• Trump's attacks on mail balloting and concerns over delays turn midterms spotlight on Postal Service

    Trump's attacks on mail balloting and concerns over delays turn midterms spotlight on Postal Service

    Jul 30, 2026 07:29 PM EDT

    ... gets a timely postmark can get a free one applied by a postal worker. A report on the 2024 election by the USPS Office of Inspector General said the Postal Service handled more than 59 million pieces of ballot mail from Sept. 1 to Nov. 15 that year and that ...

  • Maine shooting and officer's background raise new questions about ICE's rapid hiring

    Maine shooting and officer's background raise new questions about ICE's rapid hiring

    Jul 17, 2026 02:50 PM EDT

    The DHS inspector general last August announced plans to audit ICE’s hiring and training processes, but no findings have been released. Applicants have to get a security clearance Recent job advertisements for deportation officers spell out the current qualifications, including that the person must be a U.S. citizen ...

  • What Blanche said about Trump, Epstein files during confirmation hearing for attorney general

    What Blanche said about Trump, Epstein files during confirmation hearing for attorney general

    Jul 15, 2026 11:34 PM EDT

    ... involved shootings. Blanche said it depends on the agency, adding that generally the officer’s agency has its own investigation procedures, which usually involve an inspector general. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HGiZIwOPzw Watch the clip in the player above. Padilla said a lack of justice in the cases ...

  • Trump administration orders ICE to suspend most vehicle stops after deadly shootings

    Trump administration orders ICE to suspend most vehicle stops after deadly shootings

    Jul 14, 2026 08:23 PM EDT

    Maine's other senator, Republican Susan Collins, said Mullin told her that DHS' Office of Inspector General is investigating in cooperation with the FBI. The state attorney general's office, which noted that it's working cooperatively with federal agencies to investigate, said initial statements suggest the driver was trying ...

  • Many questions remain after an ICE officer's fatal shooting of a Maine driver

    Many questions remain after an ICE officer's fatal shooting of a Maine driver

    Jul 14, 2026 03:35 PM EDT

    ... the man's death and providing assistance to his family. Maine's other senator, Republican Susan Collins, said Mullin told her that DHS' Office of Inspector General is investigating in cooperation with the FBI. Video from a security camera at a nearby business, obtained by The Associated Press, shows a ...

  • DHS says ICE officer who fatally shot driver in Maine was 'fearing for public safety'

    DHS says ICE officer who fatally shot driver in Maine was 'fearing for public safety'

    Jul 14, 2026 02:31 PM EDT

    U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican, said Mullin told her the Homeland Security Department’s Office of Inspector General is investigating in cooperation with the FBI. Messages seeking comment were left for the inspector general’s office and the Maine Department of Public Safety. The Maine attorney general ...

  • What to know about the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by ICE

    What to know about the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by ICE

    Jul 10, 2026 04:20 PM EDT

    ... submitted to state prosecutor offices and the U.S. Department of Justice. DHS is investigating the shooting Homeland Security said Tuesday that the department's Inspector General’s Office was investigating the shooting. Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare said Salgado Araujo’s family and the community deserve the truth ...

  • A new ICE facility could speed up deportations for families and kids

    A new ICE facility could speed up deportations for families and kids

    Jul 06, 2026 09:56 PM EDT

    ... since April at a LaSalle-run ICE facility in the state.Winn Correctional Center was also found in June to have violated standards governing environmental health and safety, food service, use-of-force, medical care and other subjects, according to the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General.

  • Trump administration suspends funding for New York's Medicaid fraud unit over low performance

    Trump administration suspends funding for New York's Medicaid fraud unit over low performance

    Jun 30, 2026 08:52 PM EDT

    ... in a statement that it has "long been recognized as a national leader in effectively investigating and prosecuting Medicaid fraud schemes," including by the HHS inspector general's office. A 2025 report from the office notes that New York is one of four states that made up half the total ...

  • U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat kills 2, leaves 6 survivors, in the Caribbean

    U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat kills 2, leaves 6 survivors, in the Caribbean

    Jun 22, 2026 08:38 PM EDT

    ... planned to look into whether the U.S. military followed an established targeting framework when carrying out the strikes. However, the evaluation is focused specifically on what’s known as the six-phase Joint Targeting Cycle and not on the legality of the strikes, the inspector general’s office said.