. Carney · July 2, 2013 4:00 am

"Our Democratic colleagues should stop trying to derail the investigation by defending IRS officials with distorted claims equating the systematic scrutiny of Tea Party groups with the more routine screening progressive groups received," said House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell lssa, R-Calif., in a statement today. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Beltway Confidential

GOP investigators to Dems: ‘Stop trying to derail’ IRS investigation

Joel Gehrke · June 27, 2013 4:00 am

Acting IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 27, 2013, before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing to report on the internal investigation into the extra scrutiny the IRS gave Tea Party and other conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

VIDEO: Acting IRS chief grilled over targeting

Washington Examiner · June 27, 2013 4:00 am

A protester holds a sign while participating in a Tea Party rally against the IRS at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Washington Secrets

Treasury: IRS targeted 292 Tea Party groups, just 6 progressive groups

Paul Bedard · June 27, 2013 4:00 am

VIDEO: Tea Party Republicans express concerns over immigration

Washington Examiner · June 20, 2013 4:00 am

AP/J. Scott Applewhite
Tea party activists attend a rally on the grounds of the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday.

Beltway Confidential

Rand Paul cheered, Marco Rubio jeered by Tea Party protestors at Capitol

Steve Contorno · June 19, 2013 4:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Tea Party rally draws modest crowd on Capitol Hill

Gabriella Morrongiello · June 19, 2013 4:00 am

Susan Walsh/AP
A former IRS deputy told congressional investigators Monday that the agency used "Tea Party" as a shorthand for groups filing for tax-exempt status that they thought were too overtly political to warrant it.

Beltway Confidential

Ex-IRS official: Tea Party was ‘shorthand’ for all political groups

Susan Ferrechio · June 17, 2013 4:00 am

Rep. Ed Markey, who is battling Republican Gabriel Gomez for the open U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts, said he is seeking donations as small as five dollars in an effort to raise $50,000 for his campaignâs âRapid Response Fund.â (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Ed Markey tells backers he needs money to defend against Tea Party attacks in Mass. senate race

Susan Ferrechio · June 13, 2013 4:00 am

With Tea Party support, Tennessee’s Alexander looks safe

Paul Bedard · June 12, 2013 4:00 am