What a strategy of 'stonewalling' the House oversight committee gets you

No Images? Click here         A Tipping Point In The House? Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), chair of House oversight committee, ripped the Trump administration in a Washington Post op-ed Tuesday, writing that “the White House has not turned over a single piece of paper to our committee or made a single official available for testimony” in response to multiple requests since Democrats took control of the House in January.  “The complete refusal by the Trump White House to produce any documents or witnesses to the primary investigative committee in the House reflects a decision at the highest levels to deny congressional oversight altogether,” wrote Cummings, pointing out that the administration has repeatedly missed deadlines. “President Trump’s actions violate our Constitution’s fundamental principle of checks and balances. If our committee must resort to issuing subpoenas, there should be no doubt about why.” READ MORE     WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? The women who accused Trump of sexual misconduct want Alva Johnson to be heard. Johnson, a former Trump campaign staffer, revealed last month that Trump had forcibly kissed her prior to his election, her name was added to the long list, and the news cycle mostly moved on. READ MORE EPA Administrator dismisses climate change as ‘50 to 75 years out’. Andrew Wheeler, a former coal industry lobbyist, has regularly downplayed the threat of climate change. READ MORE Steve King refuses to say whether a white society is better. “That’s so hypothetical,” said the nine-term congressman, who has a history of making white nationalist statements. READ MORE    .     ICYMI Beto O’Rourke raised a record $6.1 million in the first 24 hours after announcing his 2020 presidential candidacy, which came from 128,000 contributors. For reference, Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) campaign raised $5.9 million in the same amount of time from 223,047 donors. George W. Bush on Monday praised the positive impact immigration has had on America as he described it as both “a blessing and a strength.” The unbearable machismo of Trump and Bolsonaro’s bromance.      . Want more?  Devin Nunes’ cow Twitter account gets more followers than Nunes Cory Booker praises Rosario Dawson’s ‘nurturing spirit’ in candid ‘Ellen’ chat Kit Harington reveals the Trump-related reason he’s sad ‘Game Of Thrones’ is ending       HuffPost is now a part of Oath and a part of Verizon. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2018 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe    . - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe