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House Ethics Committee Punts on Countrywide Scandal

Over the holidays, while the American people were busy celebrating Christmas and New Year, the House Ethics Committee quietly swept a major political scandal under the rug.  You may recall the Countrywide Financial influence-peddling scandal, where at least a dozen

House Ethics Committee Punts on Countrywide Scandal

Senate Must Ask Brennan About Bin Laden Film Leaks

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is threatening a hold on the nomination of Obama Chief Counterterrorism Advisor John Brennan to serve as CIA Director until the administration comes clean on Benghazi. Yet there is another reason that Brennan’s confirmation must not

Senate Must Ask Brennan About Bin Laden Film Leaks

Exclusive – 'Corruption Chronicles': Obama's Crony Capitalism

“Crony Capitalism” (or Crony Socialism) has become a popular buzz-phrase to describe our Bailout Nation and the scandalous loans made to companies like Solyndra. The takeover of the mortgage markets, TARP, nationalizing American auto companies, and the stimulus green energy

Exclusive – 'Corruption Chronicles': Obama's Crony Capitalism

10 Most Corrupt Politicians of 2012

Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today released its 2012 list of Washington’s “Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians.” The list, in alphabetical order, includes: Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) Secretary of Energy Steven Chu Secretary

10 Most Corrupt Politicians of 2012

Lawsuit Claims Three Police Officers Illegally Forced to Give DNA Samples

Our nation’s police officers are often attacked for supposedly violating constitutional rights. But who defends police officers when their constitutional rights are trampled?  In a murder investigation taking place in Phoenix, Arizona, three police officers have had their rights trampled

Lawsuit Claims Three Police Officers Illegally Forced to Give DNA Samples

JW Calls on Congress to Get Back to Work on Ethics

Last Wednesday, Judicial Watch’s Director of Investigations and Research, Chris Farrell, joined with representatives of other watchdog organizations at a press conference to deliver a very simple message to House Speaker Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi: Act now to

JW Calls on Congress to Get Back to Work on Ethics

Judge Rules Election Fraud Lawsuit Can Continue

Judicial Watch achieved a significant legal victory last week – and it may lead to cleaner elections.  On December 10, 2012, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division, denied Indiana’s motion to dismiss our

Judge Rules Election Fraud Lawsuit Can Continue

Obama Lawyers to Judge: Don't Watch bin Laden Film

The Osama bin Laden raid film “Zero Dark Thirty” opens in limited release later this month. It has received favorable “buzz” and reportedly focuses on characters that seem based upon the very individuals at the CIA and Pentagon to whom

Obama Lawyers to Judge: Don't Watch bin Laden Film

Could Benghazi-Tainted Ambassador Rice Be the Next Secretary of State?

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reportedly will leave the Obama administration as soon as a replacement is found. And who is reportedly topping the list of replacements? None other than Benghazi-tainted UN Ambassador Susan Rice. According to The Washington Post:

Could Benghazi-Tainted Ambassador Rice Be the Next Secretary of State?

Judicial Watch Lawsuit Forces Release of bin Laden Burial Records

The Obama administration has no problem releasing classified secrets to the public if they believe it will make them look good or serve the liberal agenda. But if the administration believes it would be embarrassed by a certain disclosure, it

Judicial Watch Lawsuit Forces Release of bin Laden Burial Records

Scandal-Ridden Jesse Jackson Jr. Resigns from Congress

Another of Judicial Watch’s “Ten Most Wanted” corrupt politicians is now out of Congress – Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. He now joins a list that includes former Reps. Laura Richardson (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Tom Delay (R-TX), former Senators John

Scandal-Ridden Jesse Jackson Jr. Resigns from Congress

Records Show Obama State Dept Invited American Terrorist to Embassy

One of the main arguments against the Obama plan to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and the president’s attempts to bring “justice” to terrorists in the civilian courts is that upon release, these individuals become doubly dangerous. (We know

Records Show Obama State Dept Invited American Terrorist to Embassy

Another Obama Administration Scandal Explodes into the News

Is it any wonder given what has taken place over the last four years that the Obama administration is closing out 2012 mired in massive scandals? First, there is Benghazi-gate, where four Americans, including a U.S. Ambassador, were murdered by

Another Obama Administration Scandal Explodes into the News

Report: 9/11 Terrorist Tribunals at Guantanamo Bay

More than 11 years after terrorists flew planes into the twin towers and the Pentagon, murdering 3,000 people, those responsible for this attack have yet to face justice, due largely to the incompetence of the Obama administration. Remember, it was

