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WASHINGTON -- The Department of Homeland Security planned to separate tens of thousands of children from their parents when it launched President Trump's shocking border crackdown last year — even as it knew it could not track and reunite families, a damning new inspector general report concludes.
New York Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney is settling in to her new role as chair of the powerful House Oversight Committee.
Washington (CNN) Democratic Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York will become the chairwoman of the House Oversight Committee after winning a caucus-wide vote for the post, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a news release Wednesday.
House Democrats chose Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York on Wednesday as the next chairman of the Oversight and Reform Committee, a powerful panel that has participated in the impeachment investigation of President Trump and traditionally taken a lead role in scrutinizing the executive branch.
WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Wednesday chose New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney to fill the shoes of revered Rep. Elijah Cummings as chair of the influential House Oversight and Reform Committee.
Cummings, who died unexpectedly last month, was widely regarded as one of the Democrats’ best spokesmen in challenging the Trump administration.