News about Darrell Issa

Republicans veterans are bracing for the 80th anniversary of D-Day by leaping out of planes: 8 lawmakers remain unimpressed, with the little GOP majority intact following the test parachute plunge in Normandy in June

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 8, 2024
A group of House veterans is gearing up for the 80th anniversary of D-Day by leaping out of the first C-47 transport planes from World War II. After the session in Florida over the weekend, the eight senators emerged unscathed, leaving the GOP's slim majority of just one vote intact. Although the experiment was fruitful, some Republicans had rougher landings than others, according to DailyMail.com.

After charges were dropped against him, Gold Star father Stephen Nikoui is 'blessed and humbled.'

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 20, 2024
After charges of heckling President Biden during his State of the Union address, Gold Star father Steven Nikoui says he is "blessed and humbled." Nikoui, 51, was arrested and charged after shouting 'Remember Abbey Gate!''United States Marines!'and 'Abbey Gate!' The president's remarks on March 7 were seen from the balcony of the House chamber in the middle of his remarks. Lance Cpl's son is the son of Lance Cpl's. During the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, Kareem Nikoui was killed by a suicide bomber and 12 other soldiers.

A Gold Star father who booed his deceased Marine son during Biden's State of Union salutes him in an Irish pub after his release from jail as Republicans demand that all the charges be dropped

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 8, 2024
Republicans have filed a lawsuit alleging that a Gold Star father who was arrested for heckling Biden during his State of the Union address was dropped. Lance Cpl's father, Steve Nikoui, was killed in Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, shouted 'Remember Abbey Gate!''United States Marines!'and 'Abbey Gate!' The president's remarks were delivered from the Senate chamber's balcony in the middle of the president's remarks on Thursday. During a botched escape from Afghanistan in 2021, his son, Kareem, was killed by a suicide bomber. Nikoui was barred from the chamber by Capitol Police and later arrested after yelling at Biden from the guest seats. The indictment was not a long one. After the lawmaker who brought him him, Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., was seen in a video posted in Nikoui after the State of the Union around 1:00 a.m. after he was released, he led him to loud applause.

US drops more bombs on Yemen as it launches airstrikes on 14 Iran-backed Houthi terrorist missile launchers that were loaded and pinned on Navy ships

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 18, 2024
On Wednesday, the US Central Command announced air strikes against 14 Houthi missile launchers, who were poised to fire toward the Red Sea. In less than a week, the announcement marks the fourth day of strike in the United States. The United States strikes are designed to degrade the Houthis' ability to carry out attacks in the Red Sea. However, the Houthis, who control the majority of Yemen, say they are in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza and have threatened to increase their attacks.

Eric Swalwell, a Democrat, has been charged with'aiding and abetting' a CRIME for assisting Hunter Biden in organizing a press conference where he defied subpoena and faces a charges of misconduct

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 13, 2023
After the president's son held a dramatic press conference just yards away from where he was supposed to be conducting a private deposition, Republicans have accused Democrat Eric Swalwell of 'aiding and assisting' Hunter Biden in defying a congressional subpoena. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., proceeded with contempt charges as soon as Hunter concluded his press conference on Capitol Hill and sped away in a escalade, far from where he had intended to give a closed-door deposition. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., a member of the Judiciary Committee, told DailyMail.com, 'If it's true that he did it, he has helped and abetted the administration of this body.' He's a member of this committee, so he's aware of it,' said Issa, who described it as a "at least an ethics offence" that may lead to a formal complaint.

Since Democrats helped him pass a bill to postpone government funding deadline until next year, Hardline Republicans TANK votes to advance Speaker Mike Johnson's spending goals

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 15, 2023
Senate Republicans struggled to pass a spending bill one day after Speaker Mike Johnson tipped a win on a stopgap funding initiative to prevent a government shutdown.

DIRECTV: Rep. Darrell Issa of Arizona makes a bid for Speaker Jim Jordan, but Trump's appearance on Capitol Hill would only be a "campaign appearance for himself," according to him

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 5, 2023
Rep. Darrell Issa of Texas is arguing that Rep. Jim Jordan is the'mainstream king' who will unite the far-right and establishment conservatives as speaker, although he does not have much power over the issue. Even though Jordan was considered "too conservative" to rise the leadership ranks just a few short months ago,' Issa told DailyMail.com in an interview, "he has become much more, if you will, a mainstream leader among the conference." Jordan is embroiled in a speaker's contest against House Majority Leader Steve Scalise. Although both have recruited a handful of early supporters from the conference, they have differing appeals.

Republicans slam President Biden for failing Gold Star families who shared 'heartbreaking' testimony after losing loved ones during the botched Afghanistan withdrawal: 'Blood is on his hands'

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 8, 2023
Top Republican lawmakers have slammed the Biden administration for failing to provide closure for the Gold Star family members of the US troops killed in the botched Afghanistan withdrawal, who are now seeking accountability nearly two years later. During a public forum in Escondido, California, hosted by Rep. Darrell Issa, the families of the 13 US service members killed in Kabul, Afghanistan, shared their tragic tales. 'I've spoken with some of these families and heard their tales.' Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., told DailyMail.com on Tuesday that the heartbreak and rage over the lack of answers from the Biden Administration is palpable.

