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    IRS Apologizes For Aggressive Scrutiny Of Conservative Groups

    Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced settlements in two long-running cases against the IRS, saying, "There's no excuse" for the agency's treatment of the groups, which sought tax-exempt status.
    by Peter Overby Oct 27, 2017 2 minutes
    The Justice Department has entered settlements for two cases related to IRS scrutiny of groups seeking tax-exempt status.

    In a legal settlement that still awaits a federal judge's approval, the IRS "expresses its sincere apology" for mistreating a conservative organization called Linchpins of Liberty — along with 40 other conservative groups — in their applications for tax-exempt status.

    And in a second case, NorCal Tea Party Patriots and 427 other groups suing the IRS also reached a "substantial

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