House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
White House Says It Does Not Keep Visitor Logs at Biden’s Delaware Home
WASHINGTON — White House officials said on Monday that there are no visitor logs that keep track of who comes and goes from President Biden’s personal residence in Wilmington, Del., where six classified documents were discovered in recent days. A top House Republican demanded on Sunday that the White House turn over visitor logs for […]
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Will Anyone Hold Daniel Snyder Accountable?
Who is going to hold Daniel Snyder accountable for his misdeeds? The N.F.L.? Congress? The fan base for the woeful team he has owned since 1999, now known as the Washington Commanders, which has long been the Animal House of the league? Before Thursday, Snyder had done all he could to stiff-arm the House Committee […]
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Assault Weapons Makers Pulled In Over $1 Billion as Violence Surged, Report Says
The report showed that, as the country has struggled to cope with an epidemic of gun violence that has plagued schools, churches, supermarkets, concerts and shopping malls, firearms manufacturers have been enjoying ballooning proceeds from the sale of the weapons used to carry out mass shootings. Daniel Defense’s revenue from AR-15-style rifles tripled from 2019 […]
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Panel Finds Daniel Snyder Interfered With Sexual Harassment Investigation
As the N.F.L. was investigating his team for widespread workplace misconduct, the Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder directed a “shadow investigation” to interfere with and undermine its findings, a Congressional committee found. At Snyder’s behest, his legal team used private investigators to harass and intimidate witnesses, and created a 100-page dossier targeting victims, witnesses and […]
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As Survivors Demand Action, House Passes Gun Bill Doomed in the Senate
WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday voted nearly along party lines to bar the sale of semiautomatic weapons to people under the age of 21 and ban the sale of large-capacity magazines, acting as traumatized parents of victims and survivors of mass shootings made wrenching appeals for Congress to act on gun violence. The vote […]
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House Panel Examining Jared Kushner Over Saudi Investment in New Firm
A House committee said on Thursday that it was investigating whether Jared Kushner, former President Donald J. Trump’s son-in-law and former adviser, traded on his government position to land a $2 billion investment in his new private equity firm from a prominent Saudi Arabian wealth fund. Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, the New York Democrat who […]
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Gearing Up for G.O.P. Gains, White House Braces for Barrage of Inquiries
The Justice Department has been examining whether Hunter Biden broke tax and foreign lobbying laws, a matter that is expected to be resolved in the coming months. Regardless of what Attorney General Merrick B. Garland decides, he is likely to face accusations from Republicans that he gave the president’s son preferential treatment. Still, Republicans have […]
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Washington Commanders Deny Financial Malfeasance in a Letter to FTC
Friedman, through his lawyers, stood by his testimony and said he would answer follow-up questions from any of the government agencies reviewing the team’s activities. “My client is also prepared to defend himself publicly against these baseless allegations if Mr. Snyder permits him to do so,” his lawyers, Lisa Banks and Debra Katz, said, referring […]
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House Committee Investigating Amazon Labor Practices
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform has opened an investigation into Amazon’s labor practices during severe weather events, according to a letter members sent to Andy Jassy, Amazon’s chief executive. “We are concerned by recent reports that Amazon may be putting the health and safety of its workers at risk, including by requiring them […]
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