Report: 9/11 Terrorist Tribunals at Guantanamo Bay

Obama Corruption: Battles Will Continue

If there were a “Hall of Fame” for broken campaign promises, here’s one that would get in on the first ballot: “I promise if you elect me I will conduct my affairs ethically, transparently and truthfully.”  Flanked by Greek columns

Obama Corruption: Battles Will Continue

Standing Watch for Clean Elections

Here we are the day before Election Day and the Obama machine continues to work overtime to try to “fix” the elections to re-elect Barack Obama. And they are doing it with the full weight of the Obama administration behind

Standing Watch for Clean Elections

No Answers from Obama Admin on Murdered American Citizens

As I referenced in the October 12 edition of the Weekly Update, the terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya, on 9/11/12 led to the murders of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other American citizens. One of the other American citizens

No Answers from Obama Admin on Murdered American Citizens

Judicial Watch Movie The District of Corruption Hits Theaters October 26

We are proud to announce the release of our new documentary film “The District of Corruption,” which puts the spotlight on Judicial Watch’s epic battle against government scandal, secrecy and corruption through the last three presidential administrations. District of Corruption

Judicial Watch Movie The District of Corruption Hits Theaters October 26

High Court Puts Affirmative Action under the Microscope

Liberals would have you believe that so-called affirmative action in higher education was settled back in 2003, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that race-based admissions policies at the University of Michigan School of Law were, more or less, constitutional.

High Court Puts Affirmative Action under the Microscope

Judicial Watch Pushes Ethics Investigation for MD Governor O'Malley

Recently, after Maryland Governor O’Malley signed off on a twisted and “comical” (to use the Washington Post description) gerrymandered congressional district plan, Judicial Watch successfully fought alongside MDPetitions.com to put the map on the ballot as well.  Judicial Watch had

Judicial Watch Pushes Ethics Investigation for MD Governor O'Malley

Inside the Maxine Waters Ethics Committee Debacle

A few weeks ago, Rep. Laura Richardson (D-CA) received nothing but a slap on the wrist for, among other transgressions, forcing her taxpayer-funded congressional staff to work on her campaign. Well now the House Ethics Committee has allowed yet another

Inside the Maxine Waters Ethics Committee Debacle

JW Sues for Cost of Obama Daughter's Spring Break Trip

Judicial Watch is investigating yet another Obama personal vacation, trying to get a sense of costs passed on to American taxpayers. This time, our investigation focuses on the security costs associated with First Daughter Malia Obama’s trip to Mexico during

JW Sues for Cost of Obama Daughter's Spring Break Trip

JW Places Ohio Voter Fraud Front and Center

Judicial Watch continues to push forward with its 2012 Election Integrity Project. JW is active in states across the country in helping to make certain that voter registration lists are accurate, in accordance with the rule of law. And this

JW Places Ohio Voter Fraud Front and Center

Obama Admin. Still Avoiding Release of White House Visitor Logs

Nearly three years after Judicial Watch first filed a lawsuit trying to obtain Obama White House visitor logs, we are still in court battling for their release. Last week, our attorney Jim Peterson went before the U.S. Court of Appeals

Obama Admin. Still Avoiding Release of White House Visitor Logs

Maryland Voters Win Legal Victory Against Democrat Gerrymandering

Judicial Watch has notched another critical court victory recently on a very important issue – gerrymandering. On August 17, Maryland’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, issued a ruling that will subject Maryland’s newly gerrymandered Congressional Districting Plan (MD Senate

Maryland Voters Win Legal Victory Against Democrat Gerrymandering

Obama Administration Sued for Records about Bankrupt MF Global Holdings Ltd.

Our battles against the Obama administration over documents related to the government’s hysterical and unprecedented response to the financial crisis continues. Last week we filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) and the

Obama Administration Sued for Records about Bankrupt MF Global Holdings Ltd.

Did Holder Lie Under Oath About Black Panther Scandal?

Recently there was a court decision that validated what Judicial Watch has suggested all along – that political appointees at the Obama Department of Justice (DOJ) were involved in the decision to spike the voter intimidation case against the New

Did Holder Lie Under Oath About Black Panther Scandal?

Judicial Watch Sues Fed for Records Detailing AIG Bailout

From the very outset of the financial crisis, we were told if the federal government did not “invest” massive amount of taxpayer funds to bail out failing companies, the entire world economy would grind to a halt. And what was

Judicial Watch Sues Fed for Records Detailing AIG Bailout

Court Rules DOJ Politicized Black Panther Case

Judicial Watch has been confident for some time that the evidence shows that political appointees at the Holder Department of Justice (DOJ) were involved in the decision to abandon the DOJ’s own voter intimidation lawsuit against the New Black Panther

Court Rules DOJ Politicized Black Panther Case