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WASHINGTON – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is launching an investigation following disturbing allegations and whistleblower disclosures suggesting that leadership within the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in Washington, D.C., deliberately manipulated crime data in the District of Columbia. In a letter to MPD Chief of Police Pamela Smith, Chairman Comer noted that MPD recently entered into a settlement over allegations that senior ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today announced updates on the Committee’s review of the federal government’s investigation of Mr. Jeffrey Epstein and Ms. Ghislaine Maxwell.  First, Chairman Comer today issued a subpoena to the Epstein estate for documents and communications in its possession, custody, or control in unredacted form.  “The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is reviewing the ...

WASHINGTON – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is continuing to investigate the influx of unregulated, illegal vapor products, primarily from China, available for sale in the United States. In a letter to U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Attorney General Pam Bondi, Chairman Comer emphasized that the supply of unauthorized vapor products in the U.S. has surged alarmingly over the past four years and is now requesting a staff-level briefing to ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) issued the following statement after today’s transcribed interview with Ian Sams, the former spokesman for the Biden White House Counsel’s Office, as part of the investigation into the coverup of President Biden’s cognitive decline and unauthorized executive actions: “Ian Sams frequently spoke publicly and with apparent authority about President Biden’s mental fitness and ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chair Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) is investigating Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.’s use of new artificial intelligence (AI) technology that potentially impacts federal agencies’ regulatory responsibilities and procurement practices for renting cars for official business. In a letter to Gil West, Chief Executive Officer of Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., Subcommittee Chair Mace requests a staff briefing to ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today is launching an investigation into federal funding provided to the California High-Speed Rail Authority and whether it knowingly misrepresented the ridership projections and financial viability of the California High-Speed Rail Project to secure federal and state funds. In a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy, Chairman Comer requests a staff-level ...