#congressional-oversight
#congressional-oversight
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13 hours agoComer Concedes On CNN 97 Percent Of Epstein Files He Released Were Already Public: That's 3 Percent More'
James Comer released 34,000 mostly public Epstein-related documents, highlighted 3% newly unpublished material, and pledged to pursue justice and potentially publish an island visitor list.
fromStreetsblog
1 week agoCalifornians Continue to Love High-Speed Rail, Even if Republicans in Washington D.C. Don't - Streetsblog California
This continues despite non-stop nonsensical attacks from elected officials in the Trump Administration and here in California that have somehow escalated in the past six months. 62% of California voters, including 80% of Democrats, support building the project. The poll also breaks down approval by age, showing that as voters get younger they are more likely to support the project. 79% of Gen Zers, 72% of Millennials, 56% of Gen Xers, and 48% of Baby Boomers want to see the rail line built.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks agoHouse committee launches investigation into California's high-speed rail project
A bipartisan congressional committee is investigating whether California's High-Speed Rail Authority knowingly misrepresented ridership projections and financial outlooks, as alleged by the Trump administration, to secure federal funding. In a letter sent to Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Tuesday, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform chair James Comer (R-KY) requested a staff briefing and all communications and records about federal funding for the high-speed rail project and any analysis over the train's viability.
US politics
fromBrooklyn Paper
3 weeks agoAccess denied: Goldman again blocked from touring Sunset Park prison housing ICE detainees * Brooklyn Paper
"So I'm here now to try to understand better why the Bureau of Prisons is now playing along with the Department of Homeland Security's unlawful, illegal, and unconstitutional efforts to prevent me from doing my congressional oversight."
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fromPoynter
2 months agoTrump's strike on Iran revives decades-old fight over war powers and presidential authority - Poynter
Rep. Jim Himes stated that the military strikes on Iran were a clear violation of the Constitution, exemplifying the ongoing debate over presidential power in military actions.
US politics
NYC politics
fromwww.amny.com
2 months agoJust following orders': ICE denies two New York Congress members entry to inspect immigrant detention center where people are sleeping on floors
Congressmen Goldman and Nadler were denied access to an ICE detention center despite having legal authority to conduct oversight inspections.
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 months agoKristen Welker Presses Cory Booker for Evidence' on Trump Tariff Corruption Allegation: Is This Just a Fishing Expedition?'
Booker argues thereâs enough suspicion surrounding Trumpâs actions to investigate possible insider trading related to tariff changes, despite a lack of direct evidence.
US politics
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