On Tuesday’s “Politics Nation” on MSNBC, Rep. Elijah Cummings lashed out at his House Oversight Committee collegue, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA). According to Cummings, Issa had gone rogue in his duty as committee chairman. Partial transcript as follows: REV. AL
First, the Justice Department began targeting them with “Operation Choke Point.” Now a new non-profit group is fighting back. The new group, the United States Consumer Coalition (USCC), has launched a “whistleblower website” asking for the secretive program’s victims to
California State Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, who is running for governor, recently pointed out that his rival Neel Kashkari “supported the United States submitting to the Islamic, Shariah banking code in 2008 when he ran TARP.” The charge was true, but
U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) blasted California State Assemblyman Tim Donnelly for his recent comments accusing gubernatorial rival Neel Kashkari of association with Islamic sharia law during Kashkari’s tenure at the U.S. Treasury. “There is
House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA), the House Republicans’ most prominent face of its investigations into the Obama administration, may not be a member of the new Benghazi select committee, according to a House leadership aide. Rep.
It seems as if there could be a little internal Republican strife going on in Washington about who will lead the House Select Committee investigation on the consulate attack in Benghazi. First of all, everyone should take issue with Boehner
This morning the gubernatorial campaign of Republican Neel Kashkari, a former U.S. Treasury official and financial investment executive, announced that he has been endorsed by former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. The endorsement by Bush incomes on the heels of
House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) released emails Wednesday afternoon showing that Lois Lerner coordinated with Rep. Elijah Cummings and committee Democrats multiple times between 2012 and 2013, providing them information they requested about True the Vote, the 501(c)(4)
The heat in the IRS investigation just went up. Rep. Darrell Issa, head of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter today to ranking member Rep. Elijah Cummings in which he accuses Cummings of working to
Wednesday on Fox News Channel “The Five,” left-leaning co-host Bob Beckel showed his unhappiness with House Oversight Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) holding another hearing about the IRS targeting conservative groups who applied for tax-exempt status. When his co-host Eric
Lois Lerner loves her Fifth Amendment rights. Of course, this is a bit ironic for someone whose office at the IRS repeatedly blocked the exercise of First Amendment rights by conservative groups. In a stunning show of government overreach and
On Thursday House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) issued a subpoena to Environment Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy for documents related to the agency’s unprecedented use of an obscure section of the Clean Water Act to
In a letter sent today, Rep. Darrell Issa, Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, accuses ranking member Rep. Elijah Cummings of acting as if he were a defense attorney for former IRS employee Lois Lerner. He also
House Democrats took to the floor on Thursday and lifted their iPads and smart phones with pictures of Darrell Issa (R-CA) over their heads as a show of support for Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), who had his mic turned off
House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa said he is incensed about allegations the CIA spied on the Senate Intelligence Committee, calling it “treason.” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Select Intelligence Committee, Tuesday accused the spy agency of
Darrell Issa’s Committee on Oversight and Government Reform issued a staff report Tuesday aimed squarely at Lois Lerner and her involvement in the IRS targeting of conservative groups. The report suggests Lerner misled Congress in four instances and attempted to
On the “Tom Joyner Morning Show,” Roland Martin interviewed Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) about House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) cutting off Cummings microphone this week at a hearing on the IRS scandal… At first Cummings accused Issa of
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) went on Fox News Channel’s “On The Record” on Wednesday to discuss the IRS hearing that Lois Lerner pleaded the Fifth and Rep. Elijah Cummings’ (D-MD) emotional outburst following the adjournment of the hearing… Follow Pam
On Wednesday, the House Oversight Committee held a hearing on the IRS’ targeting of conservative non-profit applicants. The hearing, led by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), quickly devolved into chaos after former IRS official Lois Lerner repeatedly used the Fifth Amendment
On this weekend’s “Fox News Sunday,” Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) announced former IRS official Lois Lerner will testify at the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Wednesday… UPDATE: Lerner’s attorney, William W. Taylor, told Politico after the Fox
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) is bringing Lois Lerner back to testify before Congress on the IRS scandal next week. Lerner, the key Obama IRS official at the center of the scandal where
CONCORD, New Hampshire–Raising eyebrows with a well-publicized trip to New Hampshire, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) says he is just trying to “shape” the 2016 debate. “I want to be part of shaping the debate both for the Republican Party and
Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, is spending part of the congressional recess wooing fellow Republicans in New Hampshire this week, prompting some to wonder if Issa is laying out the foundations of a presidential run
Other than the basic fact that he dearly wants a bill, Speaker John Boehner’s specific plans on immigration have remained shrouded in mystery since the 2012 elections. Now two key immigration hawks are pressing him for answers in a letter
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa offered a surprisingly rosy assessment of former-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a new book about Clinton, saying the Benghazi scandal left her basically unscathed as she reportedly prepares to run
A draft version of an immigration bill from Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) would give millions of illegal aliens permission to stay in the United States for up to six years, according to a one page outline of the bill. The
One of the most high-profile victims of the IRS Tea Party targeting scandal is planning to unveil surprising new allegations about the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee at a hearing this morning. Catherine Engelbrecht, the head
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) requested Tuesday that Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen withdraw a proposed regulation that they say stifles political speech by nonprofit organizations.
Tuesday on the Fox News Channel, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) reacted to the the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) new report that the Affordable Care Act will reduce full-time employment by about 2.5 million jobs by 2024. Issa had an ominous
The Department of Justice missed a deadline Wednesday for providing documents relating to “Operation Choke Point” to House oversight committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) but told Breitbart news the agency will respond to Issa in the “near future.” Issa requested the
On his way up to New Hampshire to speak next month, Congressman Darrell Issa should stop in Trenton, New Jersey, to witness what aggressive legislative branch oversight looks like. Now that I think about it, Speaker John Boehner should definitely
On Friday, 67 House Democrats broke with President Barack Obama and backed a bill that would require Americans to be notified immediately if a security breach on the Obamacare website is discovered. According to The Hill, the Health Exchange Security and
Today, House lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a proposal designed to address potential security breaches on the HealthCare.gov Website. The measure would require the Obama administration to notify Americans within 48 hours if their identity is compromised via the Obamacare website. It
Rep.Darrell Issa (R-CA) appeared on the Fox News Channel to detail a Breitbart News report that Barbara Bosserman, the attorney heading the internal investigation into possible targeting of Tea Party groups by the IRS, is a large donor to both
Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Chairman of the Economic Growth Subcommittee, sent a harsh letter to Attorney General Holder Wednesday accusing the Department of Justice of abusing
The attorney heading the internal investigation into potential unfair targeting of conservative groups by the IRS is a frequent and significant donor to both the Democratic National Committee and President Obama, Rep. Darrell Issa revealed today, in what he calls
Chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Congressman Darrell Issa faces off with “Meet the Press” host David Gregory, discussing the New York Times report that there was no Al Qaeda link to 2012’s Benghazi attack.
Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA)on MSNBC’s “Politics Nation” with Al Sharpton on Wednesday…
On Tuesday, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius accepting an offer to meet with the White House to discuss security vulnerabilities with regard to HealthCare.gov.
In a December 15th op-ed in The Dallas Morning News, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Representative Darrell Issa’s (R-CA) hearing on Obamacare Navigators is designed to “intimidate” them and “impugn” their reputations. According to Sebelius, the Obamacare
