Category: oversight

LIVE NOW: NTD News Today (March 10): Senator Jim Risch Introduces Border Wall Bill; Reps. Call for Better USDA Spending Oversight

Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and fellow GOP senators introduced a bill Thursday that includes resuming construction of the border wall. Risch says patrol agents have encountered nearly five million illegal immigrants at the southern border since President Biden took office. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle say the department of agriculture needs more oversight…


NTD News Today (March 10): Sen. Risch Introduces Border Wall Bill; Reps. Call for Better USDA Spending Oversight

Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho) and fellow GOP senators on Thursday introduced a bill that includes resuming construction of the border wall. Risch says patrol agents have encountered nearly five million illegal immigrants at the southern border since President Joe Biden took office. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle say the Department of Agriculture needs…


GOP to Use ‘Power of the Purse’ Against FBI: Rep. Jim Jordan

House Republicans will use its spending power to restrict funding to the FBI, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), head of the lower chamber’s Judiciary Committee and its weaponization subcommittee, said on Sunday. Jordan said on Fox New’s “Sunday Morning Futures” that Republicans in the lower chamber will use its “power of the purse,” or spending power designated…


LIVE NOW: House Committees Hold Joint Hearing on Federal Response to COVID-19

The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the Subcommittee on Health, U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, holds a joint hearing on “The Federal Response to COVID-19.” Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director of the National Institutes of Health Dr. Lawrence A. Tabak, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr….


House Committees Hold Joint Hearing on Federal Response to COVID-19

The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the Subcommittee on Health, U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, holds a joint hearing on “The Federal Response to COVID-19.” Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director of the National Institutes of Health Dr. Lawrence A. Tabak, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr….


Pet Fooled | Documentary

This film is only available in the United States because of territorial licensing. An in-depth look at the commercial pet food industry, the total lack of oversight, and what nutritional requirements cats and dogs have compared to what they are being served. An eye-opener on a subject rarely exposed. * Click the “Save” button below…


Cory Morgan: Handgun Import Ban: Liberals Using Orders-in-Council to Avoid Parliamentary Scrutiny at a Rate Unseen in Living Memory

Commentary An order-in-council (OIC) is a legislative tool used in parliaments to enact an action or regulation without having to go through all the steps formally required to pass a bill or motion in Parliament. It is accepted that the government cabinet can use this tool for items that don’t merit a full parliamentary debate…


FAA Lacks Effective Oversight of American Airlines Maintenance Issues: Audit

WASHINGTON—The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) lacks effective oversight controls to ensure that American Airlines’ corrective actions for maintenance issues address root causes, a government watchdog report said on Friday. The Transportation Department Inspector General’s office said in 171 of 185 of cases sampled, FAA inspectors accepted root cause analyses by American Airlines “that did not…


US to Outfit Border Agents With Body Cameras in Major Oversight Move

WASHINGTON—The United States will require thousands of border agents to wear body cameras, according to two officials and government documents, a major operational change that could increase oversight of agents and also help capture criminal activity. The cameras are expected to be rolled out in parts of Texas and New Mexico during the summer and…