• Until whistleblower complaint is revealed, 'we're at risk,' says Rep. Schiff

    Until whistleblower complaint is revealed, 'we're at risk,' says Rep. Schiff

    Sep 19, 2019 10:50 PM EDT

    ... as essentially a defense lawyer for the president. In terms of the White House involvement, we don't have that confirmed, I think, from the inspector general, who isn't able to speak to that, isn't authorized to speak to that. But we do know from the communication we ...

  • WATCH: Schiff says whistleblower complaint may involve Trump

    WATCH: Schiff says whistleblower complaint may involve Trump

    Sep 19, 2019 08:05 PM EDT

    ... s supervision." Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., said Thursday on MSNBC that the acting director "broke the law when he decided to basically intercept the inspector general's report to Congress." That's "never been done before in the history of inspector general reports to the Congress," Himes said. "And ...

  • Government intel watchdog won't comment on complaint of Trump making promise to foreign leader

    Government intel watchdog won't comment on complaint of Trump making promise to foreign leader

    Sep 19, 2019 04:33 PM EDT

    ... Illinois Rep. Mike Quigley, a member of the panel, said Atkinson said that the complaint was "based on a series of events." In calling the inspector general to testify, Schiff said Atkinson determined the whistleblower complaint was "credible and urgent" and should be "transmitted to Congress."The inspector general's ...

  • Ex-FBI official, Andrew McCabe, faces prospect of criminal charges

    Ex-FBI official, Andrew McCabe, faces prospect of criminal charges

    Sep 12, 2019 10:13 PM EDT

    ... firing — for what the Justice Department called "lack of candor" — was politically motivated. He sued the Justice Department in August, saying officials had used the inspector general's conclusions as a pretext to rid the FBI of leaders Trump perceived as biased against him. The investigation followed an October 2016 ...

  • NOAA chief thanks Alabama employees for Dorian forecast

    NOAA chief thanks Alabama employees for Dorian forecast

    Sep 10, 2019 10:37 PM EDT

    The acting chief scientist at NOAA previously said the agency likely violated its scientific integrity rules when it publicly chastised the office in the unsigned statement, and Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire asked the inspector general to investigate. Past NOAA administrators, a former National Weather Service chief and ...

  • AP Fact Check: Trump and Democrats mangle science

    AP Fact Check: Trump and Democrats mangle science

    Sep 07, 2019 08:37 PM EDT

    ... infrastructure and all else. The Mueller Report showed No Collusion, No Obstruction!" — tweet Tuesday. THE FACTS: Trump is presumably referring to a recent Justice Department inspector general report that criticized former FBI Director James Comey's handling of memos about his interactions with the president. But the report passed zero ...

  • The longer children are in detention, the more their health deteriorates, says DHHS

    The longer children are in detention, the more their health deteriorates, says DHHS

    Sep 06, 2019 10:38 PM EDT

    ... some of the challenges are more long-term. And the department has committed to addressing those over time. Lisa Desjardins: OK. Ann Maxwell with the Inspector General's Office of HHS, thank you for joining us and for your work on this. Ann Maxwell: Thank you for the interesting topic ...

  • News Wrap: Italy's far-right party shut out from power

    News Wrap: Italy's far-right party shut out from power

    Sep 04, 2019 10:45 PM EDT

    ... last year have shown post-traumatic stress and other mental health issues. They included heightened fear and feelings of abandonment. The report comes from the inspector general at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is based on interviews with about 100 mental health clinicians who dealt ...

  • Separated migrant children suffered trauma, watchdog report finds

    Separated migrant children suffered trauma, watchdog report finds

    Sep 04, 2019 02:39 PM EDT

    ... youtube.com/watch?v=dY_FWANxgnU WATCH: Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan on Central American migration and U.S. detention A separate Office of Inspector General report also released Wednesday found 31 of the 45 facilities reviewed had hired case managers who did not meet Office of Refugee Resettlement ...

  • News Wrap: DOJ inspector says Comey mishandled Trump memos

    News Wrap: DOJ inspector says Comey mishandled Trump memos

    Aug 29, 2019 10:55 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Thursday, the Justice Department’s inspector general says former FBI Director James Comey mishandled memos of his conversations with President Trump. A report concluded Comey “set a dangerous example” by arranging for a journalist to see a memo. Also, British opposition to Prime Minister Boris Johnson ...