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Democratic leaders of the House Natural Resources Committee wrote to Dennis Kirk, President Trump's nominee to lead the Interior Department's inspector general office, on Aug. 18, 2026, telling him that 'any direction to...
The Department of Energy is withholding records and meeting access from the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, the independent watchdog for nuclear weapons work, the Seattle Times reported on Aug. 14. In a July...
President Trump announced on August 9, 2026 that staff secretary Will Scharf will become White House counsel effective September 1, replacing David Warrington, who is leaving for the private sector. Scharf was one of...
The Government Accountability Office published a report on Aug. 5, 2026, identifying 206 people who held Department of Government Efficiency positions in the Executive Office of the President between Jan. 20, 2025, and...
The Partnership for Public Service published a report on July 29, 2026 finding that inspector general offices at Cabinet departments produced an average of 6% fewer audits and 25% fewer investigative reports in the first...
Border czar Tom Homan said on CNN on July 26, 2026 that ICE’s internal affairs section is reviewing how Army veteran David Brouillette cleared vetting to become an ICE officer, after Brouillette’s relatives told the...
On July 23, 2026, the House of Representatives approved a concurrent resolution by a vote of 214 to 208 directing President Trump to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities against Iran. The measure, led by Rep...
An unreleased Department of War annual report shared with The Intercept says the Civilian Protection Center of Excellence went from 40 personnel in January 2025 to nine — seven civilians and two service members — by the...
At a June 30, 2026 House Appropriations subcommittee hearing, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought said the administration has "no plans to do kind of a closing DOGE report," responding to a request...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement rescinded a 2021 policy that had required the agency to report to Congress, and to investigate, deaths of detainees occurring within 30 days of release, NBC News reported on June 5...