Politics
Darrell Issa
The race to replace retiring GOP Rep. Darrell Issa of California is shaping up to be the costliest regular congressional contest in the nation and could help decide whether Democrats get back control of the House.
If Democrats fragment the primary vote in key California House districts, they could end up locked out of big general election races.
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A series of House GOP malfeasance claims against Democrats in recent years have fallen flat. Now they're targeting some fellow Republicans, too.
Retiring Republicans present Democrats with a major source of opportunity. They need 24 more seats to snatch back the speaker's gavel.
CNBC's John Harwood reports that California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa has announced he will be retiring from Congress.
Steyer, the former hedge fund manager, will not run for office in California.
Dozens of lawmakers stand to reap a big windfall from a loophole in the sweeping GOP tax overhaul bill.
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) talks about using big data to help target areas of wasteful government spending, including entitlement programs, and weighs in on tax reform.
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Trump faces two competing blocs of intra-party opposition whose goals are in direct conflict.
It's probably code for less immigration, Vox reports.
A leaked draft of another executive order has Silicon Valley tech immigrants on guard, Buzzfeed reports.
A representative for the Clinton campaign said the team had "no idea" what the FBI director was referencing in his Friday letter.
Entrepreneur and venture capitalist Peter Thiel has apparently decided to back The Donald's bid for the White House.
Rep. Darrell Issa, Oversight & Government Reform Committee Chairman, (R) California explains why he's on Apple's side in the fight against the FBI.
Rep. Darrell Issa, (R-Calif.), weighs in the on the Republican agenda, including trade agreements, Keystone and tax reform.
Investigators told congressional staff late Friday that they have recovered up to 30,000 emails to and from Lois Lerner.
Two U.S. congressmen have opened separate inquiries into whether a Treasury Department bureau may have flouted federal hiring rules.
CNBC's John Harwood reports on how the IRS hearing went wrong Wednesday. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) found Lois Lerner pleading the 5th, and ended the hearing. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) called Issa's investigation "one-sided."
The U.S. House of Representatives' committee has demanded copies of messages showing when retailer Target learned of a breach of customer data.
Some tech experts are protesting a plan to subpoena the government's chief technology officer over the botched HealthCare.gov site, saying, "Let Todd Work."
