Federal Probe Targets Rove, WH Operations
The U.S. attorney firings, disappearing e-mails, and other White House political operations have found their way onto the radar of a small office that normally investigates federal employees'...
View ArticleGeeks Bring Trouble for Rove Sleuth
Using Geeks on Call to scrub his computer could come back to haunt the man investigating Karl Rove for improper partisan activities, the Wall Street Journa l reports. Scott Bloch—head of a federal...
View ArticleFBI Seizes Docs From Federal Watchdog
FBI agents raided the Office of Special Counsel today, serving subpoenas and seizing documents from agency chief Scott Bloch. Bloch, whose office protects federal whistleblowers, is being investigated...
View ArticleBushies Illegally Billed Taxpayer for Political Trips
A three-year Office of Special Counsel investigation has found that members of George W. Bush’s administration—including at least seven Cabinet secretaries—campaigned on the taxpayer dime. In the...
View ArticleDover Mortuary Punished Whistle-Blowers
Officials at the Dover Air Force Base, beset by accusations that they horrifically mistreated the nation's war dead, punished the whistle-blowers who brought those abuses to light, according to a new...
View ArticleDHS Workers Watch Netflix, Charge Overtime: Report
An Office of Special Counsel report has detailed a "profound and entrenched problem" at six Department of Homeland Security offices, where employees have been dipping into a "candy bowl" of unearned...
View ArticleVA Accused of Retaliating Against Whistleblowers
As if the cloud over the Department of Veterans Affairs wasn't dark enough, the Office of Special Counsel has now launched an investigation into allegations that it retaliated against 37...
View ArticleVeteran Ignored for 8 Years in Psych Facility
The VA's Office of the Medical Inspector routinely dismisses the agency's deficiencies as harmless to patients' health—even though that is patently and obviously untrue, according to a new report from...
View ArticleMueller Report Could Come as Early as Next Week: Sources
The special counsel's Russia investigation is wrapping up after nearly two years. Sources tell CNN the Justice Department is preparing for Robert Mueller's report to come in as early as next week,...
View ArticleHere's the Latest Sign Mueller Probe May Be Wrapping Up
A top prosecutor on Robert Mueller's team is stepping down from the special counsel's office and the Justice Department, the latest sign that the Russia probe may be nearing its end, NPR reports....
View ArticleHouse Unanimously Votes for Mueller Report to Be Released
In a unanimous 420-0 vote Thursday, the House passed a resolution calling for special counsel Robert Mueller's report to be made public once it is complete. Though Democrats and Republicans alike...
View Article'Massive Win' for Trump: 7 Takes on Mueller Report
Attorney General William Barr released his summary of Robert Mueller's findings Sunday, and reactions split predictably along party lines. According to Barr, Mueller found no evidence of collusion...
View ArticleEx-Obama Aide Indicted on Charges Connected to Mueller Probe
Former Obama administration White House counsel Greg Craig was indicted Thursday on charges of making false statements and concealing information in a Justice Department foreign lobbying investigation...
View ArticleWhat to Expect When the Mueller Report Drops
Lawmakers will finally get their hands on Robert Mueller's report Thursday—and the battle lines have already been drawn. Sources tell the Washington Post that the 400-page report will be only lightly...
View ArticleWhite House Won't Allow Kellyanne Conway to Testify
The White House said Monday it will not allow presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway to appear before a House committee looking into allegations that she repeatedly violated a federal law that limits...
View ArticleJustice Dept. Tells Mueller to Limit Testimony to His Report
Robert Mueller is due to testify before Congress in nationally televised hearings Wednesday—but America may not hear anything new from the former special counsel. A Justice Department official tells...
View ArticleTrump: 'I Saw What He Did to People'
President Trump responded to Robert Mueller's congressional testimony shortly after it wrapped up on Wednesday, CNN reports. One hot topic: Mueller saying he agreed that most of the president's written...
View ArticleOusted Official Says Trump Wanted to 'Flood' NY With Drug
America's fight against the coronavirus has been hindered by incompetence and corruption, according to the ousted head of the government unit in charge of preparing for pandemics. Rick Bright, former...
View ArticleHunter Biden Says He Is Facing Federal Investigation
Hunter Biden, son of President-elect Joe Biden, confirmed Wednesday that his tax affairs are under federal investigation. "I learned yesterday for the first time that the US Attorney's Office in...
View ArticleTrump Mulls Sidney Powell for Top Job at 'Raucous Meeting'
Sidney Powell, special counsel to oversee voter-fraud allegations? Trump discussed the idea at a raucous White House meeting Friday night and met with some resistance, insiders tell the New York Times...
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