A veritable firestorm has erupted over how Hillary Clinton trusted confidante Huma Abedin and other close aides to interact electronically on government business in risk-prone ways that, until now, were insulated from proper scrutiny, between January 21, 2009 and February 1, 2013, while Mrs. Clinton served as Secretary of State.
So much for open government. Hillary Clinton admits she never used an official email account while she was Secretary of State. Instead, all her correspondence was through a personal account.
Representative Trey Gowdy (R-SC) said that “when you play political games” with the rule of law “you may benefit today, tomorrow you will beg to have the law enforced” on Thursday’s “America’s Newsroom” on the Fox News Channel. “The rule
Wednesday at the House Judiciary Committee hearing on President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) gave a rousing opening statement condemning President Obama for his executive order amnesty. Partial transcript as follows: The thread that holds the
After six years of a foreign policy strategy that observers have assessed as questionable at best, Americans and remaining foreign allies finally deserve an honest explanation of President Obama’s true aims across the Middle East. One person who should explain why the Obama Administration continually asserts the United States is making progress abroad despite so many appalling setbacks is senior aide Valerie Jarrett, whose influence shaping key policies is suggested in second-hand reports, but not yet adequately understood.
The State Department won’t allow key witnesses to testify about Benghazi, saying it must protect their safety.
Popular conservative author and columnist Thomas Sowell takes a look at the potential GOP presidential field for 2016, and it appears he especially likes what he sees in Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Louisiana’s Bobby Jindal.
Wednesday, before the House voted 236–191 to block funding for President Barack Obama’s executive amnesty orders, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) gave a rousing floor speech criticizing the president’s perceived executive overreach saying, “The same document that this and all presidents swear to defend
Fox News anchor Sean Hannity, also a nationally syndicated radio host, is tripling down on his calls to demand new blood in House GOP leadership.
Fox News host Sean Hannity, also a nationally-syndicated radio host, tells Breitbart News exclusively that he thinks Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) should challenge Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) for the Speakership of the House.
On Saturday’s broadcast of “Justice w/Judge Jeanine” on the Fox News Channel, Rep. Trey Gowdy was asked by Jeanine Pirro about a potential investigation into so-called ObamaCare architect Jonathan Gruber for possible fraud and/or perjury. According to Gowdy, either current
South Carolina Congressman Trey Gowdy (R) has been a “man on fire” of late, ripping into Jonathan Gruber this past week at House Oversight Committee hearing, and then saying that he will be calling Hillary Clinton to testify before his
Representative Trey Gowdy (R-SC) argued that the GOP should not “take the bait” and “over-respond” to the president’s executive action on immigration while recommending attacking appointments made by the president in the Senate on Wednesday’s “America’s Newsroom.” Gowdy stated that
In an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “The Kelly File” on Tuesday, Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) called on President Barack Obama to “repudiate” Jonathan Gruber, one of the architects of ObamaCare, for remarks he made declaring the “stupidity of the
House Judiciary Committee chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) reported there is “increasing evidence” that the Obama administration is planning to bring foreign Ebola patients into the US for treatment on Monday’s “The Kelly File” on the Fox News Channel. When
House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) is demanding the Obama administration confirm or deny reports that it plans to admit non-citizens infected with Ebola into the United States for treatment. Late last week the conservative government accountability group Judicial Watch
A spokesperson for the House Select Committee on Benghazi told Breitbart News that it “expects to talk” with Leon Panetta, who served as President Obama’s CIA director and Pentagon chief. Amanda Duvall, a spokesperson for the Benghazi Select Committee, made
During the House Oversight Hearing on White House security, Secret Service Director Julia Pierson had difficulty explaining why a housekeeper discovered evidence that shots had hit the White House while Secret Service agents failed to discover it. Under direct questioning
The House of Representatives voted to pass an amendment authorizing President Obama to arm moderate Syrian rebels on Wednesday for the purpose of combating Islamic State terrorists. The legislation passed 273-156 although 85 Democrats and 71 Republicans voting against the amendment. Here
House Committee chairman Trey Gowdy of the Special Panel on Benghazi (R-SC) opened up first hearing calling for a sincere hearing dedicate to discovering the truth about what happened during the terrorist attacks in Benghazi against the United States consulate.
