Politics Feb 06 How Trump’s rescission request draws on the centuries-old concept of impoundment By Hannah Grabenstein
Politics Jun 15 WATCH: inspector general, GAO officials testify on Capitol Police response to Jan. 6 attack A bipartisan Senate report released last week details security failures surrounding the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol and recommends how to fix them. But it has only added to the unanswered questions about the attack. By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
Politics Jun 26 WATCH: Congressional watchdog shares new report on how to improve U.S. government response to COVID-19 The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. EST. Watch it here. By Associated Press
Nation Jun 17 Watchdog to investigate whether Interior Department moves on Utah monument were illegal The Government Accountability Office will investigate whether the U.S. Interior Department broke the law by making plans to open lands cut from a Utah national monument by President Donald Trump to leasing for oil, gas and coal development, a pair… By Brady McCombs, Associated Press
Nation Jul 19 5 overlooked stories that deserve your attention Here are five stories outside of politics that you may have missed. By Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry, Iman Smith, Laura Santhanam
May 17 Segregation of black, Hispanic students on the rise, report finds By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Six decades after the Supreme Court outlawed separating students by race, stubborn disparities persist in how the country educates its poor and minority children. Continue reading
Feb 24 HealthCare.gov ‘passive’ on heading off fraud By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press WASHINGTON — With billions in taxpayer dollars at stake, the Obama administration has taken a "passive" approach to identifying potential fraud involving the president's health care law, nonpartisan congressional investigators say in a report due out Wednesday. Continue reading
Jul 23 Poor oversight at IRS increases risk of unfairly auditing political groups, watchdog group says By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Lax oversight at the IRS increases the risk that political and religious groups could be unfairly targeted for audits, government investigators say in a report that raises concerns about an IRS division that has been under scrutiny for… Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch What’s behind the nation’s prescription drug shortage? By PBS News Hour The Government Accountability Office has issued a report detailing serious and growing drug shortages in the United States. Sabrina Tavernise of the New York Times joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington to detail some of the reasons behind the shortfall. Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch Celebration Turns to Retaliation Against Collaborators in Malian City of Gao Jubiliation broke out in Gao, Mali after the city was liberated from Islamist rebels, only to be quickly followed up with retribution against those who had worked with the jihadists. Lindsey Hilsum of Independant Television News offers a report from… Continue watching