Tag: Watchdog

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, speaks to reporters before leaving for the United States at Haneda international airport in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Abe left Japan for Washington to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday. At left is Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida. (Hitoshi Takano/Kyodo News via AP)

Japanese prime minister’s Mar-a-Lago visit ‘a personal gift’ from Trump

Gabby Morrongiello · February 9, 2017 6:41 pm

Group contends Conway issued an "official endorsement" of the first daughter's products. (Fox News via AP)

Democrat seeks disciplinary action after Conway pitches Ivanka products

Susan Ferrechio · February 9, 2017 6:41 pm

Judicial Watch was a leading source in identifying problems with Clinton's email logistics while at State. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Judicial Watch goes back to court for more Clinton emails

Todd Shepherd · February 6, 2017 8:18 pm

The letter alleges Flynn violated the Constitution's emoluments clause. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

National Security

Top Democrats demand investigation of Flynn ‘payment’ from Moscow

Todd Shepherd · February 1, 2017 5:52 pm

The investigation stemmed from the complaints of two lower level intelligence analysts who said during 2014 and 2015, "senior intelligence leaders imposed a 'false narrative' on analysts and analytic leaders that Iraqi forces, with U.S. help, were performing well on the battlefield, while ISIL was struggling," the report said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)

National Security

Pentagon investigator: Islamic State intel was not distorted

Jamie McIntyre · February 1, 2017 5:35 pm

Praise for Trump for divesting considered premature at best and sarcastic and biased at worst. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Lawmakers scold ethics chief for tweeting

Nicole Duran · January 24, 2017 12:51 am

Trump praised WikiLeaks through the presidential campaign. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

WikiLeaks asks public for Trump’s tax returns

Caitlin Yilek · January 22, 2017 5:46 pm

Sen. Chuck Schumer is disappointed with Mitch McConnell's pledge to block any Obama Supreme Court nominee. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Schumer seizes on Mnuchin’s new business disclosures

Susan Crabtree · January 19, 2017 3:31 pm

Treasury Secretary-designate Steven Mnuchin eft properties in New York City, Southampton, N.Y., Los Angeles and Mexico out of his ethics disclosure that was initially submitted to the committee. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Mnuchin failed to disclose $95 million in assets, Democratic memo shows

Joseph Lawler · January 19, 2017 3:23 pm

The 10-page document on James McDougal, a former financial partner to Bill and Hillary Clinton who died in prison in 1998, contained press clips, congressional correspondence and a request from the FBI's Little Rock, Ark., office to the bureau's headquarters to send it two typists to help manage the growing criminal probe. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

FBI releases files related to Clintons’ real estate deals, thefts at Trump businesses in the 1990s

Sarah Bedford · January 18, 2017 4:04 pm

Democrats seek delay for Tom Price’s HHS confirmation hearing

Robert King · January 17, 2017 9:36 pm

In a letter to ATF, Chaffetz charged that the program was not authorized by the Justice Department, and allowed people who are supposed to serve as informants about illegal cigarette trafficking to pocket the money they earned along the way from selling illegal cigarettes. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Chaffetz refuses Democrats’ call for Trump ‘fishing expedition’

Kyle Feldscher · January 15, 2017 4:05 pm