Republicans on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee are calling on District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith to testify at a hearing next week in the response to pro-Palestinian encampments at George Washington University. The hearing, first reported by The GW Hatchet, is scheduled for next Wednesday. Several Republicans […]
The state of Vermont did not provide adequate oversight to prevent the massive fraud that occurred in ski area and other development projects funded by foreign investors’ money through a special visa program, a state audit has found. The financial scandal first revealed in 2016, which became the state’s largest fraud case, shook Vermont and […]
House Oversight Chair James Comer invited Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to testify at a hearing looking at the administration’s actions on various energy issues. Mr. Comer, Kentucky Republican, invited Ms. Granholm to testify at the May 15 hearing about why the Energy Department failed to provide information the committee requested about alleged misuse […]
Federal regulators are increasing their oversight of United Airlines, the company announced Friday, following a series of recent issues including a piece of the outer fuselage falling off one jet, an engine fire and a plane losing a tire during takeoff. United’s vice president of corporate safety, Sasha Johnson, said the Federal Aviation Administration will […]
CHICAGO — Federal regulators are increasing their oversight of United Airlines, the company announced Friday, following a series of recent issues including a piece of the outer fuselage falling off one jet, an engine fire and a plane losing a tire during takeoff. United‘s vice president of corporate safety, Sasha Johnson, said the Federal Aviation […]
NEW YORK — The Biden Administration is easing its restrictions on banking giant Wells Fargo, saying the bank has sufficiently fixed its toxic culture after years of scandals. The news sent Wells Fargo‘s stock up sharply Thursday as investors speculated that the bank, which has been kept under a tight leash by regulators for years, […]
House lawmakers are seeking interviews with five top officials from the Federal Trade Commission over allegations of abuse of power and ethics violations under the leadership of Commissioner Lina M. Khan. In a letter to Ms. Khan, House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer requested transcribed interviews with five FTC directors, including Executive Director […]
ATLANTA — Georgia’s Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would revive a new commission that some Democrats say is aimed at disrupting Fulton County District Fani Willis‘ prosecution of former President Donald Trump. But one of the bill’s authors in the state Senate, Republican Randy Robertson, insisted before the vote that that was not the […]
Mail-in ballots would be required to include a bar code when being processed by the Postal Service, as an extra level of election security under a measure set to be advanced Tuesday by the House Oversight and Accountability Committee. Oversight Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., announced Friday that his committee would hold a markup on several […]
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