IRS Holds Off -- for Now -- on Rules to Restrict Political Groups

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May 23, 2014   IRS Holds Off -- for Now -- on Rules to Restrict Political Groups Any day that the Obama administration halts its regulatory overreach is a good day -- even if it won’t last forever. Yesterday, the IRS announced it would hold off until next year on new rules that would have restricted the activities of nonprofit groups. The administration had been working on these behind the scenes since last year. But after the agency’s targeting of conservative groups -- based on their ideological leanings -- came to light, it caused an uproar. It’s at least somewhat refreshing that the agency paid attention to a massive outpouring of criticism. >>> Click here to read more WATCH: Hypocrisy of Hollywood Elites Exposed in Video Sting CNN Boss: Network Won't Be 'Shamed' Into Covering Benghazi Quick Hits The Export-Import Bank was supposed to be making money, they said. But clearer accounting shows it’s actually LOSING taxpayer money. How are we doing on helping the poor -- 50 years after LBJ’s “Great Society”? The problem with your health care costs? They’re cutting into what your wages could be. What's keeping the Senate from passing a bill to address the Veterans Affairs scandal? This spur-of-the-moment “selfie” taken by a California firefighter has gone viral. The Heritage Foundation | 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE | Washington, D.C. 20002 | (800) 546-2843 Donate to The Heritage Foundation Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames@comcast.net. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.