-
Law and Government
Security breaches threaten U.S. biodefense labs
A spate of laboratory scares and controversies could downsize America’s biodefense network — tightening security and, perhaps, saving money. The U.S.…
Read More » -
Law and Government
Efforts to ensure voters’ rights faces bipartisan backlash in Congress
Congressional attempts to “fix” the Voting Rights Act after the Supreme Court struck down an antiquated provision would extend the…
Read More » -
Economy
Taxpayers to pony up for Terry McAuliffe ‘photo opportunity fund’
A Chinese paper company’s decision to open a plant in Virginia reflects a larger strategy to bring more of China’s business…
Read More » -
Email Featured
Report finds 6.9 million multiple voters in 28 states
Some 6.9 million Americans are registered to vote in two or more states, according to a report obtained by Watchdog.org.…
Read More » -
Email Featured
Eric Holder’s ‘terrorism committee’ has identified the enemy, and it is us
Think the National Security Agency is doing enough snooping in “The Homeland?” A federal spying coalition aims to drill deeper…
Read More » -
Economy
Feds won’t STEM flood of foreign tech workers
To hear Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg tell it, there aren’t enough skilled U.S. workers to meet the demands of America’s high-tech…
Read More » -
Unyielding
What could go wrong? Va. election board will allow use of expired photo IDs
A “tweak” in Virginia’s voter-identification law will allow expired photo IDs to be used at polling places on Election Day.…
Read More » -
Economy
Immigration, cronyism lead to Cantor’s ouster in Virginia
Fed up with the arrogance, the cronyism and a perceived sellout on illegal immigration, voters in Virginia’s conservative 7th Congressional District…
Read More » -
Media
Brat: Comparing Cantor to Reagan ‘insult’ to Reagan
Just in time for today’s Republican primary in Virginia, the Richmond Times-Dispatch proclaims Rep. Eric Cantor the new Ronald Reagan. Equally absurd, the…
Read More » -
Unyielding
Federal dietary panel says no to red meat, declaring instead, ‘Let them eat bugs’
A federal dietary committee is veering into politics with a call for “sustainable” menus, including a virtual ban on meat…
Read More » -
Law and Government
Challenger for Eric Cantor seat says he’s ‘in cahoots’ with amnesty supporters
While amnesty activists called U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor a stumbling block to immigration reform, GOP challenger Dave Brat accused the…
Read More » -
Economy
Crony states of America, padding profits at public’s expense
The multibillion-dollar duopoly game known as “economic development” is steadily shifting wealth from taxpayers to large corporations, state by state.…
Read More » -
Law and Government
Over 300K Virginia voters registered in other states
Some 308,000 Virginia voters are also registered elsewhere, according to an analysis of 22 states’ election records. The finding follows Watchdog.org’s…
Read More » -
Law and Government
Buckyballed: Consumer agency rolls recall case
Five years after targeting two magnetic products that were never declared unsafe, the Consumer Product Safety Commission settled for bitcoins.…
Read More » -
Law and Government
Are VA voters about to boot Eric Cantor off Capitol Hill?
Barely three weeks to primary election day, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor faces a Republican insurgency that could boot him…
Read More » -
Economy
Report: IRS allowing billions in improper tax credits
A new government report says the IRS is making little progress in reducing improper payments of Earned Income Tax Credits — allowing more…
Read More » -
Law and Government
Critics: Detroit immigrant visa program won’t save failing city
Michigan officials want to repopulate Detroit with an aggressive immigration program — a move critics call misguided and unworkable. “This ranks…
Read More » -
Law and Government
Critics claim Virginia fails to police voter rolls
Richmond, Va. — Election officials say they will send letters to Virginians who have moved out of state, asking that they…
Read More » -
Law and Government
Watchdog group discovers 44K voters registered in two states
A crosscheck of voter rolls in Virginia and Maryland turned up 44,000 people registered in both states, a vote-integrity group…
Read More » -
Economy
Public, private money come together at Hispanic youth-oriented Fusion TV
Call it Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s version of “Tango & Cash.” The Republican made a splash in Miami last year…
Read More » -
Law and Government
IRS seizure of Social Security payments a ticking time bomb
The Washington Post declared victory Tuesday for exposing the seizure of income-tax refunds to claw back alleged Social Security overpayments. But the…
Read More » -
Law and Government
IRS holding income tax refunds to recover parents’ Social Security ‘overpayments’
Along with death and taxes, add a third certainty in life: taxes after death. This April 15, the IRS is…
Read More » -
Economy
Secrecy and overregulation adversely impacting consumer financial markets
Financial regulations imposed after the 2008 Wall Street crash are backfiring on consumers and pose a “compliance nightmare” for lenders.…
Read More » -
Law and Government
Pro-gay PAC crashes GOP congressional primary in Virginia
It’s an interesting variation on the divide-and-conquer theme, and one can only wonder whether the same strategy will be played…
Read More » -
Unyielding
As elections approach, it is worth asking: Who are the Nazis in Ukraine?
In the run-up to Sunday’s election in Crimea, the East and West are in a tug-of-war over Nazi provocation. Edward Lozansky,…
Read More » -
Unyielding
Soy subsidy ignites debate in Virginia over ‘Frankenfood’
The state of Virginia is helping an agricultural giant sell non-genetically modified soybeans to South Korea — while reaping little…
Read More » -
Unyielding
Foreign-student work program taking food out of American mouths
A fast-growing foreign-student work program is taking jobs from U.S. citizens, while its “alarming mismanagement” poses a national security threat,…
Read More » -
Unyielding
Cynical Dems kill bill prohibiting IRS political favoritism
[Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article indicated erroneously that none of the senators who voted down the measure…
Read More » -
Law and Government
Law that would prevent illegal immigrants from receiving checks from IRS hitting snags
A congressional crackdown on illegal immigrants getting checks from the IRS has some cracks in it. The proposed legislation doesn’t stop…
Read More » -
Law and Government
Black Dem Senate candidate from Texas says Obama ‘must go’
“This president has to be impeached immediately to stop his drive toward World War III.” So said Democratic senatorial hopeful…
Read More » -
Law and Government
Canada says ‘au revoir’ to its investor-visa program
As the U.S. government wrestles with its controversial investor-visa program, our neighbors to the north are killing theirs. Like America’s EB-5 system, Canada’s Immigrant Investor Program made…
Read More » -
Law and Government
South Dakota tries to invest in winners, comes up a loser
Bankruptcies, a suspicious suicide, and an FBI investigation have cast a pall over foreign-investment ventures in South Dakota. The state Legislature voted…
Read More » -
Law and Government
Expanding Medicaid not the answer: Lessons from Arkansas and Virginia
Citing more than $200 million in “waste, fraud and abuse” in Virginia’s Medicaid program, Republican leaders say expanding the program now would…
Read More » -
Unyielding
Va. GOP delegate with designs on U.S. House getting flak from right
Virginia State Delegate Barbara Comstock, a leading Republican to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, is “an establishment politician” damaging the party’s…
Read More » -
National Security
Counterterrorism expert invited to sheriff’s forum has liberals, Muslim apologists upset
The decision by the Culpeper County (Va.) Sheriff’s Office to ask former FBI agent John Guandolo to attend a counterterrorism symposium has ruffled…
Read More » -
Law and Government
Tough questions for Obama’s pick to head Citizenship and Immigration Services
Hard questions about a controversial investor-visa program await President Barack Obama’s choice to head the embattled U.S. Citizenship and Immigration…
Read More »