IRS Hiring Funds Diverted to Fund Conferences

Issa suggests wasteful spending on conferences contributed to scandalous targeting of conservatives
Rep. Darrell Issa / AP

A top House investigator on Thursday tied lavish, multi-million-dollar conferences held by the Internal Revenue Service to an ongoing scandal over the agency discriminating against conservative groups.

David Plouffe’s Twit Fits

David Plouffe / AP

David Plouffe responded on Sunday to statements House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R., Calif.) made on CNN’s “State of the Union,” where he called White House spokesman Jay Carney a “paid liar.”

Oversight Subpoenas Benghazi Docs

Issa asks for talking points documents
Rep. Darrell Issa / AP

The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed the State Department on Tuesday for all “documents and communications” related to a series of White House talking points on the Sept. 11, 2011 terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya.

Waiving the Fifth

Issa tells reporters Lerner waived her Fifth Amendment rights at Wednesday’s hearing
Lois Lerner / AP

Embattled IRS employee Lois Lerner waived her right to Fifth Amendment protections by presenting an opening statement, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R., Calif.) said on Thursday.

Accountability for the Review Board

Issa asks for testimony from top officials involved in Benghazi investigation
Consulate in Benghazi, Libya / AP

Rep. Darrell Issa (R., Calif.) has asked the two top officials on the State Department’s embattled Benghazi Accountability Review (ARB) Board to appear for an interview with investigators ahead of a public hearing focusing on the ARB’s alleged failures.

Bipartisan Demands

Rep. Cummings joins Issa in demanding info from Obama nominee
Elijah Cummings / AP

One of the nation’s most powerful Democrats has joined Republicans in demanding that President Barack Obama’s labor nominee Tom Perez comply with an Oversight Committee investigation into allegations that he dodged transparency laws.

Blowing the Whistle

Pastor testifies about political machinations of Obama labor nominee
Tom Perez / AP

A Minnesota pastor who blew the whistle on a multi-million dollar fraud testified before Congress about the federal authorities who allegedly threw out the case for political purposes.