Mother of Marine killed in Kabul suicide blast says she started 'shaking' from rage when 'heartless' Biden compared her son's death to Beau's - who 'died from cancer and they were able to be by his side'

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 7, 2023
Cheryl Rex, a Gold Star mother, told her on Monday that her own son was taken home in a flag-draped coffin too, just after receiving the devastating news that her son had died in the Kabul attack. 'When [Biden] approached me, he said, 'My wife, Jill & I, know how you feel.' During a Gold Star family field hearing hosted by California Republican Rep. Darlene Issa, we lost our son as well as brought him home in a flag draped coffin.'' 'I started beating my heart and I began to trembling when they learned that their son died of cancer and that they should be by his side.' 'How could someone be so heartless to say he knew how I felt a little over 24 hours after learning of my son's death?' She asked.

In a moving speech, the Gold Star families of 13 US service members killed in Kabul's suicide bomber demand that Biden and his military chiefs retaliate

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 7, 2023
President Biden and his military leadership have been slashed, incompetent, cruel cowards, according to the family members of the US troops killed during a suicide bombing operation during the Afghanistan withdrawal.' Rep. Darrell Issa's gold star families of the 13 US service members killed in Kabul on August 26, 2021, attended a public forum in Escondido, California, organized by gold star families.

After stonewalling, Biden's DHS Secretary Mayor Mayor Mayor Mayor Kasper will be grilled by senators TODAY as Republicans press for details on immigration policy after stonewalling

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 26, 2023
Sec. of Homeland Security, John Kerry, is the head of the Department of Homeland Security. As Republicans continue to press for more details exposing Biden's role in facilitating the border crisis, Alejandro Mayorkas is expected to testify before the House Judiciary Committee today. Under the Biden administration, legislators are likely to grill the secretary about the vast number of migrants and opioids that have flowed into the United States by way of the southern border. The hearing came one day after a federal judge blocked President Biden's new boundary policy, which tightened restrictions on migrants seeking asylum. It had been credited with slashing the number of illegal crossings. On the eve of Wednesday's hearing, chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, sent a letter to Mayorkas requesting specific information and statistics relating to the 'administration's visa policies and programs.'

Agents will comply with a ban on meeting social media executives, according to Wray

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 12, 2023
Wray also said that while the government does not order social media companies to restrict free expression, they can'alert' them when there are potential risks. 'Obviously we're going to follow,' Wray said. We've sent out information about how to do it to the field and headquarters.' The injunction itself, it should be noted, is under active litigation.' Federal judge Terry Dougherty of Louisiana barred members of the Biden White House, Department of Justice, and FBI from speaking with social media executives. Although the Biden administration appeals it to the 5th president in the United States, he refuses to block his own order. In New Orleans, the Circuit Court of Appeals will hear from.

In CHOS, a FBI whistleblower will testify

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 18, 2023
As chaos broke out in the hearing room, Democrats on the House Select Committee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government chastised Republicans over the FBI whistleblowers' credibility. Gardette, Steve Friend, and Marcus Allen, all suspended FBI agents, are testifying before the commission on Thursday about suspected 'abuses of power' by the federal bureau's leadership, ranging from harassment against conservatives to the increase of domestic terror statistics. 'Be prepared,' Chairman Jordan warned the witnesses at the beginning of the trial, 'because [the Democrats] are going to come after you.'

Republican 'weaponization of government' panel threatens to subpoena Biden administration members

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 1, 2023
The new select subcommittee on 'weaponization' of the government is set to subpoenas, with a focus on school board demonstrations and suspected 'bias' at the FBI.

Capt. Royce Williams, a Navy pilot from the United States, shot down 4 Russian Migs in a clandestine dogfight to earn the Navy Cross

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 18, 2023
Royce Williams, the former Navy Captain, was sworn to secrecy for more than 50 years after fears that his struggle against seven Soviet fighters might spark war with Russia. Now the 97-year-old is free to tell his tale and is on to receive the Navy's second highest award for valor on Friday at the San Diego Air & Space Museum. Williams downed at least four Soviet Migs in a ferocious dogfight lasting half an hour, despite his Panther, who was seriously wounded, ejecting across hostile territory despite a nearly certain death sentence as he limped back to the US Oriskany aircraft carrier.

China's invading Taiwan is still a "distinct threat," according to senior national security advisor Jake Sullivan, who says it is still a "distinct threat."

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 8, 2022
Sullivan told Bloomberg that the US will "push back" against any attempts to overthrowrown the existing world order, while simultaneously reaffirming the country's long-standing support for the One China Policy. Meanwhile, another delegation of American senators is visiting Taipei this week, as well as a separate group from France. 'I think it's a significant threat that there could be a military war against Taiwan,' Sullivan said on Wednesday when asked about a potential invasion. 'The People's Republic of China has actually stated that it has not adopted its official position, that it is not against excluding Taiwan's invasion.' The senior Biden aide accused Beijing of altering its position in terms of their disruption of the status quo along the Taiwan strait, in terms of their military's efforts to jeopardize peace and stability.'