neil: darrell issa. all right.ell, before you cash this check, pein this cup, maybe in this arkansas, and got unemployment benefits there, and those are my final four picks. now over to you charles???? sir charles' single miles card left him blacked out. he's coming to us from home. that's gotta be traveling. now instead of covering the final four, he's stuck covering fourth graders. brick! bobby is 1 for 36. mikey? he keeps taking these low-percentage shots. and julio? i don't know what julio's doing. next time get the capital one venture card and fly any airline any time. what'sn your wallet? can you get me mr. baldwin's autograph? get lost, kid. can you get me mr. baldwin's autograph? are you still sleeping? just wanted to check and make sure that we were on schedule. the first technology of its kind... mom and dad, i have great news. is now providing answers families need. siemens. answers. neil: well in arkansas, pretty soon if you want that unemployment benefit, better prepare yourself for a little test, a dr

neil: darrell issa. all right.l, before you cash this check, pein this cup, maybe in this arkansas, and got unemployment benefits there, a drug test may be sooner than you think. we're americans. we work. we plan. ameriprise advisors can help you like they've helped millions of others. to help you retire your way, with confidence. ♪ that's what ameriprise financial does. that's what they can do with you. let's get to work. ameriprise financial. more within reach. neil: well in arkansas, pretty soon if you want that unemployment benefit, better prepare yourself for a little test, a drug he is it. it will be random, but if a bill just passed through the arkansas senate gains traction it could soon be law. supporters say it cracks down on those taking advantage of the system. critics argue it takes advantage of the constitution and worse, it set as dangerous precedent. with me, jewelry roginsky, rob and. >> not into it. why are they treated like criminals because they're unemployed. i don't have to be tested for drugs

american people deserve answers. >> reporter: darrell issa plans to hold a public hearing next wednesdays hoping to have the state department client testify. but that won't happen unless she can fully advise her client, including about information that's classified. erin? >> thank you. >>> now stephanie miller and our contributor, reihan salam. according to one of the attorneys here, four state department and cia employees, at least four, make sure i'm saying this correctly. are being intimidated and blocked from cooperating with the congressional investigation to what happened in benghazi. it's not a small allegation. >> that's right. it's also part of a larger pattern. you see this in the bush administration, you see it in the obama administration as well. you have very aggressive leak prosecutions in the national security space, including, for example, an nsa agent, thomas drake, who leaked to a baltimore sun reporter that you had bloated budgets in the nsa. now he's facing potentially a stiff prison term. when you talk about aggressive treatment towards whistleblowers in national sec

leading the charge right now, house oversight committee chair darrell issa of california. describes the report that he says shows clinton, quote, denied, closed quote, security for the benghazi consulate because her signature appears on a cable to that effect. >> secretary of state was just wrong. she said she did not participate in this, and yet only a few months before the attack, she outright denied security in her signature in a cable april 2012. >> well, the charge is outrageous for anybody who knows what they're talking about. the secretary of state's signature, by way, her name appears on all sorts of cables that two out. her nail. to prove it, here's the wording from the state department handbook. "the communications center will place the name of the secretary on all telegrams to posts." in the "washington post" today, the fact checker column beautifully and hilariously illustrates the range of such cable, e-mail, that bear a secretary of state's name. they include an advisory about a shortage of hotel rooms in liberia. january 2009. that was also signed, if you wi

joining us now, senator darrell issa.i want to catch up our audience as background, tom perez has been a champion of theory where racial discrimination is determined based on statistical outcome rather than on the specific case. while he was the head of the justice department, perez intervened to underwrite two complaints against the city of st. paul in exchange for st. paul dropping a supreme court case that challenged the impact directly. i guess the question in that is are you comfortable with somebody as labor secretary who doesn't trust the supreme court to decide what is legal? >> you've got it exactly right. interfere with the body we trust which is the supreme court to make a final decision on this. this interference he did it secretly, even so secretly he gave less than candid crew answers ultimately failed to tell us the truth about private e-mails that he sent circumventing his official responsibility. he did turn these in, we're very concerned this is a person who at least the senate should look more thoroughl

