Category: House Oversight an Accountability Committee

Republicans Introduce Contempt Resolution Against FBI Director Wray

House Republicans released a resolution to hold Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress on June 7. The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability recommendation stems from Wray’s refusal to comply with a subpoena that was issued by the committee early last month that included a May 31 deadline. The…


House Republicans Challenge Biden Administration’s Remote Work Policies

House Republicans sent letters to 25 Biden administration agencies on May 18, calling for accountability on their “unacceptable” telework programs. House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), Government Operations and Federal Workforce subcommittee chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas), and Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), requested information from the agencies about their current remote policies, and alerting them…


Washington Mayor, Council Struggle to Reach Common Ground on Criminal Code Reform

The chairman of the District of Columbia City Council said he has not been briefed on Mayor Muriel Bowser’s new legislation to address rising crime in the district, but he and the other council members share the mayor’s concerns about public safety. “I don’t know a single member of the council who’s not concerned about…


LIVE 2:04 PM ET: House Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Hearing on ‘Compliance With Committee Oversight’

The House Judiciary Responsiveness and Accountability to Oversight Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Compliance with Committee Oversight” at 2:00 p.m. ET on March 29, with testimony by FBI Office of Congressional Affairs Acting Assistant Director Christopher Dunham; Assistant Secretary of Education Gwen Graham; and Federal Trade Commission Office of Congressional Affairs Director Jeanne Bumpus. …


LIVE NOW: House Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Hearing on ‘Compliance With Committee Oversight’

The House Judiciary Responsiveness and Accountability to Oversight Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Compliance with Committee Oversight” at 2:00 p.m. ET on March 29, with testimony by FBI Office of Congressional Affairs Acting Assistant Director Christopher Dunham; Assistant Secretary of Education Gwen Graham; and Federal Trade Commission Office of Congressional Affairs Director Jeanne Bumpus. …


House Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Hearing on ‘Compliance With Committee Oversight’

The House Judiciary Responsiveness and Accountability to Oversight Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Compliance with Committee Oversight” at 2:00 p.m. ET on March 29, with testimony by FBI Office of Congressional Affairs Acting Assistant Director Christopher Dunham; Assistant Secretary of Education Gwen Graham; and Federal Trade Commission Office of Congressional Affairs Director Jeanne Bumpus. …


House Republicans Ramp Up Inquiries Into Federal Response to Ohio Derailment

House Republicans are pushing forward with several inquiries into the Biden administrations handling of the response to the Feb. 3 train derailment and subsequent chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) sent a letter (pdf) to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan on Feb. 27 to request information on the…


House Oversight Chair Comer Requests Interviews With Chief Patrol Agents at 4 Southern Border Sectors

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) has requested interviews with the chief patrol agents of four U.S. Border Patrol sectors. In a Feb. 26 letter to acting U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Troy Miller, Comer requested transcribed interviews with Aaron Heitke, the top patrol agent of the San Diego sector; Gregory Bovino,…


House Committee to Investigate Twitter for Possible Censorship of Hunter Biden Laptop

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee has scheduled a hearing next week to investigate possible censorship by Twitter of the Hunter Biden laptop story. The Feb. 8 meeting is titled “Protecting Speech from Government Interference and Social Media Bias, Part 1: Twitter’s Role in Suppressing the Biden Laptop Story.” “Americans deserve answers about this attack…


House Committee to Investigate Twitter for Alleged Censorship of Hunter Biden Laptop Story

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee has scheduled a hearing next week to investigate possible censorship by Twitter of the Hunter Biden laptop story. The Feb. 8 meeting is titled “Protecting Speech from Government Interference and Social Media Bias, Part 1: Twitter’s Role in Suppressing the Biden Laptop Story.” “Americans deserve answers about this attack…