According to a government watchdog group, the federal budget deficit is expected to nearly double to $2 trillion for the 2023 fiscal year. The increase stems from a sharp decline in tax revenues and an increase in mandatory spending on social security, Medicare, and interest payments. The growing deficit could also further complicate discussions over […]
An investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s death in federal custody uncovered no evidence of criminality, a watchdog reported on June 27. Misconduct by jail staffers led to Epstein’s death but no criminal acts were uncovered, the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Inspector General said in a 128-page report (pdf). The watchdog found that staffers in […]
The Trump and Biden administrations are to blame for the collapse of Afghanistan’s government due to the U.S. withdrawal from there in 2021, according to a U.S. government watchdog. This revelation comes as watchdogs from relevant departments testify in front of the House Oversight Committee on April 19: the Department of Defense’s Robert Storch, the […]
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) has warned that President Joe Biden’s proposed budget for the 2024 fiscal year would send the national debt to a record high within four years. “Debt under the President’s budget would grow to a new record as a share of the economy over the next decade,” the […]
Recent financial trades by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and former Vice Chair Richard Clarida were determined by the central bank’s independent watchdog to have not violated any laws or ethics rules. The Office of the Inspector General said it is closing its investigation into the pair’s investment activities from 2019 to 2021. “We did not […]
Former U.S. Attorney General William Barr bolstered the Jan. 6 Committee’s case that the 2020 presidential election was the “most secure in history.” He also did his best to debunk Donald Trump’s claim that the 2020 election was stolen from him. Barr, a Trump-appointed Republican, testified in a pre-recorded deposition aired nationwide on June 13. […]
The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officer who entered a congressman’s office and took a picture of a whiteboard “exercised questionable judgment” and didn’t follow the agency’s policies in his handling of the incident, a watchdog has found. The USCP’s inspector general reviewed the actions of officer Kevin Dias, who claims he saw the door to the […]
An EU watchdog asked for the revelation of the private message content exchanged by the EU Commission President and Pfizer CEO. This follows several other unanswered requests to get information on the contracts biding the EU Commission and U.S. pharmaceutical group Pfizer.
President Joe Biden’s administration is withholding information about Afghanistan, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John Sopko said during a speech on Friday. As an example, Sopko said, the Department of Defense (DoD) withheld information on the performance of Afghan security forces, including unit strength, training deficiencies, and casualty data, or, “in essence, nearly all […]
Two voter integrity groups say holes in some absentee ballot envelopes designed to aid low-vision Californians fill out their ballot have the potential to reveal whether someone voted “yes” to oust Gov. Gavin Newsom in next month’s recall election. Election integrity watchdog groups, the Amistad Project and the American Voters Alliance, say they have identified […]
The collapse of the Afghan government followed a mistake-riddled U.S. mission to reconstruct the country after invading in 2001 shortly after 9/11, a watchdog said Tuesday. “If the goal was to rebuild and leave behind a country that can sustain itself and pose little threat to U.S. national security interests, the overall picture is bleak,” […]
Britain’s financial watchdog is warning about the dangers of investing in cryptocurrency as Bitcoin’s price crashed. Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority, or FAC, says investing in cryptocurrencies is very high risk—and investors should be prepared to lose all their money. The message comes as Bitcoin—the biggest cryptocurrency—reached its highest amount ever at nearly 42,000 dollars last […]
