Corruption

After denying records exist, DOJ releases communications between Strzok and Ohr

Judicial Watch announced today it received through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit 13 pages out of 42 responsive pages of communications between former FBI official Peter Strzok and Department of Justice official Bruce Ohr.   The DOJ previously claimed it could

The Clintons

New Benghazi documents confirm a Clinton coverup

This week, Judicial Watch released new emails on the Benghazi controversy that had been covered up for years and would have exposed Hillary Clinton’s email account if they had been released when the State Department first uncovered them in 2014. The long withheld email,

Civil Rights

Iowa voter ID law survives lawsuit claiming racial bias

A judge has upheld Iowa’s voter identification law, rejecting claims by an open borders group that the measure is unconstitutional because it makes it harder for minorities to cast ballots. When the group, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), filed the

Courts

Ruling strikes down California’s attempt to require candidates to disclose tax returns

This week a federal judge had enjoined a California law requiring presidential candidates to publicly disclose their tax returns. The injunction had been requested by Judicial Watch, President Donald Trump, and other challengers to the law.   California’s Presidential Tax Transparency and Accountability Act (“SB 27”) requires presidential candidates to disclose

Foreign Policy

Rep. Omar declares support for terrorist financier’s company

A controversial Minnesota congresswoman known for racially inflammatory anti-Semitic views has publicly declared her support for a terrorist organization in her native Somalia. Democrat Ilhan Omar is demanding that a telecommunications company founded and operated by a renowned terrorist financier, receive protection from that

Courts

Federal Judge orders FBI to search for Steele documents

U.S. District Court Judge Christopher Cooper ordered the FBI to conduct a search within 60 days for records of communications with former British spy and dossier author Christopher Steele post-dating Steele’s service as an FBI confidential source. In ordering the supplemental search,