Washington IRS officials targeted conservatives

Effort scrutinizing groups not limited to Cincinnati branch, as first suggested; Democrats, Republicans alike decry actions as an abuse of power.

The face of the IRS scandal

The face of the IRS scandal

Lois Lerner is at the center of controversy over targeting groups.

U.S. secretly obtained phone records of AP journalists

Unusual move was part of a probe into the disclosure of classified information about a failed al-Qaeda plot last year.

Alex Ovechkin collides with John Moore. (Jonathan Newton/Post)

Capitals, Rangers battle in Game 7

LIVE BLOG | Updates, analysis and statistics as Washington tries to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Pennsylvania abortion provider is found guilty of first-degree murder

Pennsylvania abortion provider is found guilty of first-degree murder

Jurors convict Kermit Gosnell for severing spinal cords of infants born during abortions at his clinic.

Cuccinelli, McAuliffe compete on national stage — and in Virginia, too

Cuccinelli, McAuliffe compete on national stage — and in Virginia, too

Gubernatorial hopefuls are running parallel campaigns: One for state voters, the other for funds nationally.

The Post’s View

The IRS’s turn to answer questions

The IRS’s turn to answer questions

An internal review into the targeting of conservative groups uncovers new details.

Zuckerberg’s immigration reform advocacy group faces backlash

Zuckerberg’s immigration reform advocacy group faces backlash

FWD.us, the nonprofit founded by the Facebook chief, has lost some of its star tech sector supporters.

Tonight on The Fold: May 13, 2013

EDITORS’ PICKS

Space Oddity

‘Ground Control to Major Tom’

VIDEO | Astronaut covers David Bowie in the first ever music video from space.

WASHINGTON, DC April 13: Washington Nationals center fielder Bryce Harper (34) grounds out to Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Tim Hudson (15) in the 7th inning on April 13 2013 in Washington, DC (Photo by Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post)

Bryce Harper’s swing of beauty

The Nationals’ 20-year-old phenom has a technique that could put him in the company of legends.

FEATURED PHOTO GALLERIES

Photos of the day

African Colombian hairdressing contest, tattoo convention, Our Lady of Fatima vigil, space music video and more.

Psychologist and TV personality Joyce Brothers dies at 85

Brothers was a pioneer of the television advice show.

Eye on entertainment

Willie Nelson, Carole King, Meat Loaf, Akon, Jason Derulo, Barbara Bain, will.i.am, Oliver Stone and more.

19 wounded during parade in New Orleans

A video released by police shows a possible suspect in the gunfire that wounded 19 people during a Mother’s Day parade.

Chris Hadfield,tweeting Earth

The astronaut, who shared his views of the planet and sang Bowie in space, is set to land in Kazakhstan on Monday night.

Capitals-Rangers Game 6

New York defeats Washington, 1-0, to force Game 7.

A neighborhood shaken

The decade-long saga of three kidnapped Cleveland women and the arrest of a suspect reverberates through the area.

‘Crime and Punishment’ for juvenile offenders

At Beaumont Juvenile Correctional Center, inmates say a Russian literature class has had a profound effect on them.

FEATURED VIDEOS

Obama: ‘No patience’ with IRS

Obama: ‘No patience’ with IRS

In a press conference Monday, President Obama addressed the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of groups critical of government, and said, “I’ve got no patience with it. I will not tolerate it.”
Philly abortion doctor found guilty in babies' deaths

Philly abortion doctor found guilty in babies' deaths

A Philadelphia doctor accused of performing illegal, late-term abortions in a filthy clinic has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the deaths of three babies born alive but acquitted in the death of a fourth baby.
Police making progress in Mother's Day shooting probe

Police making progress in Mother's Day shooting probe

The head of the New Orleans Police Dept. says investigators have made significant progress in their investigation of a Mother's Day shooting that wounded 19 people. Police say information began flowing in after a $10,000 reward was announced.
Kerry, Boston police commissioner sign cooperation agreement

Kerry, Boston police commissioner sign cooperation agreement

On the four-week anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings, Secretary of State John Kerry and Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis formalized a State Department effort aimed at bolstering cooperation with overseas law enforcement.
Barbara Walters announces retirement

Barbara Walters announces retirement

Eighty-three-year-old TV journalist Barbara Walters announced Monday on “The View” that this will be her last year in front of the camera.
O.J. Simpson asks for new trial in Las Vegas court

O.J. Simpson asks for new trial in Las Vegas court

O.J. Simpson is back in a Las Vegas courtroom to ask for a new trial in the case that sent him to prison in 2008. He and a new set of lawyers hope to convince a judge that trial lawyer Yale Galanter shouldn't have handled Simpson's armed case.
Ice wave comes ashore in Minnesota

Ice wave comes ashore in Minnesota

Amateur video captures a wave of ice blanketing backyards and threatening houses in the Mille Lacs Lake area of Minnesota.

BUSINESS

The Bloomberg data scandal and media economics

The Bloomberg data scandal and media economics

Bloomberg LP has an economic moat that makes it immensely profitable. The latest controversy shows a challenge of making it last.

TECHNOLOGY

Evolving Internet helps Clarabridge improve customer-feedback business

Evolving Internet helps Clarabridge improve customer-feedback business

Yelp, Twitter and Facebook have transformed the nature of customer service and Clarabridge’s business.

DISCUSSIONS

Talk about travel

Talk about travel

Staffers from The Post’s travel section chatted with readers about luxe, splurge-worthy vacations, airplane food and traveling with babies in tow.

DIVERSIONS