Watchdog calls for ethics investigation into Lutnick's Tesla stock plug
The Campaign Legal Center (CLC) on Friday called for an investigation into whether Commerce Secretary Howard Rutnick's recent comments were recent comments encouraging Americans to buy Tesla shares. in letter To the Department of Commerce's Government Ethics and Ethics Officer's Office of Government Ethics and Ethics, Watchdog Group has called Lutnick's remarks a “clearly serious […]
Police watchdog serves notices on four officers over Harshita Brella case | UK news
Four police officers were provided with disciplinary notices for alleged failure in processing a woman's domestic abuse report before they died in car boots. The body of 24-year-old Harsita Brera was found on November 14th last year at Silvervoxhol Corsa on Brisbane Road, East London. Her husband, Pankaji Lamba, 23, is permitted to commit murder. […]
To fund MTA’s $68B rebuild plan, nab fare-beaters, squeeze riders, taxpayers: watchdog
New York officials must seriously crack down on getting fares to fund the MTA's newly proposed $68.4 billion, five-year capital plan recommended by a new report released Friday. Gov. Kathy Hochul will also need to scrap her $3 billion “inflebate” check program to New York taxpayers proposed in her executive budget plan, dedicating the state's […]
Manchin, Romney join board of directors for top budget watchdog
Former Senators Mitt Romney (R-UTAH) and Joe Manchin (IW.Va.) have joined the board of directors of the Responsible Federal Budget Committee, a well-known Washington, DC-based think tank focusing on fiscal policy. The organization's chairman Maya McGuinneas said in a statement Wednesday that the addition highlighted “the committee's long-standing commitment to promoting a bipartisan solution to […]
Probation Service problems in England and Wales leaving public at risk, watchdog finds | Prisons and probation
The UK and Wales probation services are “too little experience and training” and “too little staff” putting public members at risk, the official watchdog discovered. Martin Jones, the chief inspector for probation, said in his annual report that attempts by staff under pressure “keeping others safe” were “consistently inadequate at all tests.” The findings are […]
Fired special counsel: 'I don't think we have watchdog agencies anymore'
The ousted special advisor's office (OSC) principal said his removal by President Trump was one of a series of firings that robbed the wrecking ball to surveillance of his administration. Hampton Dillinger, a special advisor who has no connection to the office that investigated Trump, said:CBS NewsAfter finishing his legal battle to stay in his […]
Appeals court allows Trump to fire head of federal watchdog agency
A federal court of appeals on Wednesday allowed President Trump to proceed with the firing of the head of the federal watchdog agency. The DC Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Trump administration's request to lift a lower court injunction that prohibits the president from eliminating Hampton Dillinger as head of the Special Adviser Bureau. […]
Ex-Barclays CEO Staley didn’t mislead UK watchdog about Epstein, lawyer says
Former Barclays boss Jess Staley did not mislead the UK's financial watchdog about his relationship with dishonorable investor Jeffrey Epstein, Staley's lawyer said Monday at the start of a London lawsuit in which the former banker attempts to restore his reputation. Staley began in the Upper Court in London, appearing next to his lawyers for […]
Head of watchdog agency must keep his job, Trump’s bid to rid him unlawful
WASHINGTON – The head of the federal watchdog must remain in his job, a Washington judge ruled Saturday, saying President Donald Trump's bid to remove special advisors is illegal. US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson sided with Hampton Dillinger, the special counsel office, in a legal battle over the president's powers to expel the head […]
Iran accelerating near-weapons-grade plutonium production: Watchdog
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Iran is taking steps to accelerate weapons-grade uranium nearby in a broader effort to expand its nuclear war capabilities, according to a new report from WatchDog. As of February 8, Iran had 274.8 kilograms (605.8 pounds) of uranium.Associated PressThose who reviewed the confidential report. According to the IAEA, […]