Politics Jul 19 WATCH: White House holds briefing amid hearing on the IRS investigation of Hunter Biden By Associated Press
Politics Oct 06 Whistleblower says 665 workers left FBI over misconduct in two decades A U.S. senator says a whistleblower has alleged that an internal review found 665 FBI personnel have resigned or retired to avoid accountability in misconduct probes over the past two decades. By Jim Mustian, Eric Tucker, Associated Press
World Aug 24 Watch 5:19 News Wrap: New fighting erupts in Ethiopia’s Tigray region In our news wrap Wednesday, new fighting broke out in Ethiopia's Tigray region after a months-long cease-fire, the U.S. military carried out airstrikes in Syria against militias linked to Iran, a congressional report has more details on how the Trump… By PBS NewsHour
Politics Jul 11 Watch 6:09 New documents reveal how far Uber executives were willing to go to grow their business The ride-hailing company, Uber, is under scrutiny after a whistleblower leaked more than 100,000 documents detailing the company's aggressive tactics as it expanded abroad, including efforts to curtail laws and regulations. The Washington Post's Doug MacMillan, who has been covering…
Nation Oct 25 Watch 5:51 Facebook’s leadership had ‘no appetite’ to fact check political ads, combat disinformation Facebook is under fire again over alleged harm caused by the platform and the tech giant’s willingness — or lack thereof — to stop it. Leaked internal papers given to Congress and federal regulators by a former employee show how… By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris, Ryan Connelly Holmes
Oct 09 EXPLAINER: Could Facebook sue whistleblower Frances Haugen? By Tali Arbel, Associated Press Facebook has recently taken a harsher tone toward whistleblower Frances Haugen, suggesting that the social network could be considering legal retaliation after Haugen went public with internal research that she copied before leaving her job earlier this year. Continue reading
Jun 03 Ex-Treasury worker sentenced to prison for leaking banking reports to reporter By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards pleaded guilty last year to a conspiracy charge, admitting she leaked banking reports. Edwards lawyer, Stephanie M. Carvlin, argued that Edwards made her disclosures at a time when she believed people running the Treasury Department "were… Continue reading
Jun 02 Democrats say Justice Department whistleblowers to testify By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press House Democrats say they will hear testimony from Justice Department whistleblowers and attempt to slash the agency's budget. They say the efforts are in response to Attorney General William Barr's defiance of Congress and "improper politicization" of his job. Continue reading
May 08 Investigators recommend drug whistleblower is reinstated, lawyers say By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Lawyers for a government whistleblower who opposed widespread use of an unproven drug that President Donald Trump touted as a remedy for the coronavirus say federal investigators found "reasonable grounds" that the whistleblower had been retaliated against. Continue reading
Jan 30 WATCH: Roberts refuses to read Sen. Paul’s question concerning whistleblower By Andrew Taylor, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Chief Justice John Roberts has declined to read an impeachment trial question by Sen. Rand Paul. Paul, a Kentucky Republican, says he believes that a whistleblower may have conspired with House aides in writing the August complaint that eventually sparked… Continue reading