Georgia senators find little oversight over how Fani Willis spends taxpayer dollars: ‘Like the Wild West’
Georgia lawmakers on Friday heard testimony from Republican state senators who expressed concerns about how Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis spends her $36.6 million budget with little oversight. State Sen. Bill Cowsert, a Republican representing Athens and chairman of the committee, asked Fulton County Commissioner Rob Pitts and Fulton County Chief Financial Officer Sharon […]
EXCLUSIVE: DOE Secretary Granholm Agrees To Testify Before Oversight Committee After Comer Threatened Subpoena
Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm has agreed to appear before the House Oversight Committee after Chairman James Comer threatened to subpoena her for not agreeing to testify at a scheduled oversight hearing, the Daily Caller has first learned. “Under Secretary Granholm’s leadership, the Department of Energy has launched an all-out effort to cement […]
Hochul refers Monroe County DA to prosecutorial oversight commission
An upstate New York district attorney who reprimanded a police officer after he was pulled over for speeding was referred Sunday by Gov. Kathy Hochul to a state commission tasked with investigating the prosecutor’s conduct. Hochul said in a statement Friday that body camera footage showed Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Dawley ignoring Webster, N.Y., […]
Mayor Adams seeks to oust outspoken chairwoman of NYPD oversight board: sources
Mayor Eric Adams is seeking to fire the interim chairman of the Civilian Oversight Commission, which is tasked with investigating complaints against the NYPD, according to people familiar with the matter. At some point last week, Phillips Banks, an Adams aide, asked Arva Rice to resign as chair of the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB), […]
EXCLUSIVE: House Oversight Chairman James Comer Threatens To Subpoena DOE Secretary Jennifer Granholm
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer sent a letter Friday to Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm threatening to subpoena her for not agreeing to testify at a scheduled oversight hearing. The Daily Caller first obtained a copy of the letter, where Comer asks Granholm to show up to a May 15 hearing and provide […]
Meta’s Oversight Board investigates two cases of AI-generated explicit content posted to Facebook and Instagram
Meta Inc.’s oversight board is reportedly investigating some of the company’s policies and past actions regarding explicit AI-generated images of women and deepfakes. pc mug. Oversight committee investigation I give two specific examples. There, explicit AI-generated images of real women were posted on both Facebook and Instagram.One reportedly occurred in India and the other in […]
White House rejects House GOP effort for Biden to testify in Oversight impeachment inquiry
The White House rejected an invitation by the House Oversight Committee for President Joe Biden to testify as part of the House GOP’s impeachment inquiry. In a letter sent on Monday, Richard Sauber, special counsel to the president, declined the committee’s invitation and decried the GOP’s impeachment inquiry, which has stalled in recent months, as […]
House Oversight GOP opens investigation into threat of radical eco-terrorists
EXCLUSIVE — House Republicans on the Oversight Committee are requesting a briefing from the FBI on the threat of eco-terrorism as the committee prepares to launch an investigation into possible threats against domestic energy infrastructure from the climate change movement. In a letter obtained first by the Washington Examiner, Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY), […]
EXCLUSIVE: House Oversight Chairman Comer Invites Dept. Of Energy Sec. Jennifer Granholm To Testify Before Committee
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, sent a letter to Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Wednesday inviting her to testify at a scheduled oversight hearing. The Daily Caller first reported that Comer asked Granholm to appear at a May 15 hearing to discuss a number of issues, including why […]
FAA to increase oversight of United Airlines after recent issues
United Airlines announced Friday that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is increasing its scrutiny of United Airlines following recent incidents, including a tire falling off a plane during takeoff. In a memo, Sasha Johnson, United’s vice president of corporate safety, told employees: “The safety-related events of the past few weeks have given us understandable pause […]