• News Wrap: Iraqi forces fire on protesters in Baghdad

    News Wrap: Iraqi forces fire on protesters in Baghdad

    Oct 01, 2019 10:50 PM EST

    ... under Texas law. A U.S. Justice Department watchdog is blaming the federal Drug Enforcement Administration for a slow response to the opioid crisis. The inspector general's report today said that the DEA sharply reduced its policing of opioids, even as overdose deaths exploded from 2013 to 2017. The ...

  • Why Barr asking foreign leaders for help in probe of U.S. agencies raises concerns

    Why Barr asking foreign leaders for help in probe of U.S. agencies raises concerns

    Oct 01, 2019 10:45 PM EST

    ... here. What is the timeline? What do we know about when Durham's investigation might come out? What do we know about when the DOJ inspector general's report might come out? Devlin Barrett: So, the inspector general report is expected pretty soon, maybe a matter of weeks or a ...

  • Trump focuses anger at whistleblower as impeachment inquiry deepens

    Trump focuses anger at whistleblower as impeachment inquiry deepens

    Sep 30, 2019 10:55 PM EST

    ... State Pompeo to hand over documents that the House Intelligence Committee is seeking. Also, Friday is when the House Intelligence Committee will hear from the inspector general, who basically led this whole whistle-blower investigation over the department for the DNI and intelligence agencies. But, Judy, I think a bigger ...

  • What Democrats are planning next in the Trump impeachment inquiry

    What Democrats are planning next in the Trump impeachment inquiry

    Sep 30, 2019 01:57 PM EST

    ... sleep less." Long witness list, quick timeline Schiff's committee has been negotiating to interview the whistleblower who began the firestorm by reporting to the inspector general for the intelligence community that Trump had urged the investigations on a July phone call with Zelenskiy. Schiff told ABC's "This Week ...

  • The legal framework protecting whistleblowers in the U.S.

    The legal framework protecting whistleblowers in the U.S.

    Sep 29, 2019 09:45 PM EST

    ... Clearly they were discussing in my view this together and he stepped forward to present their collective knowledge. I also -- I'm guessing -- that the inspector general that investigated this pursuant to the law did probably -- it's not been reported yet -- interview those six people because he would have ...

  • Why the House is moving so quickly on Trump impeachment inquiry

    Why the House is moving so quickly on Trump impeachment inquiry

    Sep 27, 2019 10:55 PM EST

    ... to be going back to -- basically coming back into D.C. on Friday and -- early next week, at least -- and having a hearing with the inspector general Michael Atkinson. He's supposed to be testifying behind closed doors about basically the handling of this call. Also, three House committees subpoenaed ...

  • Who's who in the Trump impeachment process?

    Who's who in the Trump impeachment process?

    Sep 27, 2019 10:53 PM EST

    ... and lawmakers. The New York Times reported it is an intelligence official, not part of the White House staff, who sent a complaint to the Inspector General of the Intelligence community. The complaint contains accounts and concerns reported to the whistleblower. Lawmakers have said this person may testify soon, which ...

  • White House attorneys directed Ukraine call transcript to be sealed

    White House attorneys directed Ukraine call transcript to be sealed

    Sep 27, 2019 05:57 PM EST

    ... Trump's dealings with Ukraine with the CIA, which then alerted the White House and the Justice Department, before filing with the intelligence community's inspector general, a process that granted the individual more legal protection. The person familiar with the matter, as well as another person with knowledge of ...

  • Whistleblower alleges White House tried to suppress Zelenskiy call details

    Whistleblower alleges White House tried to suppress Zelenskiy call details

    Sep 26, 2019 10:55 PM EST

    ... Justice Department. Democrats questioned that, if the president's own DOJ was a reliable arbiter. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas: If your office of the inspector general is not able to investigate, then who is able to investigate? Joseph Maguire: Although it didn't come to the committee, the complaint ...

  • Whistleblower claims White House abused power, tried to cover up details of Ukraine call

    Whistleblower claims White House abused power, tried to cover up details of Ukraine call

    Sep 26, 2019 02:48 PM EST

    ... her identity could be adequately protected without Maguire's blessing. The unidentified whistleblower submitted a complaint to Michael Atkinson, the U.S. government's intelligence inspector general, in August. Maguire then blocked release of the complaint to Congress, citing issues of presidential privilege and saying the complaint did not deal ...