Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) heads to a meeting with Senate Republicans at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 16, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) ...

CAIR characterized Cotton’s demand as being "based on debunked conspiracy theories," and likened the senator’s request to the IRS to the McCarthy era. "We are an independent American civil ...

Senator Tom Cotton called for an IRS investigation into the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), citing the nonprofit organization's history of ties to terrorism.