In response to Rep. Cummings: Maxwell Never Mentioned Sifting by State Dept. (Update: Sharyl Attkisson on Rep. Cummings’ Denial): I’ve been somewhat lukewarm towards the Ray Maxwell revelation about Hillary Clinton’s operatives scrubbing the Benghazi documents, not because I doubt
In response to the Obama administration’s recent approval of a rule lifting a ban on Libyan nationals coming to the U.S. to attend flight school, work in plane maintenance or study nuclear science, House Republicans introduced legislation Monday aimed at
Republican lawmakers are criticizing the Obama administration after the Office of Management and Budget approved a new rule to lift a ban on Libyan pilots and nuclear scientists training in the United States. “It is unbelievable that this Administration is
Why are the Democrats trying to derail Trey Gowdy’s Benghazi investigation? It seems to me if they chose to seriously participate in the Select Committee probe, Democrats would send a clear signal to the American people that they care about
Wednesday at a House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee hearing on the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) would not let IRS Commissioner John Koskinen off the hook over his failure to bring acceptable answers to Congress about
On his Tuesday radio show, conservative talker Rush Limbaugh make the extraordinary call for the impeachment of President Barack Obama for his neglect of the law when it came to he and his administration’s handling of the ongoing Internal Revenue
During part two of the House Oversight and Government Reform committee hearing on IRS Obstruction, Tuesday morning, the nation’s top archivist told Congress that the IRS “did not follow the law” when it failed to report the loss of Lois Lerner’s emails. In
Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen admitted that the White House’s characterization of the IRS targeting scandal as the actions of rogue agents was inaccurate when asked by Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC). Koskinen argued, “The basic premise that this was
Having agreed to testify on the attack in Benghazi, reports indicate Secretary of State John Kerry envisions a “one and done” scenario, seemingly putting the issue to rest once and for all. Others aren’t so sure. Former Secretary Hillary Clinton is expected
Republicans are already in the beginning stages of planning their legislative agenda if they take control of the Senate in November, and many say immigration reform would be a top priority, even while President Obama’s trustworthiness as a legislative partner
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi announced the selection of five Democrats to the Benghazi investigative committee. Pelosi explained that Democrats needed to be part of the committee to make sure that the investigation was honest and fair even though she
Hillary Clinton is coming under scrutiny for serial fiascoes that occurred while she was Secretary of State. It’s about time. These are among the decisions that Hillary made, or at least presided over, that are emerging as real liabilities –
The new executive director of Benghazi select committee has a somewhat unexpected background: he lobbied for the American Civil Liberties Union. Philip Kiko, the Benghazi panel director chosen by Select Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy on Thursday, represented the ACLU on
The “Congressman with Guts,” Democrat Alan Grayson, is once again being challenged to ‘man-up’ and throw his name in for consideration to the newly formed House Select Committee on Benghazi. Grayson’s Republican congressional challenger, Jorge Bonilla rehashed his prior call
On “Fox News Sunday,” Benghazi Select Committee chairman Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) said the National Republican Congressional Committee should not raise money off the terrorist attack. But Gowdy also pointed to the Democrats hypocrisy in bringing up fundraising as issue
On this weekend’s “The McLaughlin Group,” Daily Beast columnist Eleanor Clift laid out the same reasoning for the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi as Bill Maher had on Friday, which was to still blame
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi went after Benghazi Select Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) on Friday for comments he made on Fox News. “I think the Chairman is already calling this an investigation. I think he called it a trial.
Since the September 11, 2012, attack on the United States consulate in Benghazi, few have worked harder to uncover the truth than Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC). Now the chairman of a select committee to investigate the attacks, here is a
Seven Democrats crossed party lines and joined House Republicans to establish a Select Committee to investigate the September 11, 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate and CIA annex in Benghazi, Libya on Thursday night. These Democrats were Reps. Ron Barber
House Speaker John Boehner explained to reporters Wednesday morning that he considers the select committee’s investigation into the terrorist attacks in Benghazi a very serious matter. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has demanded that, for the sake of fairness,
