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
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), senior Democrat on the House Oversight Committee had some harsh words regarding the IRS’ “ideological profiling” of conservative groups. “I think laws were probably broken, but at the least there have been some improper actions on
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.
As a student at Cornell and treasurer of a a pro-choice organization at the school, Sandra Fluke, helped shut down a pro-life speech on Cornell’s campus by counter protesting. She argued that a pro-life organization at Cornell was about “manipulating
Resist we much! Shame on you Reverend Al Sharpton. Shame on you MSNBC. Especially shame on you Representative Elijah Cummings. Sharpton recently addressed Fast and Furious on his show, Politics Nation (hat tip: everrest). Needless to say it was a mess. [youtube 8Xr_swW95RU]
Yesterday, the House Oversight Committee held a hearing “to assess the impact of the healthcare mandate rule on freedom of religion,” and see whether the executive branch of government had overreached its constitutional authority. Or to put it as Rush
On Friday MSNBC’s Martin Bashir claimed the “Fast and Furious’ investigations in Congress have turned into a “Witch Hunt.” Bashir had Rep Elijah Cummings (D-MD) on and allowed him to make several false claims about the investigation and the hearings
Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) opened this morning’s hearings by providing a timeline for Fast and Furious: a timeline that briefly described the role of every law enforcement agency involved. He spoke about the debt we owe Border Patrol Agent Brian
