• Senior DHS official cited by Trump is subject of investigation

    Senior DHS official cited by Trump is subject of investigation

    Apr 24, 2020 11:10 PM EDT

    ... wrongdoing by him on both the corruption and security violation matters." The Department of Energy referred questions about the investigation, which remains open, to its Inspector General's office, which did not respond to a request for information. DHS also did not respond to questions or make Bryan available for ...

  • Amy Klobuchar on her COVID-19 fears for rural America

    Amy Klobuchar on her COVID-19 fears for rural America

    Apr 24, 2020 10:35 PM EDT

    And I'm concerned that this administration -- I mean, sign one was when the president fired the inspector general who had vast experience at both in the Department of Defense and the Justice Department for the major oversight of the money going out. That has to be watched. Judy Woodruff ...

  • VA medical facilities struggle to cope with the coronavirus

    VA medical facilities struggle to cope with the coronavirus

    Apr 23, 2020 06:02 PM EDT

    ... March 29 to April 11. But interviews with VA employees at facilities around the country, internal documents, and a March report by the agency’s inspector general tell another story. The facilities were short of staff and equipment like masks, eye shields, hand sanitizer and gowns. Some workers were forced ...

  • Virus expert claims reprisal for opposing drug Trump touted

    Virus expert claims reprisal for opposing drug Trump touted

    Apr 22, 2020 11:32 PM EDT

    ... and safety of the American people, must always trump politics," Bright said. There was no immediate response from HHS to Bright's allegations. The HHS inspector general's office had no response to his request for an investigation. Trump has repeatedly touted the malaria drug during his regular coronavirus briefings ...

  • Senate panel backs assessment that Russia interfered in 2016

    Senate panel backs assessment that Russia interfered in 2016

    Apr 21, 2020 07:56 PM EDT

    ... support any of its analytic judgments." The dossier has come under additional scrutiny within the last week, as newly declassified footnotes from a Justice Department inspector general report raise the prospect that Russian disinformation could have made its way into the research files. FBI officials told the Senate committee in ...

  • As $2 trillion in coronavirus aid starts to flow, oversight still lags

    As $2 trillion in coronavirus aid starts to flow, oversight still lags

    Apr 17, 2020 07:32 PM EDT

    ... the post in early April, and it is not clear if Republicans will participate.Similarly, Trump has nominated one of his White House lawyers, former inspector general Brian Miller, to a new Treasury inspector general position created to track coronavirus relief for industry. But the Senate isn’t around to ...

  • AP FACT CHECK: Trump attacks government watchdogs on false grounds

    AP FACT CHECK: Trump attacks government watchdogs on false grounds

    Apr 12, 2020 08:34 PM EDT

    ... the intelligence community inspector general who forwarded to Congress a whistleblower complaint that ultimately led to the president’s impeachment in the House. His career at the Justice Department dated back to the early Bush administration, and it was Trump who nominated him as inspector general for intelligence. ___ VIRUS TESTING

  • News Wrap: Oil producers agree to cut global supply

    News Wrap: Oil producers agree to cut global supply

    Apr 10, 2020 10:45 PM EDT

    ... the presidency. Judy Woodruff: Barr gave no details, but he had already ordered a review of how the Russia probe investigation began. A Justice Department inspector general has determined that the FBI was justified in launching the probe. As the coronavirus pandemic gains momentum on the continent of Africa, Ebola ...

  • Shields and Brooks on COVID-19 suffering, Sanders’ exit

    Shields and Brooks on COVID-19 suffering, Sanders’ exit

    Apr 10, 2020 10:30 PM EDT

    ... one, then we will do the other, we're not going to have a big fight about it. But we lack that elemental social trust. Judy Woodruff: Mark, a quick word about the inspector general decision. Mark Shields: Judy, I mean, it's obvious. It's part of the vendetta.

  • WATCH: Trump holds meeting on small business relief, seeks $250 billion more for payrolls

    WATCH: Trump holds meeting on small business relief, seeks $250 billion more for payrolls

    Apr 07, 2020 07:48 PM EDT

    “Jobs are literally being saved as we speak,” McConnell said in a statement announcing his move. “Congress will need to provide more funding or this crucial program may run dry. That cannot happen,” he said. Underscoring the tension, the push comes as Trump sidelined the acting inspector general tasked ...