Tag: Watchdog

State Dept. to release 6,000 pages of Clinton emails

Sarah Bedford · August 31, 2015 4:01 am

The Baltimore Sun reports O'Malley and his wife paid $9,638 for 54 pieces of furniture from the Department of General Services -- items that originally cost taxpayers $62,000 -- but had been declared "junk" by his administration. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

O’Malley being investigated for possible ethics violation

Daniel Chaitin · August 30, 2015 3:01 pm

"China has manipulated its currency for a long time," said Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (on left). "This is just the latest example, and it's past the time to do something about it." (AP File Photo)

Panel: Who do the Clinton staff really work for?

Sarah Bedford · August 29, 2015 4:01 am

Federal authorities say the charges against Nader Saadeh, 20, stem from an FBI investigation into a group of individuals in New York and New Jersey and their support for the Islamic State.Â (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

National Security

FBI issues alert on email fraud

Rudy Takala · August 28, 2015 10:07 pm

Clinton has dismissed the investigation as a routine "security inquiry."Â (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Report: FBI Clinton email probe becoming ‘extremely serious’

Sarah Bedford · August 28, 2015 8:38 pm

Democratic presidential candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and former President Bill Clinton, right gesture to supporters Saturday, June 13, 2015, on Roosevelt Island in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Hillary defends Bill’s paid speeches

Sarah Bedford · August 28, 2015 8:12 pm

Activists protest the surveillance of U.S. citizens by the NSA outside the Justice Department where U.S. President Barack Obama gave a major speech on reforming the NSA January 17, 2014 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

GOP-appointed judges rule in favor of NSA

Rudy Takala · August 28, 2015 6:35 pm

Mouse cursor hovering over an Iranian flag.

National Security

Iranian hackers are getting desperate and sloppy, report finds

Rudy Takala · August 28, 2015 4:34 pm

A whistleblower alerted investigators to a "troubling pattern of conduct" and abuse of government resources by a Washington-based senior official. (Bloomberg)

Watchdog: Gov’t computers used to watch porn at home

Barbara Boland · August 28, 2015 3:41 pm

Bill Clinton pushed the State Department to allow him to accept speaking fees for events in North Korea and the Congo while his wife was secretary of state. (AP Photo)

Bill Clinton sought paid speeches in North Korea, Congo

Sarah Bedford · August 28, 2015 1:59 pm

As Huma Abedin planned a series of meetings and speeches for Hillary Clinton to attend during her swing through Dublin and Belfast, she also coordinated with one of her colleagues at Teneo Strategies. (AP Photo)Â

Multiple roles of Hillary aide raises questions

Sarah Bedford · August 28, 2015 4:01 am

10 years later, extent of Katrina fraud still unknown

Sarah Bedford · August 28, 2015 4:01 am