• Why whistleblower standoff represents a 'unique juncture' for U.S. government

    Why whistleblower standoff represents a 'unique juncture' for U.S. government

    Sep 20, 2019 10:48 PM EST

    ... going to know -- or we don't know, at this point, who the whistle-blower is. What do you make of the fact that the inspector general, the department, that the rest of the government got involved, and now the president seems to be very much on the spot? Joel ...

  • WATCH: Trump says his conversations with foreign leaders are ‘always appropriate’

    WATCH: Trump says his conversations with foreign leaders are ‘always appropriate’

    Sep 20, 2019 01:42 PM EST

    ... under DNI's jurisdiction," Atkinson wrote, "but relates to one of the most significant and important of DNI's responsibilities to the American people." The inspector general said he requested authorization to at the very least disclose the "general subject matter" to the committee but had not been allowed to ...

  • News Wrap: Iran threatens ‘all-out war’ if attacked by U.S. or Saudi Arabia

    News Wrap: Iran threatens ‘all-out war’ if attacked by U.S. or Saudi Arabia

    Sep 19, 2019 10:55 PM EST

    ... any foreign leader. That followed reports of a whistle-blower questioning actions by Mr. Trump, including communications with a foreign leader. The intelligence community's inspector general called it an urgent concern, but the administration has refused to share it with Congress. We will discuss all of this after the ...

  • 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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    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 EST

    ... 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 EST

    ... 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 ...