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Government Accountability

A U.S. Department of Justice seal is displayed on a podium during a news conference in 2012. (Ramin Talaie/Getty Images)
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Politics & Policy

DOJ whistleblowers call for investigation into canceled diversity programs

They say that the illegal and abusive government directives waste money and chill "diversity-related speech across the entire federal workforce."

5 years ago

Protesters at a news conference outside ICE's Atlanta field office in September after the release of a whistleblower report about conditions at Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Ga. (Jeff Amy/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

Dozens of women allege unwanted surgeries and medical abuse in ICE custody

More than 30 undocumented immigrants have come forward with allegations of medical abuse, according to court papers filed late Monday.

5 years ago

Senior Cybersecurity Advisor at the Department of Homeland Security Matthew Masterson testifies before the House Judiciary Committee hearing in 2019. He left his post on Friday. (Susan Walsh/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Former election security official says it will take ‘years’ to undo disinformation

Matthew Masterson served as a senior cybersecurity advisor at CISA, primarily responsible for elections.

5 years ago

Aerial view of the Pentagon on Tuesday, June 30, 2020. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

What we know about Russia’s alleged hack of the U.S. government and tech companies

A massive computer breach allowed hackers to spend months exploring numerous U.S. government networks and private companies' systems around the world.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor Kenney speaks at a June press conference.
Community
Billy Penn

Jim Kenney’s no good, very bad year: As pandemic and protests roiled Philadelphia, the mayor had regrets

“No big city mayor got it right in 2020,” said one Philly councilmember.

5 years ago

Dusk settles over the White House
Politics & Policy

Probe: Trump officials attacked CDC coronavirus reports

Rep. James Clyburn said his coronavirus committee investigators have found evidence of a “political pressure campaign” to “bully” professionals at the CDC.

5 years ago

A medical worker operates a testing tent at a COVID-19 mobile testing site
Politics & Policy

New Jersey, New York hide full details of COVID-19 spending

Every state except New York and New Jersey responded to AP’s public records request by providing a detailed breakdown of the spending and suppliers.

5 years ago

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., signs a form next to Dr. Brian Monahan, attending physician Congress of the United States after she received a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot in Washington, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
Politics & Policy

House passes bill to avert government shutdown; Senate next

The House passed the temporary funding bill by a 320-60 vote as frustrated lawmakers headed for a weekend session.

5 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walks past reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Money

Shutdown deadline looms over COVID-19 relief talks

Government funding lapses at midnight Friday and a partial, low-impact shutdown would ensue if Congress fails to pass a stopgap spending bill before then.

5 years ago

In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo U.S. Attorney General William Barr speaks during a roundtable discussion on Operation Legend in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Politics & Policy

Trump says Barr resigning, will leave before Christmas

Barr is resigning amid lingering tension with the president over the president’s baseless claims of election fraud and the investigation into president-elect Joe Biden’s son.

5 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in Washington.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Politics & Policy

Congress passes 1-week funding bill to avert gov’t shutdown

President Donald Trump is expected to sign the bill.

5 years ago

In this Sept. 16, 2015, photo, U.S. Central Command Commander Gen. Lloyd Austin III, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense. That's according to three people familiar with the decision who spoke on condition of anonymity because the selection hadn't been formally announced. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
Politics & Policy

Biden introduces his nominee for secretary of defense

Austin is widely admired for his military service, which includes leading troops in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.

5 years ago

(Kent M. Wilhelm for Spotlight PA)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Firm ran Pa. senator’s campaign and worked with super PAC to attack opponent, but denies coordination

Coordination between independent expenditure groups and campaigns is forbidden. But weak state and federal campaign finance rules and meager oversight create gray areas.

5 years ago

President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event at The Queen theater
Politics & Policy

Biden calls for action on virus as he introduces health team

President-elect Joe Biden's choices for his health care team point to a stronger federal role in the nation’s COVID-19 strategy.

5 years ago

President Trump participates in a video teleconference call with members of the military on Thanksgiving at the White House.
Courts & Law

Does Trump have power to pardon himself? It’s complicated

President Donald Trump has declared that he has the “absolute right” to issue a pardon to himself. Yet the law is much murkier than his confidence suggests.

5 years ago

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