Cummings moves to hold former White House official in contempt
Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee want to hear from former White House Personnel Security Director Carl Kline
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Democrats on the House Oversight and Reform Committee want to hear from former White House Personnel Security Director Carl Kline
The president argues in the lawsuit that the Constitution only gives Congress the authority to investigate insofar as it enables the creation of legislation
"He's going to be emboldened because he's said, 'Well, I got away with that,'" Cummings said
The following is a transcript of the interview with Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland that aired Sunday, April 21, 2019, on "Face the Nation"
House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings said Congress will continue to investigate President Trump
The subpoenas are part of the House investigation into security clearances for top White House officials
Tricia Newbold, an employee in the Personnel Security Office, talked with the House Oversight Committee about her concerns about the security clearance process. She is "terrified of going back" to the office because she fears reprisals
House Oversight Committee chairman Elijah Cummings said Kushner has also been using WhatsApp to communicate with foreign leaders
Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings sent a letter requesting documents from Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who some Democrats suspect used voter suppression tactics as secretary of state
"We will not concede the Executive's constitutional prerogatives," the White House counsel wrote
Before his closing remarks at the Cohen hearing, the Oversight chairman told Steve Kroft in January "we are in a fight for the soul of our democracy"
Following explosive testimony Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee, President Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen became emotional, putting his face in his hands and wiping away a tear. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe and CBS News senior investigative producer Pat Milton join CBSN with a recap.
Chairman Elijah Cummings closed the House Oversight Committee's hearing with Michael Cohen by saying he hoped "that all of us can get back to this democracy that we want and that we should be passing onto our children."
President's former lawyer is also expected to testify to House panel about hush money payments and the Trump Tower Moscow project, and to say Trump is a racist and conman
Cohen will testify before Members of Congress in a series of open and closed-door hearings this week on Capitol Hill
House Oversight Committee investigates plan supported by Michael Flynn and Tom Barrack to build dozens of nuclear reactors in Saudi Arabia
Trump's former lawyer postponed his testimony before a House panel over alleged threats to his family from President Trump and Rudy Giuliani
Cohen's lawyers said that he was postponing the appearance because of threats against his family by President Trump and his lawyer Rudy Giuliani
There were several controversies over security clearances during the Trump administration
House Democrats have been stonewalled over the last two years when it came to subpoenas on various Trump administration dealings. But now the party has the majority, and Elijah Cummings plans to make the most of it
The Democratic congressman tells 60 Minutes the lifetime of lessons he's learned that have shaped his perspective
The new chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee tells 60 Minutes he'll have to hit the ground "flying" with majority power to investigate the Trump administration. Sunday at 7 p.m. ET/PT on CBS
Trump's top critics in Congress just became a lot more powerful
Former FBI Director James Comey was expected to face questions on the Trump-Russia investigation
MSNBC said the couple wed Saturday in a small ceremony attended by family and friends in Washington