Government Accountability

Ciba-Geigy Chemical Corp. dumped toxic substances into waterways and buried 47,000 drums of toxic waste into the ground, causing a cancer cluster among children.

The former president has been charged four separate times in just over four months. But the latest indictment stands out in terms of its scope, evidence and location.

Actions by Trump allies in Pennsylvania, were included in the indictment as “acts of racketeering activity and overt acts in furtherance of the conspiracy.”

The reports provide an unprecedented look at the ICE detention system through the eyes of experts hired to investigate complaints of civil rights abuses.

Pennsylvania gives millions of dollars meant for road and bridge repairs to the State Police each year. Lawmakers are weighing how to end those transfers.

Pennsylvania researchers prepare to release findings from taxpayer-financed studies on possible links between the natural gas industry and various health concerns in the area.

This may be the last of the Trump indictments, but it was the big one.

The defendants face a slew of charges, including racketeering, violating the oath of a public officer, forgery, false statements and other offenses.

Some Pa. ratepayers saw the recent court ruling as a rebuke against rising water and sewer bills. Now, Aqua and a township in Chester County are seeking corrective action.

Other defendants include former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows; Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani; and a Trump administration DOJ official, Jeffrey Clark.

Chutkan said that if anyone makes “inflammatory” statements about the case, she would be inclined to move more quickly to trial to prevent any intimidation of witnesses.

"Mr. Trump, like everyone else, has a First Amendment right to free speech," Judge Tanya Chutkan said. "But that right is not absolute."

Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court found a state commission should not have approved the sale of a municipal sewer system to a private company.

Prosecutors said they want the case before U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to move to trial swiftly in Washington, setting up a likely battle with defense attorneys.

The conservative justice took at least 38 vacations, 26 private jet flights, eight flights by helicopter, a dozen VIP passes to sporting events and stays at luxury resorts.