Lehman Bros. chief executive faces lawmakers

Oct. 7, 2008

Rep. Henry Waxman grills Richard Fuld about compensation he received as the 158-year-old investment bank foundered. Just days before Lehman Bros. Holding Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection last month, the company sought $23.2 million in "special payments" for three outgoing executives, according to internal documents released by a congressional committee Monday.

Rep. Dingell admitted to hospital

BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., was admitted to Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland Tuesday as a precaution, officials said.

Detroit ally Dingell loses Energy chair

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Congressional Democrats have voted to place Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., in charge of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Waxman seeks banks' compensation data

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- A U.S. House committee has opened an investigation into how banks on the brink of collapse manage to pay their executives huge bonuses.

Waxman sets Fannie, Freddie hearings

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. congressional Democrats say they have scheduled hearings into failures at mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac but not until after the election.

Lehman CEO, other execs get subpoenas

NEW YORK, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Lehman Brothers Chairman and CEO Richard Fuld Jr., has been summoned to talk to U.S. investigators looking into the investment firm's collapse, sources say.

GOP donor allegedly overcharged Pentagon

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- A U.S. House investigative committee gave the Defense Department documents indicating a top Republican fundraiser overcharged the Pentagon.

Lehman's Fuld passes blame around

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Lehman Brothers Holding Inc. Chief Executive Officer Richard Fuld Jr. said regulators, the media and his own decisions contributed to the company's demise.

Waxman: House attempting to protect kids

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Two bills passed by the U.S. House of Representatives are aimed at protecting American children, Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., said Saturday.

Waxman: Blackwater misled for contracts

WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- Government officials were misled by Blackwater in order to obtain lucrative contracts, U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., said.

Health coverage cancellations to be probed

WASHINGTON, July 18 (UPI) -- A U.S. House of Representatives committee will investigate health insurers who cancel coverage when policyholders get sick, the committee chairman said.

White House blocks panel from FBI files

WASHINGTON, July 17 (UPI) -- The White House has claimed executive privilege, blocking a U.S. House panel's efforts to get internal FBI reports about the leak of a CIA officer's identity.

Ambassador challenges arms fraud claim

WASHINGTON, July 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. ambassador to Albania says he's being unfairly targeted by a congressional investigation into arms procurement fraud.

Waxman: Trailer makers knew of health risk

WASHINGTON, July 9 (UPI) -- The largest manufacturer of trailers used to house hurricane victims ignored the trailers' health risk, the chairman of a U.S. House panel said Wednesday.

Iraq oil deal condoned, but not publicly

WASHINGTON, July 3 (UPI) -- Bush administration officials contradicted a U.S. State Department public position during Hunt Oil's pursuit of a contract in northern Iraq, documents show.

White House holds on to air quality papers

WASHINGTON, June 21 (UPI) -- The White House, citing executive privilege, has refused to release air quality documents sought by Congress, an official said.