Tag: Watchdog

"Quite frankly, they are frustrated, and understandably so," Marsha Blackburn said. "They believe that everyone should be treated fairly and treated the same." (AP Photo)

Lawmaker: ‘Lock her up’ chants reveal frustration with justice system

Rudy Takala · July 21, 2016 7:34 pm

The letters came just days after a complaint against Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro was made public. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Lawmakers launch government-wide Hatch Act inquiry after Castro complaint

Sarah Bedford · July 21, 2016 7:31 pm

Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., is running for Senate.

Cruz and Flake need to get in line, Blackburn says

Rudy Takala · July 21, 2016 7:04 pm

The White House declined to condemn Twitter for banning conservative media personality Milo Yiannopoulos. (screenshot)

WH on Yiannopoulos: ‘Not going to second-guess’ Twitter

Rudy Takala · July 21, 2016 5:51 pm

Sarah Palin said Ted Cruz's refusal to endorse Donald Trump was a "career-ending read my lips" moment. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Palin: Cruz is why voters don’t like ‘typical politicians’

Rudy Takala · July 21, 2016 4:38 pm

A judge denied that request Monday in a move that will keep the controversial recordings under wraps. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Media outlets launch push to unseal tapes from Clinton email case

Sarah Bedford · July 20, 2016 9:46 pm

Twitter does not police violent content from the Islamic State and Black Lives Matter with the same vigor. (screenshot)

Yiannopoulous: Twitter bans me, but ‘happy to host ISIS’

Rudy Takala · July 20, 2016 9:33 pm

At least one FEC member could be seen using the taxpayer-funded trip to sniff some scented oxygen. (AP Photo/Coke Whitworth)

Regulator sniffs scented oxygen on taxpayer-funded RNC trip

Rudy Takala · July 20, 2016 5:40 pm

The Republican nominee argued reporters have expended more resources pouring over his wife's speech than the FBI spent digging through Clinton's private emails. (AP Photo)

Trump: Media spending more time on Melania’s speech than Hillary’s emails

Sarah Bedford · July 20, 2016 4:25 pm

Officials had been seeking records related to 21 accounts associated with 9 suspected perpetrators. (iStock photo)

National Security

Judge denies Internet surveillance order from feds

Rudy Takala · July 20, 2016 12:10 pm

"Hillary Clinton understands coal miners and blue-collar workers about as well as she understands secure email," Shelley Moore Capito said. (AP Photo)

GOP senator: Clinton would put ‘thousands’ out of work

Sarah Bedford · July 20, 2016 2:59 am

Hillary Clinton's behavior should disqualify her from serving in the White House, said Michael Mukasey. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Former Bush attorney general: ‘No way, Hillary’

Rudy Takala · July 20, 2016 2:03 am