President Donald Trump gleefully announced that, under his direction, U.S. military troops had swooped down on the Governor’s Mansion in Sacramento and kidnapped California Governor Gavin Newsom. “We’re charging Newscum with fraud.” When a reporter asked for specifics about the fraud charges, Trump pointed to Attorney General Pam Bondi. Bondi, clearly taken by surprise, said, “We’re looking into it and will let you know the details as soon as we’ve created them.”   read more

The Department of Defense has a reputation for wasting a lot of money, but in at least one case the Pentagon has found a way to save money.   Because of this year’s drought, the meat industry has been forced to drop its prices. The military al...   read more

If lawmakers on Capitol Hill wanted to encapsulate the current session of Congress in a t-shirt slogan, they could go with: Support your party and don’t compromise.   The highly partisan environment in Washington has resulted in the most “do-n...   read more

Retiring from years of service in the federal government can really put the gold back into the golden years.   Washington is currently paying more than 21,000 retired federal workers pensions of $100,000 or more per year, according to USA Toda...   read more

There are currently two kings of the hill among campaign donor groups and both wear conservative crowns.   Crossroads GPS and Americans for Prosperity have spent almost $60 million on television ads so far this election this season, putting th...   read more

Federal forestry officials have too often made decisions regarding National Forests that ignore the private sector’s bottom-line in favor of preservation and sustainability, according to a lawsuit by timber, ranching and off-road vehicle interes...   read more

A Department of Justice office responsible for issuing important legal opinions on government policies has been withholding nearly 40% of its memos from the public.   The Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) has not published 39% of its 509 opinions ...   read more

The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to stop stonewalling the release of prisoners who were deemed innocent by a federal court ruling.   All of the cases involved individuals serving time under a federal law for being caught with a gun af...   read more

Cheating is a diehard temptation for athletes and speculators, making it imperative for regulators to keep up with changes in the game and ways for people to skirt the bounds of legality. This is especially true on Wall Street, where high-speed co...   read more

Federal airport screeners in Boston have admitted to racially profiling minorities going through checkpoints at Logan International, creating yet another serious problem for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).   More than 30 TSA ...   read more

A group of eleven technicians have sued AT&T over its lunch-break policy that makes eating difficult and forbids many kinds of personal activities other workers take for granted.   In a class action lawsuit filed in Southern Indiana, the techn...   read more

Jestina Sunkarie Bangura-Clayton has won her legal case against the state of Utah, which tried to force her to obtain a cosmetology license for her hair-weaving business.   Clayton’s part-time work came to a halt in 2009 after state officials ...   read more

The U.S. Army achieved a milestone last week when it promoted its first openly gay officer to the rank of general.   Tammy Smith, a veteran of the Afghanistan war, was officially promoted to brigadier general in a ceremony that featured her wife...   read more

Voter impersonation, the reason why more than half of all U.S. states have adopted or considered voter identification laws, is virtually non-existent, according to an investigative news study.   After examining 2,068 cases of voter fraud since 2...   read more

Bad news for President Barack Obama’s healthcare law: Almost one-third of doctors say they won’t take new Medicaid patients.   As part of Obama’s reform plan, the government wants to significantly expand the number of Americans on Medicaid. Afte...   read more

In its legal fight to indefinitely jail Americans suspected of terrorist ties, the Obama administration has refused to give any ground in federal court, even dodging a judge’s questions about whether it has abided by a temporary order to not enf...   read more

An enormous sinkhole in Louisiana has forced the evacuation of 150 homes and prompted a lawsuit by local residents claiming the opening may contain radioactive material.   Located about 50 miles from Baton Rouge, the sinkhole occurred when an un...   read more