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A top Democratic lawmaker is seeking information on Jared Kushner’s financial investments following a CNN investigation last week that found his private equity firm is the largest shareholder in an Israeli company backing businesses involved in Israel’s military campaigns.
There is no doubt in my mind that Americans are living through an unprecedented level of government corruption.
The billionaires who are in power are also the people getting tax breaks while our communities struggle to afford gas and groceries. While the current administration can’t find money for Head Start or healthcare, there’s somehow billions of dollars available to start a war in Iran.
Going forward, OSC said it will examine the totality of circumstances surrounding a communication, including whether it serves a legitimate, contemporaneous governmental purpose, its timing relative to elections, its tone, and the scale and context of its dissemination.
The ranking Democrat on the House Oversight committee is demanding the White House answer questions related to President Donald Trump’s decision to ban CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO from the White House, calling it the president’s “most blatant, assault on press freedom.”
The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee is investigating a Russian oligarch's reported financial involvement in a celebration related to Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: Garcia is poised to be Congress' lead investigator if Democrats retake the House. This probe offers a hint of the direction he'll go in that role.
Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., accused Trump of throwing himself a celebration in Dallas while Americans struggle with everyday costs, as House Democrats sought to counter the Republican midterm convention.
“What’s happening right now is Donald Trump is throwing himself a two-day party to celebrate himself,” Garcia said at a news conference today. He said that while Trump and Vance “party away for two days,” families are struggling to afford groceries, rent and gasoline.
Democrat representative Robert Garcia called for Leon Black to be held in contempt after the billionaire investor did not show up for a scheduled deposition about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
“By refusing to testify today, Leon Black is now defying two Congressional subpoenas,” said Garcia, the ranking member of the oversight committee.
“His connections to Epstein and his unwillingness to cooperate are unacceptable,” Garcia also said. “We must hold him in contempt immediately.”
LONG BEACH, CA – Today, Congressman Robert Garcia (CA-42) announced a $544,904 federal grant award from the Department of Transportation (DOT) to Long Beach Transit to upgrade the water taxi fleet that connects Downtown Long Beach with Alamitos Bay. The funding will replace aging passenger ferry engines with new engines to deliver cleaner, faster, and more reliable service for riders, while also cutting down on maintenance costs.
House Speaker Mike Johnson tried to scare voters Thursday with a “nightmare” vision of what Democrats would do if they take back the House.
One of the Democrats who could actually make that vision a reality had just three words for him: “He’s not wrong.”
Rep. Robert Garcia, the ranking Democrat on the powerful House Oversight Committee, quickly responded to a MeidasTouch Instagram video highlighting Johnson’s warning about the consequences of Republicans losing the midterms.
The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee is demanding that Secretary of State Marco Rubio account for money Congress approved for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, warning that the Trump administration has undermined a program credited with saving tens of millions of lives.