she says she is relying on the house republican chairman darrell issa to get that information and het gotten answers from several letters that he sent to the state department asking for the process. >> she is a former official in the justice department so i assume she would get that classification. thanks very much, dana, for that report. keep us up to speed. >>> president obama gives a no nonsense news conference over at the white house. coming up the question though that made the president say and i'm quoting him now, maybe i should just go, just pack up and go home. >> i'm here to answer questions. mr. clean magic eraser extra power was three times faster on permanent marker. elsewhere against dirt, it was a sweep, with scuffed sports equipment... had it coming. grungy phones... oh! super dirty! and grimy car rims... wow! that really works! ...all taking losses. it looks like mr. clean has won everything. the cleaning games are finished? and so are we. okay, but i just took a mortgage out on the cabinet. [ male announcer ] clean more, work less, with the mr. clean magic eraser ext

congressman darrell issa led the investigation.pril 2012. >> steve: so was information withheld to protect the administration? let's talk to fox news legal analyst, peter johnson, jr. it looks like hillary lied. >> the white house thought this was going away. now congressman issa in a 46-page report and a persuasive report have said let's get a couple things straight. the talking points were not done to protect classified information. the review of all the e-mails reveals there was nothing about concerning about classified information and the congressional report comes to the determination that it was done because of politics and protecting the white house's behind. second, in april 19, 2012 cable signed by hillary clinton, we don't know if she had any personal knowledge of it -- said no, we're going to continue with our plans to withdraw marines from security in benghazi. >> steve: if she signed it -- >> we don't know. the interesting thing is she was never asked about it during her congressional testimony. but now it's coming out

lou: without witnesses or certain knowledge here, we just watched darrell issa and the oversight committeehis administration's chief law-enforcement officer. eric holder in contempt of congress, it hasn't receded. it is lying there ancillary bound. >> it is time for a select committee to investigate in this >> if this had been nixon or reagan -- that is what congress has to have a special select committee to investigate this. there have been people that are told if you come forward, your career is over. if you become a whistleblower this will be left exactly where it stands tonight. wouldn't you agree? >> i agreexactly. that's why subpoenas are important. they have no choice, they have to go forward, it is protection for them against the threats that others have been talking about. >> whave the gop calling for action, that a red line has been crossed. i have to say that it's worth hearing john mccain, lindsey graham, all of them talking about what has to be done is if they are running the state department. this is a departure and demeanor for the opposition on a foreign policy issue, don't

. >> darrell issa sent letters to top officials, in the state department and cia and protectingit rights of people who have important information about benghazi. >> bret: we'll follow that story, shannon thank you. syrian president said thousands of fighters crossed in his country from jordd jordd. he is warning that it could spread in jordanian territory. chuck haggle said the u.s. will send additional troops to jordan, soon. assad said europe and the u.s. will pay a price for supporting the rebels. pomp and protest in the funeral for margaret thatcher. spectators broke in applause and scattered boos cu. security was stepped up. leaders attended . former u.s. secretary of state henly kissinger and george chaltz was on hand. go to our home page to see the full report in london. >> we are continuing the coverage from boston. bill hemmer updates the situation in the bombings as we await the latestt f.b.i. press briefing that could be coming next few hours . the humble back seat. we believe it can be the most valuable real estate on earth. ♪ that's why we designed our newest subaru from the

john kerry received a letter from darrell issa over the last couple of days. essentially what it says -- i've got a copy of it here. it essentially says the department of state is stonewalling. what some attorneys who are representing at least four people with intelligence who are either on the ground or know exactly what was happening on september 11 of last year when those four brave americans were killed, the letter complains that the state department is not providing the access and the process so that the attorneys can do their jobs and would have clearance to security documents. >>gretchen: it's a federal law with regard to whistle-blowers. the headline here is that there are four whistle-blowers apparently of these 20 people. state department officials are within the c.i.a., not knowing if they are on the ground in benghazi or not. but four whistle-blowers willing to come forward to say we have information about three important things regarding this investigation. >>steve: they have been willing to come forward but the problem is the department of state

what, what letters, and victoria talking about the fact that he got at least two letters from darrell issasing this issue. >> i'm not aware of private councicounsel seeking security clearances. >> they've had two letters from chairman issa, one on april 16th, the other on april 26th that specifically say we want you to provide a process of clearing a lawyer to receive classified information. how can they possibly get up there and just lie to the press corps and the press corps doesn't do much about what the facts are when it's in print? >> megyn: you handle these cases all the time, mark. what's going on here? >> well, of course, i don't know if this particular public affairs officer knew what they were talking about, but obviously they're going to be embarrassed about it now. this process does not really exist for most of the agencies. the framework that gives individuals access to classified information deals predominantly with employees and contractors. it never really talks about private lawyers. it talks about giving access to those who serve a governmental function and you better bel

