Federal Grants May Have Illegally Funded Lobbying Activities
Federal funds may have illegally supported state and local lobbying efforts as part of a “prevention and wellness” program by the Department of Health and… Read More
Articles by Lachlan Markay
Google+ ‘Hangout’ With RSC Chairman Jim Jordan
At 1:15 pm on Tuesday, Scribe’s investigative reporter Lachlan Markay will join Rep. Jim Jordan, chairman of the Republican Study Committee, on a Google+ “hangout”… Read More
USDA Gives Millions to Farmers Who Aren’t Actually Farming
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has doled out millions of dollars in subsidies to farms on which farming isn’t actually taking place, according a new… Read More
After Posting $70 Million Loss, French Company Lands $25 Million from DOE
The Department of Energy recently awarded $25 million to a French company that posted net losses of about $70 million last year, and whose solar… Read More
Ineligible Borrowers Got Hundreds of Millions in Stimulus Home Loans
The Agriculture Department’s Rural Housing Service likely loaned hundreds of millions of dollars to ineligible borrowers as part of President Obama’s stimulus package, a report… Read More
Morning Bell: The Energy Revolution and Its Discontents
With all the gloomy economic news coming out of late, one bright spot flew under the radar last week: the United States is poised to… Read More
Uncle Sam Simultaneously Attacks and Subsidizes Soda Consumption
The federal government has financed a multi-million dollar ad campaign in New York City and elsewhere attacking sugary soft drinks. But legislation passed last week… Read More
Another Stimulus Backed ‘Green Energy’ Company Goes Bankrupt
Another stimulus-backed green energy company has filed for bankruptcy, further fueling criticism of Energy Department programs that backed highly-risky investments on the taxpayer dime. Like… Read More
Senate GOP Will Use Reconciliation in Attempt to Repeal Obamacare
Now that the Supreme Court has ruled that Obamacare’s health insurance mandate is in fact a tax levied on those who do not purchase insurance,… Read More
Report: HUD Insured Stimulus Loans to Tax Delinquents
President Obama’s stimulus package subsidized home loans for individuals who already owed the federal government millions in back taxes, according to a new report by… Read More
Federal Advisory Committee Members Land Millions in Taxpayer Backing
Members of a federal advisory committee on the adoption of biofuels have seen millions in taxpayer dollars steered to their companies while sitting on the… Read More
Inspector General to Investigate EPA Enforcement
The Inspector General for the Environmental Protection Agency will begin an investigation into the consistency and fairness of the agency’s enforcement actions, according to a… Read More
USDA Backed $7.5 Million Stimulus Loan for Convicted Financial Felon
The U.S. Department of Agriculture guaranteed a $7.45 million loan to a company owned by a convicted financial felon as part of the president’s stimulus… Read More
While Obama Stonewalled Congress, His Campaign Called for Transparency
President Obama invoked executive privilege to prevent further congressional oversight of the Justice Department’s Fast and Furious operation on the same day it bemoaned the… Read More
Left-Wing Religious Group Circulating Pro-HHS Mandate Talking Points
A left-wing religious organization is running a public-relations campaign in opposition to major Catholic groups as part of its ongoing efforts to promote President Obama’s… Read More
DOE Sent Confidential Information to Loan Guarantee Applicant
Emails uncovered by congressional investigators show that a top Energy Department adviser sent confidential government information to representatives of a company vying for federal financing…. Read More
Lobbying Pays Off in Latest Batch of Energy Department Handouts
Green-energy lobbying firm Liebman & Associates is up front about the service it provides. “With Mr. Liebman’s strategic counsel,” explains the bio of President Murray… Read More
HUD-Backed Real Estate Magnates Host Obama Fundraiser
President Obama will attend a fundraiser on Tuesday at the home of real estate developer who has directly benefitted from financial support by the federal… Read More
Politically Connected VC Firms Double Down on Taxpayer-Backed Companies
Some highly-connected venture capital firms are upping their investments in green energy companies after those companies received taxpayer backing. A pair of top investment firms… Read More
Politically Connected GSA Contract Recipient Raises Big Bucks For Obama
President Obama is raising significant campaign cash from a company that received a federal contract worth nearly $30 million just months after a top White… Read More
Solar Company Hired Biden Staffer to Help Secure $1.6 Billion Federal Loan
Internal emails show that BrightSource Energy, which received the largest federal loan for a solar energy project under President Obama’s stimulus package, leveraged its considerable… Read More
Heritage to Co-Host ‘Breitbart Awards’ at Future of Journalism Summit
The Heritage Foundation, in partnership with the Franklin Center for Government and Public Intergrity, is proud to be hosting the first annual Breitbart Awards dinner… Read More
Company Lobbies for More Federal Funds While Over-billing Amtrak
A company that has lobbied for greater federal transportation funding may have overcharged the federal government by millions for a construction contract, according to a… Read More
Democrat-Backed Group Pressures Wisconsinites With Voting Records
A Wisconsin political advocacy group with ties to the Democratic Party and Big Labor is circulating pamphlets to state residents revealing their neighbors’ names, addresses,… Read More
Obama Slams Private Equity, But His Own ‘Investors’ Do Quite Well
President Obama and his surrogates have repeatedly insisted that federal backing for green energy companies like Solyndra is somehow superior to private equity investing, since… Read More
ExxonMobil Promotes Administration’s Effort to Nationalize Education
Oil giant ExxonMobil is promoting the Obama administration’s controversial national education standards push through television ads and a dedicated page on its website. To date,… Read More
Obama Awards Medal of Freedom to Democratic Socialists of America Chair
President Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday to Dolores Huerta, an 82-year-old labor activist and co-founder of the United Farm Workers union…. Read More
Lawmakers Probe Fast-Track Approval for Connected Green Companies
Congressional investigators are probing potential cronyism in a pair of federal green energy programs, including the Energy Department loan program that guaranteed a $535 million… Read More
VIDEO: Senator Tom Coburn on the “Debt Bomb”
“The problem isn’t that we haven’t agreed, the problem is that we’ve agreed way too much,” explained Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) in a recent interview… Read More
Federal Watchdog: DOE Didn’t Assess Financial Health of Subsidized Firms
The Energy Department’s inspector general released a report recently highlighting the lack of financial oversight in the Department’s electric vehicle funding program. The report underscores… Read More
