On Thursday’s “On the Record with Greta Van Susteren” on the Fox News Channel, House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) blasted the Department of Homeland Security for releasing illegal immigrants who have committed crimes, stating, “you name the violent
House Oversight Committee Chairman Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) argued there was “a concerted effort” to ensure Congress never saw documents pertaining to the Fast and Furious investigation and that newly released emails show that the DOJ was “not complying with the
A Republican representative from Colorado has introduced a bill in Congress that would make it a hate crime to target a cop just because he or she is a police officer.
PAHRUMP, Nevada — Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) told Breitbart News on Sunday it was “laughable” for members of the Republican Party to consider presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) an “establishment” candiate.
Sources tell Politico that House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) plans to proceed with an investigation into federal record-keeping practices, with the blessing of House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI)… provided the probe proceeds with “caution” when it hits Hillary Clinton’s email server.
Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), who has endorsed GOP presidential candidate Florida Senator Marco Rubio stated that GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump not showing up to the Fox News Channel’s debate “should disqualify you for president right there” on Thursday’s “Kilmeade
In a Friday Bloomberg op-ed, Ramesh Ponnuru details how “immigration is rapidly becoming a defining issue for American conservatism.” Ponnuru suggests that this may prove problematic for donor-class favorite Sen. Marco Rubio, who supports immigration expansions—which Pew Research says are opposed by more than 9 in 10 GOP voters.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) is a partial fan of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump.
The final $1.1 trillion spending bill being negotiated in Congress will be a massive 1,000+ page of legislation that few people will read. In addition to funding government through next year, the must-pass bill is likely to contain dozens of provisions that would otherwise be difficult to pass.
Last week we reported on the investigation by Senators Chuck Grassley and Patrick Leahy into potential IRS abuse of “StingRay” cell site simulation devices. Now the House of Representatives is getting in on the action.
Pro-life leaders are concerned that lawmakers aren’t serious about eliminating funding for Planned Parenthood. The worries come as a “panel” has been created to study Planned Parenthood’s activities, this one headed by Rep. Marsha Blackburn, also considered to be a potential candidate for House Speaker. According to The Hill, Blackburn said, “Our investigation has raised many more questions than we’ve been able to find answers. We need to have a national conversation about these practices. This is a discussion we cannot shy away from.”
Rep. Steve King (R-IA) is reminding members of the House of Representatives that nothing has changed since Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) dropped out of the running for Speaker of the House. King is encouraging members to throw support behind Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL), saying he can “bridge the divides currently running through [the] Conference.”
Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX) circulated a letter Monday saying that if Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) stays out of the race for Speaker of the House, Flores will throw his own name in the hat, according to CNN.
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) would make a great conservative Speaker of the House, suggests the American Conservative Union’s member scorecard.
A new analysis from the American Conservative Union (ACU) of voting records of various potential GOP candidates for Speaker of the House under the soon-to-be-ending Speakership of Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) shows that Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is far and away the best viable candidate for Speaker.
“Saturday Night Live’s” second show of the new season opened with a mocking of “Fox & Friends” with Taran Killam playing Steve Doocy, Vanessa Bayer playing Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Bobby Moynihan playing Brian Kilmeade. Pete Davidson appeared as “Jason Chaffetz” as a candidate for Speaker of
It appears as if those conservative “wacko birds” in the U.S. House of Representatives really do have a lot of sway up in Washington, D.C.
Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) told reporters on Friday that he “would not run against [Rep.] Paul Ryan (R-WI)” for speaker. Chaffetz stated, “I would not run against Paul Ryan. Let me try to be clear as I can, if Paul
he House Freedom Caucus said it was “surprised” by Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s dropping out of the race for Speaker of the House, but respects his decision.
GOP presidential candidates Donald Trump, Gov. Mike Huckabee, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Gov. Jeb Bush made several statements following Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) dropping out of the race for Speaker of the House, suggesting a tough, conservative choice for the people.
The House Republican Conference decided to postpone electing a new Speaker of the House when Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced he is dropping out of the running.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) dropped out of the race for Speaker of the House suddenly on Thursday morning, telling Republican colleagues in a caucus meeting that he no longer felt he could lead.
