Tag: Watchdog

Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., is asking for the California National Guardsmen fix to be added to the to-do list for negotiators trying to iron out a final version of the fiscal 2017 defense policy bill.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Vets groups back push to freeze VA spending on art

Sarah Bedford · August 19, 2016 4:44 pm

State Department spokesman John Kirby defended the government's decision to withhold a $400 million payment from Iran until the country released its American hostages. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

National Security

State: ‘No apologies’ for Iran hostage payment

Sarah Bedford · August 19, 2016 12:21 pm

National Security

Report: Clinton told FBI that Colin Powell told her to use private email

Sarah Bedford · August 19, 2016 11:31 am

Twitter failed to clarify whether conservative journalists were included in its list of "violent extremists." (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

National Security

Twitter silent on if ‘violent extremists’ includes conservatives

Rudy Takala · August 18, 2016 10:28 pm

The State Department could produce few records to indicate that Hillary Clinton participated in a required ethics orientation or any of the mandatory annual classes during her tenure as secretary of state. (AP Photo)

State Dept. has no record that Clinton, aides completed ethics training

Sarah Bedford · August 18, 2016 7:07 pm

The standard requires refiners to blend an increasing amount of renewable fuels each year into the nation's gasoline and diesel supplies. (iStock photo)

Energy and Environment

Inspector general: EPA withheld key ethanol reports

John Siciliano · August 18, 2016 6:49 pm

The crackdown could be good news for the Green Party's presidential candidate, Jill Stein. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Feds crack down on fake presidential candidates

Rudy Takala · August 18, 2016 6:32 pm

It's part of its ongoing effort to prevent the Islamic State and other groups from using the platform. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

National Security

Twitter bans 235,000 accounts linked to ‘extremism’

Rudy Takala · August 18, 2016 5:54 pm

White House Indian education official accused of assaulting Native American over Redskins

Rudy Takala · August 18, 2016 5:37 pm

Judicial Watch sued the State Department Thursday in pursuit of its Freedom of Information Act request for documentation of the circumstances surrounding the editing of the video. (Wikimedia Commons)

State Dept. sued over deleted Iran video

Sarah Bedford · August 18, 2016 3:18 pm

House to hold Clinton perjury hearing

Sarah Bedford · August 18, 2016 2:58 pm

Chaffetz not authorized to view Clinton emails

Sarah Bedford · August 18, 2016 11:47 am