Tag: Watchdog

Hillary Clinton racked up financial support from major pharmaceutical firms in the first three quarters of 2015. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg)

Hillary’s phantom pharmaceutical enemies

Sarah Bedford · January 5, 2016 5:01 am

The Obama administration obtained surveillance from Israeli officials, according to a report. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

Editor calls on Obama to release surveillance info

Rudy Takala · January 4, 2016 10:17 pm

The Make America Awesome PAC has been running attack ads against Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on four separate radio stations in New Hampshire. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Trump campaign claims Morocco footage not an error

Sarah Bedford · January 4, 2016 9:44 pm

"He has made me personally pledge we are going to get the information out," Clinton said of John Podesta, her campaign chairman. "One way or another. Maybe we could have, like, a task force to go to Area 51." (AP Photo/Laura Rauch, File)

Clinton promises to look into Area 51, aliens

Sarah Bedford · January 4, 2016 8:26 pm

Sen. Marco Rubio had faced a backlash from Puerto Rican constituents after he initially blocked the confirmation of Mari Carmen Aponte, a Puerto Rican, for political reasons before agreeing to change his vote, NBC Latino reported in 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Clinton insiders relied on Rubio to get controversial nominee confirmed

Sarah Bedford · January 4, 2016 7:10 pm

"We are based in the U.S., but we strive to take down ISIS-affiliated websites, also ISIS members," a member of New World Hacking said on Twitter. (AP Photo)

Anonymous targets Trump, Turkey and others

Rudy Takala · January 4, 2016 5:05 pm

Finding suitable private sector partners for such a project would-be challenging. Google, Facebook and Apple all offer products that have some level of encryption installed by default. (AP Photo)

Lawmakers, tech giants square off for encryption battle

Rudy Takala · January 4, 2016 5:01 am

Lee Goodman is a member and former chair of the Federal Election Commission, an independent regulatory agency created by Congress to administer and enforce campaign finance law. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Commissioner: FEC power grabs are the real ‘dysfunction’

Rudy Takala · January 4, 2016 5:01 am

States try to shield kids from snooping tech firms

Rudy Takala · January 4, 2016 5:01 am

Emails: Clinton upset about being photoshopped out of White House picture

Sarah Bedford · January 1, 2016 7:52 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in Portsmouth, N.H. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Clinton campaign announces $112 million haul in 2015

Sarah Bedford · January 1, 2016 7:11 pm

George Soros said the problem became even worse due to the Republican Party's "unholy alliance" with so-called neoconservatives. (AP Photo)

Emails show George Soros ‘impressed’ by his access to Clinton

Sarah Bedford · January 1, 2016 5:20 pm