Rep. Steve King (R-IA), the chairman of the House’s Conservative Opportunity Society, endorsed Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL) for Speaker of the House on Wednesday evening.
The House Freedom Caucus – a group of constitutional conservative Congressmen – announced Wednesday evening that it will support Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL) for Speaker of the House, to replace John Boehner at the end of the month.
Republican North Carolina Rep. Walter Jones is urging all candidates for Speaker of the House to drop out of the race if skeletons in their closet might embarrass the Republican Party.
Conservatives in the House of Representatives believe a bloc vote will help influence who will be the next Speaker of the House, so members of the House Freedom Caucus will meet Wednesday afternoon to debate which member – Rep. Kevin McCarthy, Rep. Daniel Webster, or Rep. Jason Chaffetz – they should support for Speaker.
Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) argued it wouldn’t be his job as speaker to drive his “personal agenda” through the House and declined to give Speaker Representative John Boehner (R-OH) a specific grade on Tuesday’s “Sean Hannity Show.” Chaffetz, when asked
Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) said he didn’t regret removing Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) from his subcommittee chairmanship for voting his conscience against GOP leadership, but that Chaffetz “learned” from that experience.
At first, it seemed as if his heir apparent House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy would easily ascend into the speakership and that House Majority Whip Steve Scalise would easily replace McCarthy, and Chief Deputy Whip Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) would easily ascend into the Whip’s role. Now, one of that seems easy or likely as the growing conservative wing of the conference—emboldened by Boehner’s resignation—is demanding a series of structural reforms to the way business in done in Congress rather than just a reshuffling of the deck in leadership post-Boehner.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich tells Breitbart News that he thinks House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is “far and away the best man” to replace Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) as Speaker of the House when Boehner resigns later this month.
House Oversight and Government Reform committee chairman Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), in his official announcement made on Sunday that he’s running for Speaker of the House, implicitly dinged House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for being unable to communicate effectively.
On this week’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) announced he is running for Speaker of the House. Chaffetz said, “Today, here, I am announcing my intention to run for Speaker of the House of Representatives. We were
Many Secret Service officials and agents intentionally spread and eventually leaked embarrassing secret information about a Republican chairman who is investigating the scandal-plagued agency, according to an Inspector General report.
House Oversight Committee Chairman Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) declared “Planned Parenthood is the new ACORN” on Wednesday’s “America’s Newsroom” on the Fox News Channel. Chaffetz said, “I want the American to know that the revenue to Planned Parenthood was $127
Tuesday at a hearing of the House Oversight Committee, chairmen Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) questioned Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards over her organization spending over $40 million in federal dollars on travel, parties and excessive salaries. Chaffetz said, “Does Planned
Hillary Clinton’s top State Department aides turned to Clinton Foundation employees for political help in the immediate aftermath of the Benghazi terrorist attack, and Clinton withheld those emails from the House Benghazi Committee investigating her conduct.
After the hearings were over, Judge Sullivan wrote an order calling the Administration’s resistance to his orders “nonsensical” and clearly stating that IRS Commissioner John Koskinen and others “shall be directed to show cause as to why they should not be held in contempt of Court” if they continue dragging their feet.
“As leader of the IRS, Commissioner John Koskinen has repeatedly failed to take responsibility for the destruction of evidence by the agency an the numerous misstatements he made to Congress abut this matter. Because of his actions, and the actions of others at the agency he leads the American people may never know the truth about the IRS’ targeting for conservative-tax-exempt applications,” the lawmakers wrote Monday in the nearly 30-page letter highlighting the Committee’s findings against Koskinen and the IRS to comply with their probe.
House Oversight Committee Chairman Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) argued that the OPM hack has “sort of an act of war” and that there is “sort of this ghost war” involving hacking and security on Friday’s “America’s Newsroom” on the Fox
“Investigators are blaming two IRS workers at a computer center in West Virginia for erasing thousands of emails related to the tax agency’s tea party scandal, impeding congressional investigations into the treatment of conservative political groups,” reports the Associated Press. “The workers might be incompetent, a lead investigator said Thursday, but there is no evidence they were part of a criminal conspiracy to destroy evidence.”
