The conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch is asking the court to lift the "temporary" delay it granted the Justice Department allowing it to withhold Fast and Furious records. Nearly two years ago, on June 20, 2012, President Obama asserted executive privilege to keep secret a set of documents that Congress subpoenaed concerning the controversial gun walking case. […]
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Is the Export-Import Bank Using Tax Dollars to Threaten American Jobs?
What issue brings both Democrats and Republicans together? Controversy over the Export-Import Bank. According to its critics, the Export-Import Bank, a little known federal agency, is providing federal subsidies to foreign firms that threaten American jobs. The Daily Signal reports, "last year alone, bank authorizations exceeded $27 billion, bringing taxpayers’ total exposure to nearly $134 billion […]
Suspected Illegal Vaccine Trials: 70 Years Ago in Ireland
The activity under investigation dates back 70 years in Ireland. "Scientists secretly vaccinated more than 2,000 children in religious-run homes in suspected illegal drug trials, it emerged today," according to the Daily Mail. "Old medical records show that 2,051 children and babies in Irish care homes were given a one-shot diphtheria vaccine for international drugs […]
The Curious Case of Bowe Bergdahl
There must be a lot that we still don't know about the curious case of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Surely, the Obama administration wouldn't have dispatched National Security Adviser Susan Rice to publicly announce that Bergdahl had "served the United States with honor and distinction" if there weren't supporting information to which the rest of us […]
The Medicare Advantage Money Grab
Tens of billions of dollars in overcharges. Suspected over billing. Inflated health assessments. An investigation by the Center for Public Integrity has found deep and expensive flaws in the Medicare Advantage program created by Congress in 2003 intended to help stabilize health care spending on the elderly. Instead, CPI finds, the plans have sharply drive […]
Justice Dept. Sued for Fast and Furious FOI Response
Judicial Watch, the conservative watchdog group that has successfully sued the federal government in multiple instances for unlawful Freedom of Information (FOI) responses, is taking on a new case. This one is on behalf of Fast and Furious whistleblower: Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) Special Agent John Dodson. The complaint filed against the Department of […]
Kerry Benghazi Oversight Hearing: Cancelled
Today, the House Oversight Committee cancelled the planned June 12 hearing at which Secretary of State John Kerry was to testify. The Oversight Committee had subpoenaed Kerry for an appearance in May when he refused to appear voluntarily. After the subpoena, Kerry negotiated the June appearance. But at the same time Kerry agreed to testify, […]
Miami Gardens' Stop and Frisk Dragnet: Kids and Elderly
The Miami Gardens, Florida "stop and frisk" style policy may be "unparalleled" in the U.S. According to an investigative report by Fusion, in the summer of 2010, a young black man was stopped and questioned by police on the streets of Miami Gardens. According to the report filled out by the officer, he was "wearing gray […]
