Special Investigator’s Report Details US Corruption In Afghanistan
Late last month, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) issued a blistering report detailing millions of dollars of waste, fraud, and abuse in the US and coalition...
View ArticleHouse Passes DHS ‘Insider Threat’ Program Bill That Could Impact Whistleblowers
The United States House of Representatives passed legislation to establish an “insider threat” program at the Department of Homeland Security, which would permit the continuous monitoring of credit,...
View ArticleLegislation To End Money Bail Introduced In Congress
Congressman Ted Lieu introduced the No Money Bail Act of 2016, which prohibits the payment of money as a condition of pretrial release in federal criminal cases, and bars vital federal funding from...
View ArticleWall Street Funds Battle By Proxy In Congress Over Puerto Rico Bailout
Puerto Rico is roughly $70 billion in debt and will be forced to begin defaulting if a deal is not reached by Sunday. The battle over whether to bailout the US territory, and on what terms, is now...
View ArticleRussia Conspiracy Mongering Hits Wall At Congressional Hearing
It was over five hours of odd metaphors, logical fallacies, and dark accusations, but the House Intelligence Committee hearing into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, starring FBI...
View ArticleTrumpcare Shows Majority Of Politicians Are Willing To Vote Against Health...
The American Health Care Act recently approved by the Republican controlled House is a truly terrible bill. It would cause millions to lose Medicaid coverage to finance a large tax cut for the top 1...
View ArticleUS Politicians Prepare Thoughts And Prayers For Next Victims Of Shooting They...
The White House and members of Congress prepared thoughts and prayers for those who will be shot and killed in the nation’s next mass shooting. “It is best to be ready, since we’re not going to...
View ArticleHouse Oversight Hearing On Facial Recognition Technology: FBI Still Can’t...
The FBI has a unit for facial recognition services that oversees a database with more than six hundred million photos. While the Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommended that the FBI take...
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