On Tuesday, the House Oversight and Government Affairs Committee accused IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel of stonewalling its investigation into the agency’s targeting of conservative and Tea Party groups that applied for tax-exempt status. According to a letter the committee chair,
Amid catcalls from the Regime that they are engaging in a “witchhunt” into “phony scandals”, undeterred House Oversight and Government Reform Committee leaders are seeking a new investigation of allegations of political targeting by the Internal Revenue Service. The targeting
The U.S. Postal Service, looking to cut costs after losing $16 billion last year, defaulting twice on money it owed the federal government, and blowing through a $15 billion line of credit from the U.S. Treasury, is considering cutting out
Celebrities often speak glowing of nonviolence, castigating anyone who would consider striking back against an opponent rather than talking things out. Ron Perlman, famed for playing Hellboy in two films as well as for his colorful turn in the new
The IRS controversy is heating up, again, with new revelations, today, from career IRS officials in Washington DC. New testimony from career IRS officials revealed that the Director of the IRS Exempt Organizations division, Lois Lerner overruled the judgment of
Obamacare’s delayed implementation of the employer mandate means health insurance exchanges and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will be unable to determine whether individuals are eligible for taxpayer-funded subsidies and will instead now rely on the honor system. Experts say
In a Monday conference call with reporters, interim Internal Revenue Service (IRS) chief Danny Werfel said the IRS will suspend the use of screening criteria that was used to target conservative groups. Why the IRS is only now suspending such
House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) has issued subpoenas for four State Department officials to be deposed in the Benghazi investigation. The four subpoenaed officials headed up bureaus where the ARB (Accountability Review Board) found issues contributing to an
(AP) By ALAN FRAM – The Internal Revenue Service’s screening of groups seeking tax-exempt status was broader and lasted longer than has been previously disclosed, the new head of the agency said Monday. An internal IRS document obtained by The
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) fired off the following statement regarding Ranking Member Elijah Cummings’ decision to post the full investigative interview transcripts of IRS employee John Shafer on the Internet. “I am deeply disappointed
Internal Revenue Service director of rulings and agreements Holly Paz explained that the IRS simply used “tea party” as shorthand for politically-involved groups in profiling non-profit applicants. She said that when tax agents in Cincinnati referred to tea party groups
CBS: Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, highlighted testimony from a Cincinnati IRS employee to claim that committee chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., is “absolutely wrong” when he argues that the
Congressman Elijah Cummings on CNN’s “State of the Union” with Candy Crowley Sunday morning said he would release full transcripts of the testimony of IRS personnel given to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee if Chairman Darrell Issa refuses
Faris Fink, the IRS official at the center of the agency’s scandal involving lavish conferences paid with taxpayer funds, gave what seemed like conflicting statements to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee about when he knew about the conference’s
He has gone from Obama’s tech-savvy wunderkind to just another administration attack dog, but to seal that transformation, Obama adviser David Plouffe used long-discredited attacks to smear Representative Darrell Issa. Issa, the Chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Government
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) failed to disclose an internal stress test that revealed the agency’s projected losses over 30 years could be up to $115 billion under severe economic conditions, a figure over $100 billion higher than the $13.5
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Former press secretary Robert Gibbs stated that Congressman “Darrell Issa should call Jay Carney and apologize this morning.” Gibbs went on to say that Issa as Chairman of the House Oversight Committee was the “biggest joke
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) launched into White House press secretary Jay Carney on Sunday, labeling him a “paid liar” obfuscating the truth about the IRS’ targeting of conservatives. “Their paid liar, their paid
Congressman Darrell Issa on CNN’s “State of the Union” with Candy Crowley.
Congressman Darrell Issa on CNN’s “State of the Union” with Candy Crowley discussing White House Press Secretary Jay Carney’s answers to questions about the barrage of scandals enveloping the Obama Administration.
In addition to leaving Inspector General posts at key agencies vacant, a March 5 report from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform claims the Obama administration has ignored 16,906 recommendations from 73 agency OIG’s that could potentially save taxpayers $67 billion
On Thursday, Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), claimed that Lois Lerner, the director of the IRS’s tax exempt unit, personally signed invasive letters sent to 15 Tea Party groups represented by the
House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) Wednesday
Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Darrell Issa announced that he has issued a subpoena for ARB Chairman Thomas Pickering. Pickering is to appear for a deposition to answer for the Accountability Review Board report on Benghazi.
To try and deflect criticism of the Obama Administration MSNBC’s Martin Bashir attempted to assassinate the character of Congressman Darrell Issa by bringing up old, resolved charges where no wrongdoing was found.
Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) sent a letter to former UN Ambassador Thomas Pickering to see if he is still willing to participate in a transcribed interview over his work in the State Department’s Accountability Review Board (ARB) report
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, told reporters Tuesday evening that he does not expect Attorney General Eric Holder to proactively attempt to atone for his and the Department of Justice’s actions
Attorney General Eric Holder’s Department of Justice secretly obtained two months of phone records of Associated Press reporters–the latest in a long line of attacks on an open and free media coming from this Department of Justice (DOJ). “The Justice
Attorney General Eric Holder’s Department of Justice secretly obtained two months of phone records of Associated Press reporters–the latest in a long line of attacks on an open and free media coming from this Department of Justice (DOJ). “The Justice
Chairman Darrell Issa and Ambassador Pickering on NBC’s Meet the Press, breaking down this week’s Oversight hearing on the Benghazi terrorist attack.
WASHINGTON, May 11 (UPI) —Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., has been given the job of drafting a House bill to deal with visas for highly skilled foreign workers, The Hill reports. Issa, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, represents a
In an appearance on Face the Nation this morning, Rep. Darrell Issa revealed several new pieces of information about the Obama administration’s controversial description of the 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, casting doubt that the White House mischaracterized its
CBS: House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., with new details about the Sept. 11, 2012 attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi.
WASHINGTON, April 24 (UPI) — U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., Wednesday accused the Obama administration of covering up its failures in Benghazi as he announced a new round of hearings. Issa said the administration gave “free passes to senior officials
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa issued a press release, today, announcing that his committee will resume hearings next month that will focus on information turned over to the committee by Regime whistleblowers on the Benghazi terrorist
Univision News won a 2013 Peabody Award for its special on Operation Fast and Furious on its magazine show Aqui y Ahora in September 2012. “All of these prestigious national recognitions, an unprecedented achievement for a Spanish-language media company, speak
Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) is working on legislation he plans to offer as an alternative to the gun control Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) will present for a vote next month. Grassley is concerned that the legislation being pushed
President Barack Obama is reportedly ready to nominate Justice Department Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez to become the next Secretary of the Department of Labor. Issues from Perez’s involvement with DOJ’s decision to dismiss the Bush administration’s case against three New Black Panther Party
California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, said Friday that a provision in House GOP leadership’s “no budget, no pay” plan is unconstitutional. “That’s unconstitutional,” Issa said of House leadership’s plan to
