Tag: Watchdog

Outgoing Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno says boots on the ground is the only way to defeat the Islamic State. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

National Security

America can’t beat Islamic State without ground forces, ex-Army chief says

Sarah Bedford · December 9, 2015 1:04 pm

U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., speaks in front of the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, May 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

National Security

Sen. Cotton calls for ground troops in Syria

Sarah Bedford · December 9, 2015 12:12 pm

As a result of legislation like the Affordable Care Act, federal agencies enacted 16 regulations for every one law written by elected officials last year, a new report from the Competitive Enterprise Institute's Wayne Crews found. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Report: Obama admin winning the new regulations race

Sarah Bedford · December 9, 2015 5:01 am

Jeremy Bash, then the Defense Department's chief of staff, wrote in an email to top aides to Hillary Clinton the night of Sept. 11, 2012 that Gen. Martin Dempsey and the Joint Chiefs of Staff had "identified the forces that could move to Benghazi." (Julia Schmalz/Bloomberg)

Emails suggest Pentagon had troops ready during Benghazi siege

Sarah Bedford · December 8, 2015 9:15 pm

A $10 million National Science Foundation study of dogs, funded by taxpayers, concluded only that "mellow" dogs have "an edge" over "hyper dogs" in stressful situations because the more excitable dogs "crack under pressure." (AP Photo)

Feds spent $10 million to study ‘mellow’ dogs

Sarah Bedford · December 8, 2015 6:23 pm

Justice Dept. sued over deleted Clinton emails

Sarah Bedford · December 8, 2015 5:50 pm

"The IRS failed to comply with a congressional subpoena. The IRS further failed by making false statements to Congress," Jason Chaffetz said. (AP Photo)Â

Chaffetz: State Dept. ‘gambling with a lot of money’ on $1 billion embassy

Sarah Bedford · December 8, 2015 4:28 pm

Clinton tight with bankers she now calls ‘too big to jail’

Sarah Bedford · December 8, 2015 5:01 am

Hillary Clinton's proposed $275 billion infrastructure plan includes provisions to spend big on passenger trains and railways, which could include Wayne Rogers' ambitious magnetic levitation train. (AP Photo)

This Clinton fundraiser would make millions from her infrastructure plan

Sarah Bedford · December 7, 2015 6:59 pm

âÅHacking backâï¿½ is illegal under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986. In addition to circumscribing limits on private enterprise, federal law does the same to many law enforcement agencies.

Should companies be allowed to ‘hack back’?

Rudy Takala · December 7, 2015 5:01 am

Clinton’s got a brand new bank

Sarah Bedford · December 6, 2015 5:01 am

The report published Friday reportedly suggests he was moving toward the officers while wielding a knife. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Chicago police reports contradict footage of Laquan McDonald shooting

Sarah Bedford · December 5, 2015 5:25 pm