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Todd to Cummings: Why Did Benghazi Dems ‘Shield’ Hillary?

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” host Chuck Todd went after the ranking Democratic member on the House Select Benghazi Committee Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) for “shielding” Hillary Clinton during her testimony last week instead of ask tough questions. Todd

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Dem Rep Thanks God for Charges in Gray Death

Friday, shortly after State Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced six Baltimore police officers now face criminal charges for the death of Freddie Gray while in police custody, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) said, “I have come here today to thank God Marilyn

Congressional Staffers Protest on Steps of Capitol

Congressional Staffers Protest on Steps of Capitol

As House leaders tried to corral votes for the Obama-Boehner cromnibus Thursday afternoon, a number of congressional staffers walked out on the steps of the U.S. Capitol and put their hands in the air. The group of about 140 staffers offered

Chairman Darrell Issa Asks Jonathan Gruber If He Is Stupid

Chairman Darrell Issa Asks Jonathan Gruber If He Is Stupid

Citing Tom Hank’s character Forrest Gump, House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa asked MIT’s Jonathan Gruber if he was stupid during a contentious House committee hearing on Tuesday. “Are you stupid?” Issa asked. “I don’t think so. No,” Gruber replied. “Does

Elijah Cummings Attacks Issa for Going Rogue

Elijah Cummings Attacks Issa for Going Rogue

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

Issa: Lois Lerner Funneled Rep. Cummings info About True The Vote

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)