Accountability

Nearly 40% of Contracts Canceled by DOGE Expected to Produce no Savings

Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that the Trump administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting... Read More

Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that the Trump administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program aren’t expected to save the government any money, the administration's own data shows. The Department of Government Efficiency run by Elon... Read More

Treasury Watchdog Begins Audit of Musk DOGE Team's Access to Federal Government's Payment System

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department's Office of Inspector General on Friday said it was launching an audit of the... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department's Office of Inspector General on Friday said it was launching an audit of the security controls for the federal government's payment system, after Democratic senators raised red flags about the access provided to Trump aide Elon... Read More

Trump Administration's Data Deletions Set Off 'a Mad Scramble,' Researcher Says

NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers are in what one described as “a mad scramble” to sort out what public data... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers are in what one described as “a mad scramble” to sort out what public data the Trump administration has deleted from government websites and electronic publications. Late last week, federal agencies took down scores of government... Read More

The AP Interview: Harris Says Trump Shouldn't Be an Exception for Jan. 6 Accountability

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that those responsible for the effort to overturn the results... Read More

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that those responsible for the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and the ensuing violence at the U.S Capitol must be held accountable — even if... Read More

​Fox Stars Tried to Get Trump to Act on Jan. 6, Texts Show

NEW YORK (AP) — The revelation that Fox News Channel personalities sent text messages to the White House during the... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — The revelation that Fox News Channel personalities sent text messages to the White House during the Jan. 6 insurrection is another example of how the network’s stars sought to influence then-President Donald Trump instead of simply... Read More

2020-01-17 15:10:35
by Dan McCue
White House Violated the Law by Freezing Ukraine Aid, GAO Says

WASHINGTON - The White House violated federal law in withholding security assistance to Ukraine, one of the actions that set... Read More

WASHINGTON - The White House violated federal law in withholding security assistance to Ukraine, one of the actions that set the stage for President Donald Trump's impending  impeachment trial in the Senate, a nonpartisan federal watchdog said Thursday. In a... Read More

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