U.S. Charges Chinese Military Members With Equifax Hack

ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO / The Associated Press Feb 10, 2020 Hackers stole names, Social Security numbers and other personal information in the 2017 data breach affecting more than 145 million people. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Defense Team Includes Alan Dershowitz, Ken Starr

ERIC TUCKER and ZEKE MILLER / The Associated Press Jan 17, 2020 The additions bring experience in the politics of impeachment as well as constitutional law. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Secret to Living Longer Is Being Rich, Study Reveals

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Sep 9, 2019 The connection between Americans’ lifespans and how much money they have is “a failure of social policy.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Health Care Sign-Ups Lag as Saturday Deadline Looms

RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR / The Associated Press Dec 12, 2018 Fewer people are registering for the Affordable Care Act, despite stable premiums and financial aid available for millions of the uninsured. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Pink Tax’ Applies to Mortgages, Cars and Other Markets, Report Finds

Clara Romeo / Truthdig Aug 26, 2018 A congressional watchdog agency says women pay more than men for items that extend far beyond the toiletry section, such as big-ticket, gender-neutral goods and services. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Pruitt Broke Spending Law in Buying Privacy Booth, GAO Finds

MICHAEL BIESECKER / The Associated Press Apr 16, 2018 The Government Accountability Office says the Environmental Protection Agency ran afoul of federal spending laws by buying a $43,000 soundproof booth for Scott Pruitt to make private calls in his office. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Exposed: Secret TSA Checklist of ‘Suspicious’ Behavior

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 30, 2015 A Transportation Security Administration checklist obtained by The Intercept lists throat clearing, whistling and “exaggerated yawning” in airports as suspicious behavior. “Democracy Now!” speaks to The Intercept’s Cora Currier about the revelation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report Criticizes EPA Oversight of Injection Wells

Staff / Truthdig Jul 31, 2014 The Government Accountability Office says environmental regulators are failing to adequately enforce rules for wells used to dispose of toxic waste from drilling. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bias Alleged in WikiLeaks Documentary ‘We Steal Secrets’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 30, 2013 Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney's new documentary on Julian Assange and Bradley Manning focuses "on character assassination rather than conscience" and portrays "whistleblowing as something that is deviant," writes Jesselyn Radack of the whistle-blower protection group Government Accountability Project. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

‘Daily Show’: It’s the Career Politicians, Stupid

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2010 Why is the U.S. in the dire financial straits it's in? Well, "Comeback America" author David Walker, who was formerly the country's comptroller general and head of the Government Accountability Office, has a few ideas about what led to our "dysfunctional democracy" and he lays it all out in this clip from "The Daily Show." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bernanke Offers Fed’s AIG Records to Gov’t Watchdogs

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2010 The Fed has nothing to hide about its dealings with AIG when it saved the too-big-to-fail insurance behemoth during the great bailout of 2008-9 -- or at least Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has signaled his full willingness to make the central bank's relevant "records and personnel" available to investigators from the Government Accountability Office. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

AIG on the Mend?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 21, 2009 After narrowly escaping catastrophe during the financial implosion that began last fall, American International Group -- otherwise known as AIG -- is leveling out, according to a cautiously optimistic new report from Congress' Government Accountability Office. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )