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Rep. Darrell E. Issa is the most prominent Republican to demand the appointment of a special prosecutor on Russian meddling. (Associated Press)

No evidence of Russian contract, but calls grow for special prosecutor

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Former Internal Revenue Service official Lois G. Lerner has been at the center of a scandal involving her erased hard drive and missing emails. (Associated Press)

IRS employees biased against conservatives: report

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

MIT economist Jonathan Gruber listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014, as he testified before the House Oversight Committee health care hearing. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Jonathan Gruber apologizes to Congress for ‘inexcusable’ political comments about Obamacare

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Eric Holder (Associated Press)

Justice Dept. turns over 64K pages of withheld Fast and Furious documents

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, California Republican (Associated Press) **FILE**

Rep. Darrell Issa tweets the entire Constitution, sparks social media discussion

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2012, file photo, House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., on Capitol Hill in Washington. A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to provide Congress with a list of documents that are at the center of a long-running battle over a failed law enforcement program called Operation Fast and Furious. In a court proceeding Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson set an Oct. 1 deadline for producing the list to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

FEULNER: Pulling back the curtain on ‘phony scandals’

By Ed Feulner

Rep. Darrell Issa, California Republican, called the actions of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office official Deborah Cohn "appalling and unbefitting a federal official" when she used her influence to find a job for a relative's live-in boyfriend, and then threatened to sue when the government was about to make her case public. He has demanded that Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker take "immediate action" to discipline Ms. Cohn. (Associated Press)

Congress fumes as idle federal workers went shopping, sent on private errands

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

Rep. Darrell Issa, California Republican, called the actions of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office official Deborah Cohn "appalling and unbefitting a federal official" when she used her influence to find a job for a relative's live-in boyfriend, and then threatened to sue when the government was about to make her case public. He has demanded that Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker take "immediate action" to discipline Ms. Cohn. (Associated Press)

Darrell Issa demands action on Patent Office nepotism case

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

Archivist of the United States David Ferriero, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 24, 2014, before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the "IRS Obstruction: Lois Lerner&#8217;s missing e-mails. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Top archivist says IRS ‘did not follow the law’ on missing emails

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Rep. Darrell E. Issa, California Republican and the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, has a rare light moment as his panel questions Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen in the probe of whether tea party groups were improperly targeted for scrutiny. (Associated Press)

GOP airs ‘credibility problem’ with IRS

By Stephen Ohlemacher - Associated Press

** FILE ** This March 26, 2014, file photo shows House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Issa releases Kerry from commitment to testify on Benghazi

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John Kerry reacts to a question during a joint press availability with Italy's Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, May 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

John Kerry subpoenaed in Benghazi probe by Darrell Issa

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

House's top investigator issued a subpoena Thursday demanding that Secretary of State John F. Kerry appear before Congress at the end of this month to answer questions about whether he stonewalled a Benghazi investigation. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, pool)

Darrell Issa subpoenas John Kerry to testify on Benghazi as Republicans pressure Senate for panel

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

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Issa threatens EPA with contempt proceedings over records

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

**FILE** House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (right), California Republican, with the committee's ranking member, Rep. Elijah Cummings, Maryland Democrat, continues his probe of whether tea party groups were improperly targeted for increased scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service as the panel questions IRS Commissioner John Koskinen on March 26, 2014, during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press)

Issa: IRS worked with Democrats to attack tea party group True the Vote

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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Handling of former IRS employee Lois Lerner makes lawyers cringe

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** Former IRS official Lois Lerner speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 5, 2014, during the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the the agency's targeting of tea party groups, where she invoked her constitutional right not to incriminate herself. (Associated Press)

House GOP sets first vote to hold Lois Lerner in contempt over IRS targeting

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 26, 2014, prior to testifying before the House Oversight Committee hearing probing whether tea party groups were improperly targeted for increased scrutiny by the government&#8217;s tax agency. Earlier this month, IRS official Lois Lerner was called to testify about the controversy but refused to answer questions by committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and invoked her Fifth Amendment rights at least nine times. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

IRS stonewalls probe of tea party targeting emails

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The attorney for former Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner says his client will continue to assert her rights not to testify about the IRS targeting of conservative groups. (Associated Press)

House GOP considers contempt of Congress charge for Lerner

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times