Tag: Watchdog

Two of the helicopters on the flight line in Guatemala. (Washington Examiner/Richard Pollock)

Joint U.S.-Guatemalan anti-drug program jeopardized by Central American government’s late payments

Richard Pollock · August 18, 2014 9:00 am

This Aug. 6, 2014 photo shows Malcolm Bell, a retired lawyer, at his home in Weston, VT. The whistleblower who spurred a major state investigation of alleged crimes and cover-ups at Attica prison is still on the case four decades later. Ex-prosecutor Bell, now 82 and retired to the Green Mountains of Vermont, recently filed court papers in support of opening long-sealed investigation volumes. (AP Photo/Michael Virtanen)

Attica whistleblower still pushing full disclosure

Michael Virtanen · August 17, 2014 5:31 pm

A grand jury indicted Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Friday for abusing the powers of his office by carrying out a threat to veto funding for state prosecutors investigating public corruption â making the possible 2016 presidential hopeful his state's first indicted governor in nearly a century. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Texas’ Rick Perry indicted for coercion for veto threat

Will Weissert · August 15, 2014 11:12 pm

This undated combo image made from images provided by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission shows an ESL and Interlogix smoke detector 400 series, left, and an ESL and Interlogix smoke detector 500 series. Radio frequency interference can cause the smoke detectors to fail to alert consumers of a fire. (AP Photo/U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)

Recalls this week: smoke alarms, space heaters

The Associated Press · August 15, 2014 7:06 pm

Scott won’t reinstate acquitted Miami Lakes mayor

Scott won’t reinstate acquitted Miami Lakes mayor

Washington Examiner · August 15, 2014 4:55 pm

IRS failed to do background checks on contractors

IRS failed to do background checks on contractors

Stephen Ohlemacher · August 14, 2014 9:05 pm

FILE - This Dec. 2, 2011 file photo shows crews from Southern California Edison power company working to clean up and restore power on Live Oak Avenue, in Temple City, Calif. State regulators voted Thursday Aug. 14, 2014, to penalize Southern California Edison $24.5 million for this 2011 windstorm that left more than 400,000 without power and an incident in which three people were electrocuted. (AP Photo/Bret Hartman, File)

Edison penalized $24.5 million over 2011 windstorm

Washington Examiner · August 14, 2014 8:34 pm

In this photo from Jan 31, 2014, a firetruck rolls past Mersen USA where an explosion killed one person and injured two in St. Marys, Pa. Federal safety officials said a worker wrongly put parts coated with flammable materials into an electric oven before it exploded at the plant, killing a visiting employee. (AP Photo/ Dubois Courier Express-JoAnn Seltzer)

OSHA: Flammables put in factory oven before blast

Joe Mandak · August 14, 2014 7:10 pm

Poker chips, golf towels and teddy bearsÃÂ were purchased by the U.S. Marshals Service as "swag" items, according to documents received by MuckRock.com. (iStock Photo)

What the U.S. Marshals Service spent millions on may surprise you

Kelly Cohen · August 14, 2014 2:15 pm

EXography: Americans revile Congress — but keep re-electing incumbents over and over

Luke Rosiak · August 14, 2014 9:00 am

$48 million settlement OK’d in Louisiana sinkhole

$48 million settlement OK’d in Louisiana sinkhole

Washington Examiner · August 13, 2014 11:20 pm

Connecticut nuclear plant had 3 safety violations

Connecticut nuclear plant had 3 safety violations

Washington Examiner · August 12, 2014 9:37 pm