jim jordan

Attorney General William Barr, in tossing to Congress the political hot potato of impeachment of President Trump, has unloaded legal responsibility by the executive branch onto the legislative.

Elijah Cummings could turn out to be Trump’s worst nightmare based on the Baltimore resident’s powerful position in Congress, his widely-praised recent media performances and shifts in the zeitgeist that have thrust Cummings into the symbolic role of be new best hope to rein in Trump.

Rep. Elijah Cummings says he has “very serious questions” about whether U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross was truthful in explaining how the Trump administration developed a census question about citizenship status. Ross says he "testified truthfully to the best of my ability."

If Special Counsel Robert Mueller or other investigators produce damning evidence about Trump, would he resign to save himself or family members from disgrace or jail? Or will he avoid being so confronted, having found another, more effective fixer than Michael Cohen?

It was vintage Elijah Cummings, part preacher, part politician, who as chairman of the House Oversight Committee had to wield a tough gavel Wednesday as congressmen bickered during and over Michael Cohen's testimony.

Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, distinguished himself with his closing remarks Wednesday at the Michael Cohen hearing.

If you wanted to understand why there is such gridlock in Congress and our national politics, all you had to do was watch the GOP members of this panel first try to get Cohen’s testimony shut down before it began on a procedural complaint. When that didn’t work, they went after Elijah Cummings.

Republican hypocrisy knows no bounds in trying to stop the Mueller investigation.

Donald Trump may be making the same mistake Richard Nixon did in thinking he can outfox the FBI and DOJ, says Jules Witcover.

Trump appears to have no ability to negotiate with Democrats on immigration.

Rep. Andy Harris wants House Republicans to use an upcoming debt ceiling deadline to force more fiscal restraint. And for the first time in his congressional career, the Baltimore County lawmaker could have considerable influence to make it happen.

WASHINGTON — Republicans on the House Benghazi committee put Hillary Rodham Clinton through an all-day test of political skill and physical endurance Thursday, but ultimately struggled to define a coherent case for their long-running inquiry.

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday she would appoint Rep. Elijah E. Cummings of Baltimore to lead Democrats on a controversial select committee to investigate the 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, that left four Americans dead.

Maryland's top health official told a congressional panel on Thursday that its IT contractors were to blame for the state's troubled rollout of the Affordable Care Act and suggested the state may reimburse the federal government if it can claw back money from those companies.