Tag: Jason Chaffetz

Rep. Elijah Cummings, the ranking member of the House Oversight committee, defended Ben Rhodes' record on promoting the Iran deal in the press and among D.C. think tanks. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

National Security

Dem: Chaffetz, GOP hypocritical on Rhodes

Susan Crabtree · May 17, 2016 3:08 pm

The White House told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Monday that Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes won't be testifying on Tuesday about his controversial comments on the Iran deal. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

Rhodes won’t show: White House raises ‘constitutional concerns’

Pete Kasperowicz · May 17, 2016 12:09 am

House Oversight Chairman Jason Chaffetz won't take the Obama administration's "no" for an answer. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

House Oversight chair: Is Rhodes ‘man enough’ to testify?

Anna Giaritelli · May 13, 2016 12:37 am

Senior officials at the Transportation Security Administration routinely engage in unethical behavior and punish employees who protest those actions or TSA's security weaknesses. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

TSA officials receive huge bonuses as airport security suffers

Sarah Bedford · May 12, 2016 3:11 pm

Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes was profiled in a New York Times Magazine story on May 5, in which Rhodes said rational conversation with Congress is "impossible." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

GOP calls for Rhodes testimony after Iran spin job

Pete Kasperowicz · May 11, 2016 11:25 pm

"One reason administrative leave has become such a problem is because agencies simply find it easier to keep them on administrative leave. It is the path of least resistance," Rep. Jason Chaffetz said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House votes to end permanent paid leave for ‘bad apples’

Joel Gehrke · April 26, 2016 11:48 pm

House Republicans push impeachment of IRS chief

House Republicans push impeachment of IRS chief

Rudy Takala · April 15, 2016 4:19 pm

In an email with former Attorney General Eric Holder, the lead prosecutor had agreed the papers should be turned over to the legislative branch in their entirety. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Oversight chairman: ‘Concerted effort’ by DOJ to hide Fast & Furious docs

Anna Giaritelli · April 14, 2016 3:29 am

Rep. Elijah Cummings, D- Md., the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, has pushed his panel to conduct hearings about high prices. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Lawmakers limit their probes into drug prices

Robert King · April 11, 2016 4:01 am

The House Oversight Committee said it will appeal the Obama administration's failure to cooperate. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Justice Dept. fails to turn over all Fast and Furious docs

Anna Giaritelli · April 8, 2016 9:38 pm

EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to testify before a House Oversight committee hearing to look into the circumstances surrounding high levels of lead found in many residents' tap water in Flint, Mich. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Energy and Environment

EPA administrator deflects blame for Mich. water crisis

Kyle Feldscher · March 17, 2016 2:33 pm

Rep. Jason Chaffetz and his three GOP colleagues from Utah introduced the Local Enforcement for Local Lands Act. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Utah Republicans push to strip police powers from feds

Pete Kasperowicz · March 17, 2016 1:33 pm