Sen. Scott proposes revoking Hillary Clintona s security clearance

House Benghazi Committee Chairman Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., center, whose investigation led to the revelation of Hillary Clinton's private email server while secretary of state, arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, July 7, 2016, to question FBI Director James Comey, who was to testify before the House Oversight Committee to explain his agency's recommendation to not prosecute Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton over her private email setup as secretary of state.

FBI Director Comey rejects GOP attacks on his Clinton email decision

FBI Director James Comey defended his recommendation against pursuing criminal charges for Hillary Clintonover her use of private e-mail whilesecretary of state, testifying before Congress as he faced an onslaught of criticism from Republicans. "The appropriate resolution of this case was not to bring a criminal prosecution," Comey told the House Oversight Committee Thursday at a hastily called hearing in Washington.

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FBI Director James Comey testifies during a hearing before House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Thursday. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption For more than four hours, FBI Director James Comey answered questions from the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Herbert, Chaffetz cruise to wins in high turnout primary

Incumbent Republicans Gov. Gary Herbert and U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz are headed toward November as heavy favorites after primary voters turned out in record numbers and overwhelmingly endorsed their re-election bids. On the Democratic side of Utah's primary election Tuesday, Misty Snow, a grocery store cashier making her first foray into politics, faces a far steeper challenge against incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Lee as she tries to become the state's first openly transgender elected official.

Gov. Herbert secures GOP nomination in re-election race

Republican Gov. Gary Herbert easily defeated Overstock.com executive Jonathan Johnson Tuesday to win a closely watched primary race that helped boost voter turnout to the highest level in two decades. After results came in, Herbert told reporters that he was grateful and that he believed voters felt he had a positive track record that he could build upon for the future.

IRS Chief Koskinen Fights First Appointee Impeachment Since 1876

Before he became the top U.S. tax collector and the target of an unprecedented Republican-led impeachment drive, John A. Koskinen majored in physics, guided the country through the "Y2K" problem and ran a foundation that promotes youth soccer. Now, amid a three-year controversy over the Internal Revenue Service's scrutiny of conservative groups, Koskinen, 76, is being re-educated in the exertion of forces, the limits of computer technology and -- according to a predecessor -- the sensation of being kicked around.

Obamaa s Yosemite trip comes amid park service controversies

President Barack Obama's upcoming trip to Yosemite National Park occurs amid both pomp and peril for the National Park Service. Even as Yosemite officials ready themselves, and the park service celebrates its centennial, lawmakers and Interior Department investigators are criticizing what a House panel on Tuesday termed "misconduct and unethical behavior," including allegations of serial sexual harassment.

House panel seeks info on edited State Dept briefing video

The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has asked the State Department for more information about the deletion of several minutes of videotape from a news briefing dealing with sensitive questions about U.S.-Iranian nuclear negotiations. In a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry released on Friday, Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, asked for documents identifying the official or officials involved in editing out the portion of the Dec. 2, 2013, daily press briefing.

Oracle’s Congressional ally calls for criminal investigation of Oregon “interference”

As Oregon and California software giant Oracle battle in court and the realm of public relations over who is to blame for the $305 million Cover Oregon website debacle, a Congressional ally of the company is urging that state officials be criminally prosecuted over political "interference" in the project. A new 200-page Congressional committee report backing the request by U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-UT, delivers a fascinating, if one-sided account that reveals new details of the level of political manipulation employed by former Gov. John Kitzhaber and his campaign advisers to manage the ostensibly independent bureaucracy charged with running the project.

House GOP gives election-year airing to IRS gripes

Republicans gave an election-year airing to their complaints about IRS chief John Koskinen Tuesday, telling a GOP-run House committee that he should be impeached for lying to lawmakers and destroying evidence. "Mr. Koskinen was sent to the IRS to clean it up but it's gotten worse," Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, told the House Judiciary Committee, pressing a long-shot effort he's led since last year to remove the agency's commissioner.

Nation-Now 59 mins ago 8:15 a.m.TSA boots head of security amid furor over long lines

The Transportation Security Administration's head of security has been ousted amid an uproar over long lines at airport security checkpoints and intense scrutiny over bonus payments. "Kelly Hoggan has been removed from his position as head of security at TSA, following our hearing on May 12 on mismanagement at TSA," the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform posted on its Twitter account.

IRS Chief Won’t Appear at House Hearing on His Impeachment

The commissioner of the IRS declined on Monday to appear at a congressional hearing this week examining whether he deserves to be impeached, but said in a written statement that allegations against him "are without merit." IRS chief John Koskinen has not had time to prepare for Tuesday's House Judiciary Committee hearing because of travel and because he is also getting ready for an unrelated hearing, the agency said in a statement.

House panel hearing lawmaker who wants IRS chief impeached

A sympathetic House Judiciary Committee is giving a high-profile forum to a top Republican who wants to impeach IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, a cause that excites conservatives but seems unlikely to go far in Congress this election year. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz planned to testify to the GOP-run Judiciary panel on Tuesday.