• Trump urged Justice officials to declare election 'corrupt'

    Trump urged Justice officials to declare election 'corrupt'

    Jul 30, 2021 06:09 PM EST

    ... allies in the last weeks of his presidency pressured the Justice Department to investigate unsubstantiated claims of widespread 2020 election fraud, and the department's inspector general is looking into whether department officials tried to subvert the results. "Just say the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me ...

  • Gen. Brown on extremism in the Air Force and threats from China, Afghanistan

    Gen. Brown on extremism in the Air Force and threats from China, Afghanistan

    Jul 28, 2021 10:30 PM EST

    ... m just honored to have this opportunity. Nick Schifrin: Let's talk about other people who would want to have that opportunity. There was an inspector general report released last year that found, across the board, consistently over time, Black airmen disproportionately negatively affected when it comes to promotion rates ...

  • Off-duty DEA agent arrested on Capitol riot charges

    Off-duty DEA agent arrested on Capitol riot charges

    Jul 20, 2021 09:19 PM EST

    ... the false story to “cover his ass," according to a case summary signed by senior special agent with the Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General. “According to Ibrahim's friend, Ibrahim went to the rally in order to promote himself,” the OIG agent wrote. “Ibrahim had been thinking ...

  • FBI seriously mishandled Larry Nassar case, Justice Department watchdog says

    FBI seriously mishandled Larry Nassar case, Justice Department watchdog says

    Jul 14, 2021 08:08 PM EST

    ... current and former FBI employees.The FBI's handling of the case was strongly condemned by members of Congress, and some senators called for the inspector general, Michael Horowitz, FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland to testify about the case. “We are appalled by the FBI’s ...

  • 2 Trump EPA appointees defrauded agency of $130K, watchdog finds

    2 Trump EPA appointees defrauded agency of $130K, watchdog finds

    Jul 09, 2021 08:26 PM EST

    Federal prosecutors declined to press charges over any of the inspector general's findings. A Justice Department spokesperson declined to comment Friday. Jackson, a former aide to Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., left the EPA in February 2020 to become vice president for government and political affairs at the National ...

  • FDA head calls for probe into Alzheimer's drug review

    FDA head calls for probe into Alzheimer's drug review

    Jul 09, 2021 05:38 PM EST

    ... that the agency OK'd against the advice of its own outside experts. Woodcock made the request to the Department of Health and Human Services' inspector general, the watchdog agency that oversees the FDA and other federal health agencies. WATCH: Why the FDA approved a controversial Alzheimer’s drug The ...

  • Eric Adams wins Democratic primary in New York City's mayoral race

    Eric Adams wins Democratic primary in New York City's mayoral race

    Jul 07, 2021 12:00 AM EST

    ... years before New York's state legislators passed a marriage equality bill. Adams also weathered a few controversies, including a 2010 report from the state inspector general that faulted his oversight of the bidding process to bring casino gambling to the Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens. Adams had accepted campaign contributions ...

  • WATCH: Pentagon cancels disputed JEDI cloud contract with Microsoft

    WATCH: Pentagon cancels disputed JEDI cloud contract with Microsoft

    Jul 06, 2021 07:38 PM EST

    ... parts of Amazon's lawsuit dismissed. The JEDI saga has been unusual for the political dimension linked to Trump. In April 2020, the Defense Department inspector general's office concluded that the contracting process was in line with legal and government purchasing standards. The inspector general found no evidence of ...

  • WATCH: Treasury Secretary Yellen says administration is watching inflation closely

    WATCH: Treasury Secretary Yellen says administration is watching inflation closely

    Jun 16, 2021 01:39 PM EST

    ... said she viewed the incident as a very serious situation and said that Treasury had referred the matter to the Justice Department and the Treasury inspector general for tax administration. “It is absolutely a top priority to safeguard taxpayer data,” Yellen said. “If there are actions that we need to ...

  • News Wrap: FDA orders disposal of 60 million Johnson & Johnson doses from troubled factory

    News Wrap: FDA orders disposal of 60 million Johnson & Johnson doses from troubled factory

    Jun 11, 2021 10:50 PM EST

    ... April for cross-contamination, unsanitary conditions, and other problems. For the record, Johnson & Johnson is a "NewsHour" funder. The U.S. Justice Department's inspector general has launched an investigation into reports that the Trump administration secretly seized the phone data of journalists and some of the former president ...