. >> now, patricia, you know, the oversight committee chair in the house, darrell issa, said this about clinton's benghazi testimony on fox just this morning. listen to this. >> secretary of state was just wrong. she said she did not participate in this and yet only a few months before the attack she outright denied security in her signature in a cable april 2012. i bless the democrat's haeart. they can't find a factual error in their report. >> but as foreign policy points out today, as a general rule, every single cable sent from washington to the field is sent over the secretary of state's name. a former state department official said, patricia. so this proves nothing. >> it really proves only that there was a cable sent and it was over the secretary's name and there are more than one million cables that go in and out of the state department every year and that is why simply the fact that her signature there means very little because her signature is on every cable that leaves the state department, as you said. and i think when you look at this report, you have to ask yourself why ar

republican congressman darrell issa of california wrote to the state department number two april mccloud april 16th. attorneys representing department personnel in this matter will require clearance to possess top secretive compartmented information. >> they have had two letters from chairman issa. one on april 16th. the other one april 26th that specifically say we want you to provide a process for clearing a lawyer to receive classified information. how can they possibly get up there and just lie to the press corps? >> and that's why we need to give them immunity. that's why we need a congressional investigation. the administration has lost its credibility. >> fox news has learned that the house oversight and government reform committee chaired by congressman issa will hold a fresh round of hearings on benghazi, bret, with the first of them slated to occur on wednesday of next week. >> okay, james, thank you. president obama promised to get to the bottom of the benghazi attack. why are the perpetrators still free? correspondent adam housley has part 2 of our exclusive investigation. >>

so that is why darrell issa is very clear. there will not be any retribution. we will protect you. we will provide you with counsel if necessary but we need people with first-hand knowledge to come forward. we have had some but we need them all. martha: we had john boehner, the speaker on the show last week and here's what he said that sort of hinted where we are now on all this. >> i don't think that we've gotten to the bottom of what the did the state department know, when did they know it? why they didn't take action? and then during the attack itself, why weren't assets brought in? why weren't, why wasn't our government doing more to protect the americans that were on the ground? martha: i thought it was interesting when we got the accountability review board look at all this and there was definitely an effort to close the book on this thing after that. we've done our reserve. we know what happened. the pentagon was not to blame was one of the outcomes of that report. there is no way they could have gotten any one there in time. we heard from the joint chiefs of staff, mike mul

bottom line, lindsey graham firing back there, republican darrell issa in the house going to have a new hearing on benghazi on may 8th. this battle is going to continue, shep. >> shepard: all right, ed. the president also talked about healthcare overhaul. president obama says it's already helping lots of americans even if they don't realize it some republican governors are making things difficult by refusing to set set up insurance exchanges in their states. one house republican responded saying the american people are aware of the benefits of obama care, less work, lower wages, fewer benefits. breaking news now on the morning after pill. the medication that stops pregnancies in the hours or days after sex and conception. the feds have just announced that pharmacies can now sell that pill known as plan b to teenagers. as young as 15. the age limit used to be 17. what's more pharmacies can now sell the drug over the counter, meaning girls don't need a prescription from a doctor or permission from their parents. just proof of their age at the checkout counter. officials at the food and dr

republican congressman darrell issa of california is chairman of the oversight committee part of this is out about mr. perez. congressman your critics say that these claims are dubious, that they are part of a broader political campaign to undermine the legal safeguard against discrimination that mr. perez was protecting. your response? >> unfortunately that is exactly the question that should be asked. why won't you want the u.s. supreme court to make a decision as tow a civi to a civil rights claim? why won't this president who signed a new strength in whistle-blower statute want a whistle-blower backed up? the $200 million is not the principle here. the principle here is whistle-blowers come forward, they do so to our benefit, the cases are about recovering money that the federal government gets cheated out of that's why our committee is so involved in it. from a standpoint of civil justice senator grassley and chairman goodlatt are involved in the whole question of what was mr. perez' constitutional duty? he had a constitutional duty to support and defend. he also had limited role