Tag: Watchdog

President-elect Trump urged GOP lawmakers to "drain the swamp" after GOP members moved to gut the independent Office of Congressional Ethics in a closed-door vote Monday night. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump scolds House GOP for gutting ethics office

Gabby Morrongiello · January 3, 2017 3:30 pm

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy discusses the move by House Republicans to eviscerate the independent Office of Government Ethics, during a network television interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McCarthy doesn’t like the way ethics office was changed, but will vote for it anyway

Kyle Feldscher · January 3, 2017 2:53 pm

"My hope is what you will see is more transparency, you will see more individuals with the opportunity to know who is accusing them and we will see more matters resolved in a timely manner," Blackburn said. (Photo by Brian Dowling/Invision for ASCAP/AP Images)

GOP lawmaker defends gutting of ethics watchdog

Kyle Feldscher · January 3, 2017 1:58 pm

A measure defanging the Office of Congressional Ethics, authored by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, will now be included in the House Rules package. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP votes to defang outside ethics panel

Susan Ferrechio · January 3, 2017 2:03 am

Obama is presently enjoying a vacation in Hawaii with his family. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Watchdog: Taxpayers spent $96 million on Obama travel

Sarah Bedford · December 29, 2016 7:32 pm

Sen. Lindsey Graham told CNN's Jim Sciutto that of the 100 sitting senators, 99 of them disagree with Trump on the issue of election hacking. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Graham: Entire Senate disagrees with Trump on Russia hacking

Al Weaver · December 27, 2016 8:35 pm

Jason Miller reversed decision to accept White House communications director post he had just accepted. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Sex scandal behind Jason Miller’s sudden exit from Trump team, reports say

Sarah Bedford · December 26, 2016 4:17 pm

The 21-page warrant described the "probable cause" agents had for searching Weiner's computer. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

FBI releases Weiner search warrant

Sarah Bedford · December 20, 2016 6:22 pm

A federal watchdog found nine out of 12 false Obamacare applications were approved this year during special enrollment periods. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Watchdog: Fake applications slip through Obamacare vetting

Robert King · December 15, 2016 5:13 pm

Some outside veterans organizations are advocating for Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald to keep his position in the Trump administration. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Sources: Veterans Affairs misleading Trump on health of agency

Sarah Bedford · December 15, 2016 5:11 pm

"While we are disappointed with the Department of Homeland Security's overall 2016 ranking ... I am pleased that our employee engagement score increased 2.7 points," Johnson said. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Department of Homeland Security, Veterans Affairs the worst places to work in the government

Pete Kasperowicz · December 15, 2016 4:14 pm

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is emerging as one of President-elect Trump's toughest early foreign policy critics in the Senate. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

National Security

Rubio positioning as Trump foreign policy watchdog

Susan Crabtree · December 14, 2016 7:21 pm