Tag: Watchdog

Americans brought home a total of 104 medals from the 2012 games held in London.

Lawmakers to IRS: Stop taxing Olympic medals

Rudy Takala · July 5, 2016 4:01 am

Traditional news outlets no longer allowed to use what government terms online 'hearsay.' (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

National Security

China cracks down on news provided by social media

Rudy Takala · July 4, 2016 2:08 pm

Hillary Clinton stumbled through a difficult week by remaining largely silent. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Clinton email scandal grows ahead of convention

Sarah Bedford · July 3, 2016 4:01 am

The Democratic Party's proposed platform is calling for a constitutional amendment to overturn at least two Supreme Court decisions related to campaign finance, and another to ensure "equal rights." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Democrats: Pass at least two constitutional changes

Rudy Takala · July 1, 2016 10:05 pm

Lynch: ‘I fully expect’ to accept FBI’s recommendations in Clinton email case

Sarah Bedford · July 1, 2016 3:23 pm

Attorney General Loretta Lynch will say Friday that she will accept any recommendation from the FBI about indicting Hillary Clinton, in the wake of criticism that politics might scuttle any Justice Department action against the presumptive Democratic nominee. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

AG Lynch to accept indictment recommendation against Clinton

Sarah Bedford · July 1, 2016 11:09 am

Republicans were skeptical that former President Bill Clinton and Attorney General Lorretta Lynch declined to discuss Hillary Clinton's email probe when they met earlier this week. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

GOP lawmakers: Lynch ‘making a mockery’ of law with Clinton meeting

Sarah Bedford · July 1, 2016 4:01 am

"My role in the commission is not to apply constitutional principles because I'm not on the Supreme Court. If I were, I'd be happy to do so," Ann Ravel said. (AP Photo)

FEC member: Not my role to ‘apply constitutional principles’

Rudy Takala · July 1, 2016 12:04 am

Members of the bipartisan Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus, including Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, on Thursday introduced a resolution to formally designate July 30 as "Whistleblower Appreciation Day." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senators propose ‘Whistleblower Appreciation Day’

Rudy Takala · June 30, 2016 11:01 pm

The agency is presently engaged in more than 100 separate FOIA lawsuits. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

State Dept. stonewalls on Clinton emails for 80 years

Sarah Bedford · June 30, 2016 10:01 pm

Patrick Kennedy was deposed by attorneys for conservative watchdog Judicial Watch Wednesday in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit over personnel files from Hillary Clinton's time in office. (AP Photo)

Record keeper pleads ignorance in Clinton private server case

Sarah Bedford · June 30, 2016 7:47 pm

"Three unelected FEC commissioners are trying to amend the First Amendment without going through the two-thirds vote requirements mandated by the Constitution," said FEC Commissioner Lee Goodman. (Screen shot)

FEC Commissioner: Regulators attacking First Amendment by ‘administrative fiat’

Rudy Takala · June 30, 2016 7:46 pm