Senator Charles Grassley, who launched the first Capitol Hill investigation of Operation Fast and Furious more than two years ago, today blasted the treatment of a chief whistleblower in the investigation by the former U.S. attorney in Arizona, and subsequent ... “The Inspector General outlined the Justice Department's efforts to undermine Special Agent Dodson's credibility,” Grassley said in a statement, “the whistleblower who had the guts to come forward and tell Congress the truth about Operation Fast and Furious.and more »

Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Judiciary committee, proposed an amendment to scale up the e-Verify system to require the participation of all U.S. employers within 18 months of passage of an immigration bill. The measure was defeated by a vote of 13-5, with three Republican senators joining the 10 Democrats on the panel to defeat the measure. E-Verify is an online system that ... Adam Mazmanian is a staff writer covering Congress, the FCC and other key agencies. Connect with him on ...and more »

The IRS was apparently untruthful last year when Congress inquired whether the agency was targeting politically conservative groups, according to Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley. “The IRS denied there was targeting going on, and now we know differently,” ...and more »