Aug 08 Democratic lawmakers seek federal payments to Trump business By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press As President Donald Trump spends much of August at his New Jersey golf club, Democratic lawmakers are making a new push for information about how much money the federal government is spending at his for-profit properties. Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch 6:48 News Wrap: Michael Flynn accused of breaking the law by House Oversight leaders By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, House Oversight Committee leaders accused former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn of breaking the law in 2015 by taking money from Russian organizations. Also, a federal judge in San Francisco has blocked President Trump’s order… Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch 3:23 Did Clinton get off easy? House committee grills FBI’s Comey By PBS News Hour James Comey appeared before the House Oversight Committee, where Republicans pressed the FBI chief on the investigation of Hillary Clinton’s email use and private servers as secretary of state. While Comey said Clinton’s actions might have deserved some kind of… Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch Blackwater Chief Defends Security Work in Iraq The head of Blackwater USA, the private security firm implicated in a series of deadly firefights in Iraq, defended his employees' actions before a Congressional committee Tuesday, saying his firm had acted properly "at all times." Two top members of… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch Army Generals Apologize for Walter Reed Failures Maj. Gen. George Weightman, who was recently fired as head of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and Army Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Kevin Kiley apologized for substandard outpatient care at the medical center and vowed to improve the system at… Continue watching