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POLITICS October 9, 2016

Email leak shows Clinton may have revealed Usama Bin Laden raid details in secret speeches

In her secret speeches to Wall Street bankers, Hillary Clinton backed free trade and claimed politicians need leeway to make backroom deals — and may have disclosed classified details of the raid on Usama bin Laden’s compound, according to the latest e-mails disclosed by WikiLeaks.

Cabinet July 21, 2016

Feds regulating wine refrigerators

The Department of Energy now has a specific regulation for wine refrigerators.

Cabinet June 29, 2016

Attorney General Lynch has private meeting with Bill Clinton

Attorney General Loretta Lynch met privately with former President Bill Clinton in Arizona on Tuesday, but Ms. Lynch told reporters that the two didn’t discuss the investigation into his wife’s email use as secretary of state.

Veterans June 16, 2016

VA benefits chief retiring; was suspended in relocation scam

The acting head of the Veterans Benefits Administration said Thursday he is retiring, three months after he was suspended for allowing two officials to manipulate the agency's hiring system for their own gain.

Cabinet June 9, 2016

Obama administration backs plan to relinquish Internet control

The Obama administration is getting behind a plan that would have the U.S. government relinquish its last bit of control over the Internet – a move Republican lawmakers are fighting tooth-and-nail.

Veterans May 24, 2016

VA secretary facing bipartisan firestorm over Disney comments

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald is scrambling to calm a growing bipartisan firestorm after downplaying veteran wait times at VA hospitals by comparing them to wait times for rides at Disney theme parks.

Cabinet May 2, 2016

VA reportedly paid $142M in bonuses last year

The Department of Veterans Affairs reportedly paid out more than $142 million in performance bonuses in 2014 despite a string of scandals inside the agency.

Cabinet May 2, 2016

Report: DHS spends $1B to digitize, only 1 immigration form available online

A Department of Homeland Security agency spent more than $1 billion in taxpayer money to digitize immigration paperwork -- and after a decade of work, only has managed to put one document online.

Cabinet May 2, 2016

Dozens of feds on paid leave for over a year, senator wants end to costly practice

Federal employees facing internal probes and other disciplinary action have been permitted to remain on paid leave for months on end -- sometimes for periods of over a year -- and now lawmakers on Capitol Hill want to know why.

Cabinet May 2, 2016

VA apologizes for 'ill-advised' ban on veterans' cellphones

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) apologized on Wednesday for temporarily implementing what it called an "ill-advised" policy at some medical centers that banned veterans from bringing cellphones to appointments, according to a statement provided by the VA to the Washington Free Beacon.

Cabinet May 2, 2016

Judge blocks new federal rule on jurisdiction of waterways

A federal judge in North Dakota on Thursday blocked a new Obama administration rule that would give the federal government jurisdiction over some state waterways.