• Bill strengthening oversight of crisis-plagued federal prisons signed into law

    Bill strengthening oversight of crisis-plagued federal prisons signed into law

    Jul 25, 2024 06:20 PM EDT

    Along with inspecting prison facilities, the legislation requires the Justice Department’s inspector general to report any findings and recommendations to Congress and the public. The Bureau of Prisons would then need to respond with a corrective action plan within 60 days. Last year, Inspector General Michael Horowitz launched an ...

  • Secret Service director resigns following criticism over assassination attempt against Trump at rally

    Secret Service director resigns following criticism over assassination attempt against Trump at rally

    Jul 23, 2024 02:37 PM EDT

    ... and the Senate saying she should step down. Biden, a Democrat, ordered an independent review into security at the rally, and the Secret Service's inspector general opened an investigation. The agency is also reviewing its counter sniper team's "preparedness and operations." In an interview with ABC News two ...

  • WATCH: Berated by House members, Secret Service director says 'we failed' in Trump rally security lapse

    WATCH: Berated by House members, Secret Service director says 'we failed' in Trump rally security lapse

    Jul 22, 2024 01:20 PM EDT

    ... completed in 60 days. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has separately appointed a bipartisan, independent panel to review the assassination attempt, while the department’s inspector general has opened three investigations. Meanwhile, a bipartisan delegation of about a dozen members of the House Committee on Homeland Security toured the shooting ...

  • Director of the Secret Service faces calls to resign in aftermath of Trump rally shooting

    Director of the Secret Service faces calls to resign in aftermath of Trump rally shooting

    Jul 21, 2024 03:53 PM EDT

    ... was killed and two others were wounded. The Biden administration has directed an independent review of security at the rally. The Homeland Security Department's inspector general has opened three investigations and congressional committees have launched others as calls mount for Cheatle to resign. Two Republican senators demanding answers followed ...

  • Fact-checking Trump's RNC speech

    Fact-checking Trump's RNC speech

    Jul 19, 2024 12:50 PM EDT

    ... s civilian government in 2021, it inherited military hardware the U.S. gave it. But it did not amount to $85 billion. A 2022 independent inspector general report informed Congress that about $7 billion of U.S.-funded equipment remained in Afghanistan and in the Taliban’s hands. According to ...

  • Trump's one-time Republican rivals make peace and urge the party to unite

    Trump's one-time Republican rivals make peace and urge the party to unite

    Jul 17, 2024 10:55 PM EDT

    ... s been a subpoena issued by the House Oversight Committee for the Secret Service director to appear next week. Also, the Department of Homeland Security inspector general, I believe, is launching an investigation into that as well. Geoff Bennett: Lisa, as we have been speaking, we have learned that President ...

  • House committee subpoenas Secret Service director to testify on Trump assassination attempt

    House committee subpoenas Secret Service director to testify on Trump assassination attempt

    Jul 17, 2024 08:51 PM EDT

    ... special ops expert to understand that. And we're going to get down to the bottom of it quickly." The Department of Homeland Security's inspector general also said Wednesday it has opened an investigation into the Secret Service's handling of security for Trump on the day a gunman ...

  • Senate approves bill to improve oversight of troubled federal prison system

    Senate approves bill to improve oversight of troubled federal prison system

    Jul 10, 2024 11:32 PM EDT

    ... corruption in the federal prison system and increased congressional scrutiny. The bill, unanimously approved by the Senate on Wednesday, would force the Justice Department's Inspector General to conduct comprehensive inspections of the prison agency's 122 facilities, provide recommendations to fix problems, and assign each facility a risk score ...

  • WATCH: Paris Hilton testifies on child welfare before House committee hearing

    WATCH: Paris Hilton testifies on child welfare before House committee hearing

    Jun 26, 2024 02:11 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Many states are failing to track how frequently children in foster care facilities are abused, sexually assaulted or improperly restrained, leaving them vulnerable to mistreatment, the U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General said in a report Wednesday. Watch the event in the player above ...

  • Judge presiding over Trump election case wins election to keep seat, DA Fani Willis wins Dem primary

    Judge presiding over Trump election case wins election to keep seat, DA Fani Willis wins Dem primary

    May 22, 2024 12:01 AM EDT

    ... has made McAfee one of the more recognizable judges in Georgia. He previously worked as both a federal and a state prosecutor and as state inspector general. He was appointed by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp to fill an empty seat and has been vigorously campaigning in recent weeks to win ...