Loading...
RSS feeds allow Web site content to be gathered via feed reader software. Click the subscribe link to obtain the feed URL for this page. The feed will update when new content appears on this page.
Highlights

A collection of news and information related to Trey Gowdy published by this site and its partners.

Sort By: Relevancy | Date | Type
Displaying items 1-12 of 16
» View wsbt.com items only
    May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Top IRS official pleads the 5th Amendment at testy House hearing

    WASHINGTON — A top Internal Revenue Service official invoked the 5th Amendment and declined to testify Wednesday before a House committee investigating the agency’s mishandling of applications by some conservative groups for tax-exempt status.
    WASHINGTON — A top Internal Revenue Service official invoked the 5th Amendment and declined to testify Wednesday before a House committee investigating the agency’s mishandling of applications by some conservative groups for tax-exempt status....

    Tags: Justice System, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice

    2. May 22, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  2. IRS official refuses to answer questions at scandal hearing

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a scandal about extra tax scrutiny of conservative groups told Congress on Wednesday she had done nothing wrong but invoked her constitutional right not to answer questions.
    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a scandal about extra tax scrutiny of conservative groups told Congress on Wednesday she had done nothing wrong but invoked her constitutional right not to answer questions....

    Tags: Justice System, Republican Party, Internal Revenue Service, Jim Jordan, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

    3. May 22, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  3. WRAPUP 3-IRS officials thwart lawmakers' quest for answers on IRS scandal

    Reuters
    * IRS official says she did nothing wrong, refuses to answer questions * Few answers, many questions at third hearing in less than a week * Republicans say officials should have revealed targeting sooner (Recasts with end of hearing) By Kim Dixon...

    Tags: Republican Party, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, Tea Party Movement

    4. May 22, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  4. IRS officials thwart lawmakers' quest for answers on IRS scandal

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three congressional hearings during the past week have allowed lawmakers to vent their anger at the U.S. tax agency for its targeting of conservative groups for extra scrutiny, but the sessions have yielded few answers about who was responsible.
    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three congressional hearings during the past week have allowed lawmakers to vent their anger at the U.S. tax agency for its targeting of conservative groups for extra scrutiny, but the sessions have yielded few answers about who was...

    Tags: Republican Party, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Laws, Criminals, Elijah E. Cummings

    5. May 22, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  5. WRAPUP 1-IRS official refuses to answer questions at scandal hearing

    Reuters
    By Kim Dixon and Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a tax scandal about extra scrutiny of conservative groups told a congressional hearing on Wednesday she had done nothing wrong...

    Tags: Republican Party, Services and Shopping, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. Congress

    6. May 9, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  6. GOP, Democrats continue to dispute regarding Benghazi deaths

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Politicians love few things better than a scandal to trip up their opponents, and Republicans hope last year's fatal attack on U.S. diplomats in Libya will do exactly that to Hillary Rodham Clinton and other Democrats.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Politicians love few things better than a scandal to trip up their opponents, and Republicans hope last year's fatal attack on U.S. diplomats in Libya will do exactly that to Hillary Rodham Clinton and other Democrats. History...

    Tags: Ronald Reagan, U.S. Department of State, Government, Elijah E. Cummings, Politics

    7. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. House Republicans offer piecemeal approach on immigration

    WASHINGTON — House Republicans announced the first in a series of immigration-related bills that would attempt to reshape the system one piece at a time, a contrast with the comprehensive approach the Senate is pursuing.
    WASHINGTON — House Republicans announced the first in a series of immigration-related bills that would attempt to reshape the system one piece at a time, a contrast with the comprehensive approach the Senate is pursuing. The chairman of the...

    Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Republican Party, U.S. Congress, Immigration

    8. Dec 10, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Haley not considering a 'placeholder' to replace DeMint

    South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, faced with finding a replacement following Sen. Jim DeMint&rsquo;s sudden retirement, said Monday that she will not appoint a &ldquo;placeholder appointee.&rdquo; Talk of such an appointee, who would pledge to serve for just two years before the 2014 election, had been recently fueled by rumors that Haley was <a href="http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/source-haley-considering-bbq-chain-owner-as-placeholder">looking into barbecue chain magnate Chad Walldorf</a>.
    South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, faced with finding a replacement following Sen. Jim DeMint’s sudden retirement, said Monday that she will not appoint a “placeholder appointee.” Talk of such an appointee, who would pledge to serve for...

    Tags: Philosophy, Jim DeMint, Nikki Haley, Mark Sanford, Tea Party Movement

    9. Dec 11, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  9. Obama 'Willing to Compromise a Little' on Fiscal Cliff

    Washington -- It's crunch time for avoiding the fiscal cliff as President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner and their aides hold private talks on issues that will impact every American.
    CNN
    Washington -- It's crunch time for avoiding the fiscal cliff as President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner and their aides hold private talks on issues that will impact every American. Three weeks remain to cut a deal before the automatic...

    Tags: Anderson Cooper 360 (tv program), CBS Corp., Social Security, Jim DeMint, Tom Cole

    10. Dec 5, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. House extends Secret Service protection for former presidents

    WASHINGTON -- The House has voted to give lifelong Secret Service protection to former presidents and their wives, due to increased national security threats posed post-Sept. 11. The bill passed Wednesday morning by voice vote. The bill’s sponsor,...

    Tags: Barack Obama, Howard Coble, U.S. Congress, George W. Bush, Crime, Law and Justice

    11. Nov 18, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  11. McManus: The death of the moderate Republican

    Republicans just lost eight seats in the House. But if you'd wandered into the House of Representatives last week without reading the election returns, you might have concluded that the GOP won big on Nov. 6.
    Republicans just lost eight seats in the House. But if you'd wandered into the House of Representatives last week without reading the election returns, you might have concluded that the GOP won big on Nov. 6. "We have the second-largest Republican House...

    Tags: Joe Walsh, Endangered Species, Environmental Issues, Allen West, Raul Labrador

    12. Jun 20, 2012 |Story| CNN
  12. |Story

    Tags: Justice System, Republican Party, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, CNN (tv network), Voting

 1  2 • Next >
Original site for Trey Gowdy topic gallery.