Sunday on Fox News channel’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” Rep. Darrell Issa said Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s “judgment” and “honesty” are in question because of her handling of classified material on a private email server during her tenure as secretary
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that Lois Lerner, and other IRS officials involved in targeting conservative groups’ tax exempt applications, will not have criminal charges filed against them.
(Ferenstein Wire) – The tech industry, now one of the largest private sector lobbying forces in Washington DC, hasn’t had much to say as Republicans scramble to find a new Speaker for the House of Representatives. But now, Congress’s geekiest member, Representative Darrell Issa, is “considering” putting his hat in the ring and has turned heads in the well-heeled tech halls of D.C.
On Friday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) discussed the state of the House Speaker’s race in the wake of Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) announcement that he was no longer running for the spot, which is soon to
One of the worst of Barack Obama’s many bad ideas is surrendering control of Internet domains to a shadowy multi-national organization, a move undertaken largely out of embarrassment over Edward Snowden’s exposure of NSA surveillance techniques. Under Article IV, Section 3 of the Constitution, only Congress has the authority to transfer control of such government property, so Obama’s attempt to give it away to foreign bodies without congressional consent would be unconstitutional.
Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) said, “It’s not an accident to have 300 emails become retroactively…determined to be classified” and “somebody sent out classified information, and did not recognize it as classified” before adding, “Huma…is brilliant. Hillary Clinton is brilliant. So
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) weighed in on Thursday’s divisive Supreme Court ruling, which upheld a key element of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) by essentially rewriting the text of the legislation in order to save it, dubbing it a “loss for the Constitution.”
During Tuesday’s deposition of Hillary Clinton’s adviser Sid Blumenthal at the House Select Committee on Benghazi, former House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrel Issa (R-CA) entered the closed-door hearing uninvited, only to be swiftly escorted from the room by Benghazi committee chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC).
If we’re going to disband Congress and abandon the separation of powers in favor of imperial rule with term limits for the despot, then let’s do it, formally and with our eyes open, following a frank debate about the pros and cons.
Former Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was asked in an official congressional inquiry from former House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) about whether she used a private email for government work as far back as 2012.
From the New York Times: WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton was directly asked by congressional investigators in a December 2012 letter whether she had used a private email account while serving as secretary of state, according to letters obtained by
The Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it will not charge former IRS chief Lois Lerner on criminal contempt charges after she refused to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in March of last year.
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) told the U.S. House Committee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade on Tuesday that the U.S. needed a more aggressive course of action against the Iranian regime.
In a press release on Friday, Congressman from California, Darrell Issa, responded to “disturbing” reports suggesting that Southern California Edison misused the H-1B visa program.
Even one of Congress’s most prominent supporters of H1-B visa increases finds it “deeply disturbing” that Southern California Edison may be using the program to replace American workers with cheaper foreigners who may not even be as qualified. Rep. Darrell
Boxer’s likely successor will be a Democrat, with members of that party who could be vying for that slot in no short supply. Yet while it will likely prove to be an uphill battle for Republican candidates, there are a few who might consider taking a stab at the seat. Here is a list of the top contenders.
On Bloomberg’s Tuesday broadcast of “With All Due Respect,” co-hosts Mark Halperin and John Heilemann downplayed the implications of the congressional testimony from so-called ObamaCare architect, MIT professor Jonathan Gruber. “The other action on the Hill today was frankly about
If a Republican administration had to endure the headlines on this, a single day in the life of a presidency, the media would be pronouncing said administration and any further policy initiatives dead on arrival. Instead, the as usual Obama
Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber refused to stand by a quotation describing him as “possibly the [Democratic] Party’s most influential healthcare expert” that he put in his own book on Tuesday. Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) read a passage from Gruber’s book
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
One week after he first requested billing details related to Jonathan Gruber’s contract with the state of Vermont, state Auditor Douglas Hoffer has yet to receive any information about the details of Gruber’s contract from the administration of Democratic Governor
There’s good reason to believe that while the White House seeks to minimize fall-out from now the infamous remarks of ObamaCare architect, Jonathan Gruber and tamp down opposition to the Affordable Care Act, things are moving in the exact opposite
Controversial MIT professor Jonathan Gruber, the “architect” of Obamacare, has agreed to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Spokesperson Caitlin Carroll tells Breitbart News that Gruber will appear at the committee’s hearing about health law deceptions on
Marilyn Tavenner, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s hearing on December 9, her spokesperson confirms to Breitbart News. In a letter sent on Thursday, Chairman Darrell Issa
Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA), Chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, sent a letter on Thursday to controversial MIT professor Jonathan Gruber, the “architect” of Obamacare, calling on Gruber to testify before the committee at its December 9 hearing in
A forthcoming inspector general’s report reveals lax judges wrongfully doled out disability checks that cost U.S. taxpayers $2 billion, and a projected $300 million more next year. The Social Security Administration report says the agency’s lackluster oversight of judges who
Looks like the Russian hackers responsible for so much mayhem sat this one out, as suspicions for the massive U.S. Postal Service data breach are falling upon the Chinese government. Which is kind of awkward, because President Obama is currently
SAN DIEGO, California — Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) ushered in his expected victory at the U.S. Grant Hotel in San Diego with a warning for the State of California and a preview of how the Republican Party can expect to
On October 30, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Charles Grassley (R-IA) released a statement regarding the Arizona US Attorney’s Office’s reluctance to take action against Jean Baptiste Kingery, an
Friday at a House Oversight Committee Ebola Response hearing, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) said, “The head of CDC, supposed to be the expert, and he’s made statements that simply aren’t true.” Issa said, “When the head of the CDC says
When the House Oversight Committee Hearing on Ebola began Friday morning, the country was experiencing heightened awareness of the disease, as reports came out that a doctor in New York City had contracted the disease and spent time in the
During opening remarks of the House Oversight Committee, Chairman Darrell Issa questioned the recent security lapses of the Secret Service, reminding Americans of the enormous budget provided to the agency to protect the president. Issa said that it was obvious
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) said in a statement about Attorney General Eric Holder’s resignation that Holder “abused his office” and “failed to uphold the values of our Constitution.” “Eric Holder is the
Chairman Darrell Issa of the House Oversight Committee has called for an investigative hearing after a man jumped the fence outside the White House and made it inside the unlocked front door before the Secret Service stopped him. The man,
In response to Justice Dept. Watchdog Says DOJ Is Impeding Investigations: The DOJ inspector general complaining about the stonewalls littering his department makes a lovely companion piece to the black comedy of Attorney General Eric Holder’s aide Brian Fallon trying
A senior communications aide to Attorney General Eric Holder seemingly called House oversight committee chairman Darrell Issa’s staff by accident and asked for their help spinning new revelations about the IRS scandal, Issa said in a September 8 letter to
Rep. Darrell Issa (R- California) is the wealthiest member of Congress for a second straight year, with a minimum net worth of $327.25 million, according to Roll Call‘s annual “50 Richest Members of Congress” report. Issa, who made his fortune
The office of Chairman of the House Oversight Committee Darrell Issa confirmed to Breitbart News on Friday that he still believes the act of the CIA spying on the Senate Intelligence Committee is “treason.” “I think Senator Feinstein is as
Friday at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) told her Republican colleagues trying to get to the bottom of a potential violation of federal election law by the Obama administration that they “don’t
Rep. Issa just returned from a fact-finding trip to Central America. His goal was to assess the causes and possible solutions for the current crisis at the southern border. Today Issa published a series of “observations” about his trip on