http://www.wvec.com/news/politics RSS Feed for WVEC - News - Politics en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 11:21:08 GMT 2013-05-21T11:21:08Z en-us http://www.wvec.com/news/politics/Former-IRS-commissioner-heads-to-Hill-amid-scandal-208273271.html Some of the questions for Douglas Shulman will be direct: What did you know and when did you know it? Tue, 21 May 2013 11:21:08 GMT http://www.wvec.com/news/politics/Former-IRS-commissioner-heads-to-Hill-amid-scandal-208273271.html 2013-05-21T11:21:08Z http://www.wvec.com/news/politics/208139861.html RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Democrats are framing the new statewide ticket the Republican Right nominated Saturday as a referendum on the GOP's surprise lieutenant governor nominee, firebrand Chesapeake minister E.W. Jackson, and his statements demeaning gays and equating Planned Parenthood with the Ku Klux Klan. Mon, 20 May 2013 21:35:05 GMT http://www.wvec.com/news/politics/208139861.html 2013-05-20T21:35:05Z http://www.wvec.com/news/politics/Obama-aims-to-halt-perception-of-passive-president-207678301.html Faced with a trio of controversies, President Barack Obama is trying to halt a perception spreading among both White House opponents and allies that he has been passive and disengaged as unexpected developments consume his second term. Thu, 16 May 2013 11:00:50 GMT http://www.wvec.com/news/politics/Obama-aims-to-halt-perception-of-passive-president-207678301.html 2013-05-16T11:00:50Z http://www.wvec.com/news/politics/Top-IRS-official-didnt-reveal-tea-party-targeting-207339021.html Congress was not told tea party groups were being inappropriately targeted by the Internal Revenue Service, even after acting agency Chief Steven Miller had been briefed on the matter. Tue, 14 May 2013 11:00:59 GMT http://www.wvec.com/news/politics/Top-IRS-official-didnt-reveal-tea-party-targeting-207339021.html 2013-05-14T11:00:59Z http://www.wvec.com/news/politics/Senator-Obama-should-condemn-IRS-targeting--207162751.html The IRS, an independent agency in the Treasury Department, has already apologized for scrutinizing the tax-exempt status of groups with conservative titles such as "Tea Party" or "Patriot" in their name Mon, 13 May 2013 11:00:48 GMT http://www.wvec.com/news/politics/Senator-Obama-should-condemn-IRS-targeting--207162751.html 2013-05-13T11:00:48Z http://www.wvec.com/news/politics/House-members-push-bill-on-military-sexual-assault-206579891.html The bill would strip the authority of military officers to overturn convictions for major offenses such as sexual assault. Wed, 08 May 2013 22:00:59 GMT http://www.wvec.com/news/politics/House-members-push-bill-on-military-sexual-assault-206579891.html 2013-05-08T22:00:59Z http://www.wvec.com/news/politics/President-Obama-to-pitch-immigration-overhaul-in-Mexico-205742711.html To sell his immigration overhaul back home, he needs a growing economy in Mexico and a Mexican president willing to help him secure the border. Thu, 02 May 2013 11:20:42 GMT http://www.wvec.com/news/politics/President-Obama-to-pitch-immigration-overhaul-in-Mexico-205742711.html 2013-05-02T11:20:42Z http://www.wvec.com/news/politics/McDonnell-No-special-favors-for-company-in-probe-205396641.html Bob McDonnell says more than $100,000 in political contributions and thousands of dollars in personal gifts have not won Star Scientific any state economic development incentives. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:41:40 GMT http://www.wvec.com/news/politics/McDonnell-No-special-favors-for-company-in-probe-205396641.html 2013-04-30T21:41:40Z http://www.wvec.com/news/politics/Senate-votes-to-air-traffic-controller-furloughs-204776431.html Approval came without dissent, and long after many senators had left the Capitol for a weeklong vacation. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:53:59 GMT http://www.wvec.com/news/politics/Senate-votes-to-air-traffic-controller-furloughs-204776431.html 2013-04-26T00:53:59Z http://www.wvec.com/news/politics/Cuccinelli--204532971.html A spokesman said the attorney general is recusing his office after Schneider's lawyers filed court documents seeking information about items the governor's family may have taken from the mansion kitchen. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:42:17 GMT http://www.wvec.com/news/politics/Cuccinelli--204532971.html 2013-04-24T18:42:17Z