Top DOJ officials may have tried to sway 2020 election to Trump: Watchdog

According to a report released by the Justice Department's Office of Inspector General (OIG), Justice Department officials who worked under President-elect Trump's first administration targeted Democratic governors over investigations related to the coronavirus pandemic. (OIG) may have influenced the 2020 presidential election through intentional media leaks. Inspector General Michael Horowitz says three Trump federal officials […]
IRS has improved taxpayer services but is slow to resolve ID theft, an independent watchdog says – Yahoo Finance

WASHINGTON (AP) — I.R.S. improved taxpayer services through Democratic Party's Inflation Control Act But still faced with processing claims from. Tax Credit Programs During the Coronavirus Pandemic An independent watchdog report released Wednesday found that certain identity theft cases are being resolved slowly. “For the first time since I became the Tax Advocate in 2020, […]
UN watchdog group urges dismantlingly of UNRWA for ‘enabling crimes gainst humanity’

United Nations monitoring group says the infamous UN relief agency An organization that provides $1.5 billion a year to Palestinians should be disbanded for colluding with terrorists and “enabling crimes against humanity.” “The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) is neither independent nor neutral,” says a scathing new report from Switzerland-based […]
‘Sheer insanity’: Conservative watchdog puts ‘sanctuary’ officials on notice ahead of Trump deportation push

Fox's first appearance: Conservative legal groups are warning “sanctuary” jurisdictions across the country ahead of expected mass deportations by the incoming Trump administration. America First Legal has called on approximately 250 officials in jurisdictions that limit or prohibit cooperation between local law enforcement and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to interfere with federal authorities or […]
Watchdog releases report highlighting the worst ethics violations of 2024

First appearance on Fox: The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT), a conservative ethics watchdog, has released its year-end summary of the worst ethics violations by public servants it surveyed this year in 2024. This year's report focused on ethical violations related to efforts to get elected. The violations range from non-disclosure of financial […]
Watchdog seeks to halt 11th-hour Biden DOJ effort to ‘handcuff’ Kentucky police over Breonna Taylor incident

Exclusive: Conservative legal watchdog group plans to file brief in Kentucky court urging judges not to bless consent decree The bill, which would reform police practices in the wake of the controversial 2020 death of Breonna Taylor, was enacted by Attorney General Merrick Garland, the city of Louisville and Jefferson County, Kentucky. The Oversight Project […]
Watchdog accuses Zelle, banking giants of failing to protect users against fraud

The government's consumer watchdog has alleged that Zelle and three major banks failed to protect users from fraud on peer-to-peer payment networks. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said Friday that Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo were slow to crack down on fraudsters, failed to properly investigate fraud complaints and failed to […]
Watchdog warns credit card companies over devaluing, canceling reward points, miles

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned Wednesday that it may be against the law for credit card companies to devalue or cancel points, cash back and miles rewards programs. The CFPB report also found that credit cards that offer store-specific perks often charge “significantly higher” interest rates than other cards, and that some companies offer […]
Watchdog hits shadowy group with ‘straw donor’ complaint

Campaign Legal Center Filed a complaint as a “straw donor”shared exclusively with The Hill, alleging that a mysterious group funneled more than $1 million into a super PAC just before the 2024 general election to hide the true source of the funds. Delaware-based Stop China Now has donated $1.6 million to the super PAC Save […]
Internal Watchdog Urges Biden’s Green Loans Office To Stop Working On New Loans Amid Conflict Of Interest Concerns

An internal federal watchdog agency ordered the Biden administration's Green Loans Office to stop working on new deals, citing concerns that it was poorly managing potential conflicts of interest in its operations, an internal federal watchdog said in a letter Tuesday. I asked for it. Department of Energy (DOE) Inspector General Terry Donaldson I wrote […]