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As the first hearings on the failed implementation of Obamacare begin Thursday, with the testimony of the healthcare.gov contractors before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Democrats have already developed their strategy for blunting Republican criticism. They will a) assert

On Thursday, the ranking Democrat on the House Government and Oversight Reform Committee said the Benghazi Accountability Review Board (ARB) report that some have called a “cover up” and a “whitewash” for not interviewing then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agent responsible for giving confidential conservative and Tea Party tax documents to the left-leaning journalism group ProPublica was never put on leave. Instead, she merely received “formal admonishment” for actions that Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration

Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is now admitting that unlike his previous assertion, the investigation into the IRS scandal is not “solved.” Cummings had appeared on CNN’s State of the

On Tuesday, many Representatives left a briefing about the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs unsatisfied that their concerns about privacy were fully addressed.  Lawmakers met with officials from the Justice Department, the National Security Agency, and the FBI about the

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

Following on the assertion of Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) on CNN’s State of the Union Sunday morning that the IRS scandal had been “solved” and that Congress should “move on,” House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA)

On CNN’s State of the Union this morning, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) told Candy Crowley that the IRS scandal involving targeting of conservatives had been “solved.” Crowley asked, “As far as you are concerned, based on the information that you

As the scope of the government’s spying on private citizens becomes clear, left-wing politicians are openly criticizing Obama and his Administration. Long critical of Bush-era anti-terror policies, many had expected Obama to end these practices, rather than expand him. MD

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

Acting IRS commissioner Danny Werfel told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Thursday that he would encourage Lois Lerner to testify before the Committee.  Lerner, the head of the tax-exempt division who has been placed on paid administrative

Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) declared Tuesday that a federal probe into 2012’s Benghazi terrorist attack is complete, regardless of what contrary views the GOP might hold. Cummings claims that retired Ambassador Thomas Pickering could provide public testimony to show the

You remember near the end of the Monty Python flick, The Meaning of Life— that scene featuring Mr. Creasote? He’s the morbidly obese freak who gorges on food, until finally, after eating a mint offered by the waiter, completely explodes, sending

Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee Rep. Elijah Cummings used carefully-chosen questions to former IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman in an attempt to debunk the idea that the IRS had been used by the Obama administration to target its political

Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, told reporters on Capitol Hill on Tuesday he believes Lois Lerner, the Internal Revenue Service’s Director of the Exempt Organizations division, should lose her job over her participation in

As the May 8, House Oversight Committee hearings into Benghazi were winding down, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) said, “There’s no evidence of conspiracy to withhold military assets for political reasons, no evidence of a cover-up.” Instead, Cummings claimed the hearings

After recently exposing Obama campaign attempts to deny voters their right to serve as poll clerks in Ohio, True the Vote published new research today that directly challenges the dominant liberal narrative that voter suppression activity was rampant in the

President Barack Obama campaigned last week to promote his plans for job training and job creation that he claimed would expand the country’s middle class, fully aware that the Job Corps program had suspended enrollment in January due to gross

Reps. Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Elijah Cummings (D-MD) criticized the NFL Players Association union for being a roadblock to human growth hormone testing and suggested Congress may ask players to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Issa,

By BOB BAUMAP Sports WriterPARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. Major League Baseball will test for human growth hormone throughout the regular season and increase efforts to detect abnormal levels of testosterone. Players were subject to blood testing for HGH during spring training

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Rep. Elijah Cummings (Md.), the senior Democrat on the House Oversight Committee said The “unfair” treatment of President Obama by congressional Republicans is driving African-Americans to the polls

True the Vote, the Texas-based nonpartisan nonprofit leading our nation’s efforts to protect election and voter registration systems, gathered this evening for a final meeting of the minds before the November 6, 2012 US presidential elections. Under fire from vote

True the Vote senior adviser and attorney, J. Christian Adams, had strong words for Democratic Congressional Rep. Elijah Cummings yesterday during a CNN segment. The interview, conducted by CNN’s Joe Johns, allowed both left-of-center and right-of-center advocates to voice their

Attacks on the True the Vote movement in Ohio reveal the disingenuous nature of the leftists’ “voter integrity” efforts. The attacks originate from predominantly Democratic Party aligned groups and they attack real citizen-led attempts to ensure the integrity of our

True the Vote, a non-partisan election integrity organization, demanded Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings correct statements made about the organization on MSNBC. “We are shocked at your comments on ‘The Ed Show’ of MSNBC, which you either know not to be

Over the last few days, news outlets have been reporting on a fraudulent letter sent to selected residents of Florida, posing under the guise of the counties’ Supervisor of Elections.  The letter questions recipients’ eligibility to vote, and the Washington

On Friday, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) launched an investigation into the anti-voter fraud group True the Vote. Citizens trained by True the Vote petitioned offices around the country, asking local election officials to review questionable voter registrations and remove dead

On CNN’s Starting Point Soledad O’Brien questions Congressman Elijah Cummings

From the time that the House Oversight Committee’s investigation into Fast & Furious really gained the public eye in December 2011, via the Holder Hearings, accusations that the focus on the Attorney General were politically motivated have been legion. Even

The ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Elijah Cummings, came to the defense of Eric Holder in a hearing on Wednesday to consider holding the Attorney General in contempt of Congress over the Fast and Furious scandal.

Attorney General Eric Holder did not produce any of the documents he and Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa agreed on. The Department of Justice agreed to hand over 1300 pages in order to postpone tomorrow’s contempt vote. Chairman Issa demanded

Oversight Committee Ranking Minority Leader Rep Elijah Cummings wants Chairman Darrell Issa to withdraw his Contempt Citation of Attorney General Eric Holder over Operation Fast & Furious. Chairman Issa tried to question Mr. Holder during a hearing in front of

Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas talk about their committee’s investigations into Cartagena and what they think should happen to the agents involved.