Waste, Fraud & Abuse
Trump accuses Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of disloyalty after post-pardon reelection announcement
President Trump on Sunday slammed Rep. Henry Cuellar's decision to seek reelection as a Democrat despite receiving a pardon last week for himself and his wife on federal bribery and money laundering charges.
Arkansas attorney general says pardoned nursing home operator should serve state sentence
Arkansas' attorney general is seeking to have a former nursing home operator who was pardoned by President Donald Trump serve time in state prison for Medicaid fraud and tax evasion.
‘Complete waste’: Fights and frustration mark House’s first full week back after record shutdown
House lawmakers spent their first full week back in Washington after the 43-day government shutdown fighting not just with the opposite party but within their own ranks.
Biden-era phone spying list grows
Add Rep. Jim Jordan's name to the growing list of congressional Republicans and top Republican operatives under surveillance by President Biden's Justice Department.
Whistleblower: FBI top brass shielded from scrutiny of the bureau’s internal counterespionage unit
An FBI employee blew the whistle on the unit that investigates counterespionage inside the bureau, accusing it of "gross misconduct, fraud and potentially criminal activities."
$500 million in food stamps spent at fast-food restaurants
Food stamps are supposed to be spent on nutritious meals -- but nine states currently allow them to be spent at fast-food restaurants, such as McDonald's.
Pressure ratchets up on Congress to ban lawmakers from the stock market
The public is growing increasingly frustrated with congressional lawmakers profiting from the stock market, and a bipartisan House coalition may soon introduce limits on their trading activities.
Democratic lawmakers urge U.S. service members to defy ‘illegal orders’ from Trump administration
A band of Democratic lawmakers is urging members of the U.S. military to defy orders from President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if the orders are illegal.
Democrats squirm amid mounting evidence of the party’s Epstein connections
Donald Trump's name appears frequently in the latest batch of Epstein files made public by Congress, but it was Democrats who befriended the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, emails show, and the party is now dodging questions about its members' involvement.
Bill to force release of Epstein files sails through Congress, heads to Trump’s desk
The House voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to force the Justice Department to release all the files it has from investigating Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking crimes. The Senate quickly followed suit, approving a motion to pass the measure by unanimous consent as soon as it was formally received from the House.
