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Former President Barack Obama speaks during the Goalkeepers Conference hosted by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

78 Obama appointees ‘burrowed’ into career jobs, watchdog finds

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE- In this Jan. 30, 2017, file photo, luggage sits on a baggage claim carousel at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. Travelers who check at least one bag when flying domestically are paying more overall than they did before airlines began unbundling fares in 2008 and charging separately for checked baggage, a government watchdog said Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Watchdog: Airfares for many travelers rise due to bag fees

By JOAN LOWY - Associated Press

A supporter displays an iPhone during a rally for Sen. Barack Obama in Raleigh, N.C., on Oct. 29, 2008. Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s very selection as running mate was officially announced to the world through a telephone text message. (Associated Press) **FILE**

‘Obamaphone’ program riddled with fraud: Audit

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Top Capitol Hill negotiators are reporting progress toward a long-sought agreement on a massive $1 trillion-plus spending bill that would fund the day-to-day operations of virtually every federal agency through Oct. 1. The House and Senate have until Friday at midnight to pass the measure to avert a government shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Gene Dodaro: Federal government ‘not really able to determine extent’ of its wasteful spending

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this photo taken Nov. 27, 2016, Mar-A Lago is seen from the media van window, in Palm Beach, Fla. A government watchdog will examine the taxpayer-funded travel costs when President Donald Trump travels to the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida and the security procedures surrounding those trips, several congressional Democrats announced Tuesday, March 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Watchdog to examine cost, security of Trump’s Florida trips

By RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

This June 21, 2013, file photo shows the seal affixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

VA urges ‘hiring surge’ to reduce veterans’ appeals backlog

By HOPE YEN - Associated Press

A biometric entry-exit system at U.S. ports has been required by law for years but has been difficult to build. (Associated Press/File)

Deportation agency ignored 1.6 million visa overstays under Obama

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A U.S. Border Patrol agent guards a fence gate along the U.S.-Mexico border, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Brownsville, Texas. The United States does not have a way to measure how well fencing works to deter illegal crossings from Mexico, according to a report released Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, by Congress’ main watchdog as President Donald Trump renewed his pledge to build “a great wall” on the border. (Jason Hoekema/The Brownsville Herald via AP)

Watchdog: US has no way to measure border wall effectiveness

By ELLIOT SPAGAT - Associated Press

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. (Associated Press)

FBI, DHS rent office space inside foreign-owned buildings, spurring spying concerns: Report

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Thursday, May 7, 2015 photo, volunteer Sandy Lockhart, standing, serves lunch to John Pearson, right, as Dorothy Christian, left, and her husband, Fredrick, look on at a seniors meal program at the Rush Park Community Center in Citrus Heights, Calif. The program, run by the Meals on Wheels by ACC, provides free meals to senior citizens at the center and brings them meals at their homes. Meals on Wheels is among the programs that have received funds from the state Assembly's own administrative budget for programs that faced cuts in state and other funding. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Seniors deep in college debt defaults

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - This Feb. 19, 2013, file photo, shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. More than 28,000 Americans died from overdosing on opiates in 2014, a record high for the nation. That’s 78 people per day, a number that doesn’t include the millions of family members, first responders and even taxpayers who feel the ripple of drug addiction in their daily lives. A rise in prescription painkillers is partially to blame: The sale of these drugs has quadrupled since 1999, and so has the number of Americans dying from an addiction to them. When prescriptions run out, people find themselves turning to the cheaper alternative heroin and, increasingly, the even more deadly drug fentanyl. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

Opioid epidemic demands greater access to key medications: Govt. report

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Chinese Moving into the U.S. Film Industry Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Congress probes China’s inroads in the U.S. film industry

By Richard Berman

FBI Complicit in Destroying Hillary Evidence Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

No outrage for the lawless left

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Women from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi participate in the world march of woman in Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015. The women marched to protest against early marriage, sexual harassment, Female Genital Mutilation and all forms of violence and inequality against women. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)

Government report: 500,000 girls in U.S. at risk of genital mutilation

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Republicans say instability in the Obamacare marketplace has left them no choice but to prop up the 2010 Affordable Care Act before killing it so there isn't more chaos during the transfer to a replacement sytem. (Associated Press)

GAO: Obamacare exchanges still vulnerable to fraud

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

(Associated Press/File)

Gun background checks miss 7% of buyers with domestic violence records

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

A new study by the Government Accountability Office contradicts hopes that allowing voters to vote prior to Election Day will increase turnout. (Associated Press)

Early voting reduces voter turnout, mailing ballots boosts

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A biometric entry-exit system at U.S. ports has been required by law for years but has been difficult to build. (Associated Press/File)

Watchdog raises questions over FBI’s massive biometric system; databases contain 411 million images

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

The Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, May 19, 2016. Opinions from the nation's highest court are expected today. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Supreme Court hesistant to allow cameras into chambers

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

This product image provided by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles shows the Uconnect 8.4 inch infotainment system on a 2014 Jeep Cherokee Limited. Harman International, the company that makes car radios that friendly hackers exploited to take control of a Jeep Cherokee, on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015 said its other infotainment systems don't have the same security flaw. (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles via AP)

Federal watchdog says transportation officials must be ready for cyberattack

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times