Category: House Committee on Oversight and Reform

House Judiciary Republicans Undaunted by White House Rebuff on Oversight Requests

House Judiciary Committee Republicans aren’t backing off their plans for a massive oversight effort focused on President Joe Biden, his son Hunter Biden’s financial dealings, politicalization of the Department of Justice, and multiple other issues. “The White House’s petty letter won’t slow anything down when it comes to us conducting legitimate, constitutional oversight,” a Judiciary…


Reversal of Long-Standing Policy Keeps Key Documents on Hunter Biden’s Business From Congress

Congressional investigators are being denied access to 148 Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) filed with the Department of the Treasury by banks concerning financial dealings of President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, and brother, Jim, according to incoming House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio). “Most Americans have never heard the term ‘Suspicious Activity Reports.’ These are actual reports that financial institutions…


Biden’s China Ties, Covid Origins Top Agenda as House GOPers Plan Most Investigations Since Tea Party Congress of 2011

If there is a House Republican majority when the 118th Congress convenes on Jan. 3, 2023, it will launch an onslaught of congressional investigations to expose, among much else, what they view as the Biden family’s abuse of public office to enrich themselves. Three House Republican veterans—Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, Rep. Jim Jordan of…


EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans Plan Onslaught of Investigations Into Biden’s China Ties, Virus Origins

If there is a House Republican majority when the 118th Congress convenes on Jan. 3, 2023, it will launch an onslaught of congressional investigations to expose, among much else, what they view as the Biden family’s abuse of public office to enrich themselves. Three House Republican veterans—Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, Rep. Jim Jordan of…


Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project Files FOIA Lawsuit for Key DOJ, NARA Documents

Attorneys representing the Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project are suing the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) for refusing to grant expedited processing of the conservative non-profit’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for copies of communications at the center of the FBI’s controversial Aug. 8 raid on former President…


Oversight Project Files FOIA Lawsuit for Key DOJ, NARA Documents on Trump Raid

Attorneys representing the Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project are suing the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) for refusing to grant expedited processing of the conservative nonprofit’s request for copies of communications at the center of the FBI’s Aug. 8 raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. The government’s…


New Top Democrat on House Oversight Panel Likely From District Dominated by Federal Workers

Regardless of who controls the House of Representatives come January 2023, the top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight and Reform Committee may well come from a district whose voters are mostly federal workers and contractors. Two of the three Democrats who quickly threw their hats into the ring following Rep. Carolyn Maloney’s (D-N.Y.) loss…