#Government Accountability
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🇺🇸 Trump told FBI Director Kash Patel he didn't like his Olympics hijinks
[USA]
Trump was disappointed in FBI Director Kash Patel’s behavior at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics and conveyed his displeasure in a conversation with him, according to a person familiar with the matte...
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🇺🇸 US military shot down border patrol drone with laser in Texas, lawmakers say
[USA]
The U.S. military shot down a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) drone with a laser in Texas on Thursday, according to Democratic lawmakers, prompting the closure of airspace near the U.S.-Mexico bor...
Related: #Military Operations, #Border Security, #Interagency Communication -
🇺🇸 Trump administration enacts 6-month moratorium on Minnesota Medicaid payments
[USA]
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Trump administration enacts 6-month moratorium on Minnesota Medicaid payments Vice President Vance and top healt...
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🇺🇸 At least 10 FBI employees who worked on Trump classified documents case fired, sources say
[USA]
At least ten FBI employees who worked on the classified documents investigation into President Trump have been fired, according to multiple sources. CBS News senior Justice Department reporter Sarah L...
Related: #National Security, #Political Investigations -
🇺🇸 Whistleblower warns ICE has slashed training for recruits
[USA]
A former ICE lawyer is warning that the agency has scaled back training hours for recruits and is instructing them to violate the Constitution. Ryan Schwank says the academy where he trained cadets is...
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🇺🇸 Near-blind Rohingya refugee dies after US agents left him far from home
[USA]
Nurul Amin Shah Alam, 56, was a nearly blind Rohingya refugee from Rakhine state in Myanmar, family members said.
Related: #Human Rights, #Immigration Policy, #Refugee Crisis -
🇬🇧 Kash Patel fires FBI officials linked to Trump documents case, reports say
[United Kingdom]
<p>Dismissals follow revelations that FBI subpoenaed records of Patel and Susie Wiles before Trump returned to office</p><p>At least 10 FBI employees connected to an investigation of Donald Trump have...
Related: #Political Investigations, #FBI Leadership Changes -
🇺🇸 At least 10 FBI staffers who worked on Mar-a-Lago case are fired, sources say
[USA]
At least 10 FBI employees who worked on former Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into President Trump's retention of classified records were fired Wednesday, multiple sources said.
Related: #Political Investigations, #FBI Operations, #Presidential Records -
🇺🇸 Vance, Oz announce pause in Medicaid funds to Minnesota amid fraud probe
[USA]
Vice President JD Vance and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz announced on Wednesday the Trump administration will halt certain Medicaid funds to Minnesota as a part of ...
Related: #Healthcare Fraud, #Medicaid Funding -
🇬🇧 How Did A Tip-Off From Sir Lindsay Hoyle Lead To Peter Mandelson’s Arrest?
[United Kingdom]
The Metropolitan Police apologises to Commons Speaker for sharing Mandelson tip-off.
Related: #Political Controversy, #Legal Proceedings -
🇺🇸 From prison cell to federal reform: A fix for the First Step Act
[USA]
The Bureau of Prisons has failed to properly administer the First Step Act, resulting in tens of thousands of inmates being held for months longer than the law allowed, costing taxpayers billions of d...
Related: #Criminal Justice Reform, #Prison Administration, #Fiscal Responsibility -
🇺🇸 Sri Lanka’s former intelligence chief arrested over 2019 Easter attacks
[USA]
Investigators say Suresh Sallay aided and conspired in the deadly Easter Sunday attacks that killed nearly 300 people.
Related: #Terrorism, #Justice -
🇺🇸 Spanberger accuses Trump of 'enriching himself' [USA]
Spanberger accuses Trump of 'enriching himself'
Related: #Political Conflict, #Economic Policy -
🇺🇸 Rep. Jamie Raskin on why he invited Virginia Giuffre's family to Trump's State of the Union
[USA]
Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland joins CBS News ahead of President Trump's State of the Union address. He explains why he invited the family of Virginia Giuffre, a Jeffrey Epstein survivor who...
Related: #Political Advocacy, #Victim Recognition -
🇺🇸 Thomas Massie Calls Out DOJ for No ‘Charges, Arrests or Investigations’ Over Epstein Files
[USA]
The lawmaker named Leon Black, Jes Staley, and Les Wexner from the Epstein files and urged Trump's Department of Justice to hold them accountable
Related: #Justice System, #Elite Accountability -
🇺🇸 House rejects air safety bill as families of deadliest U.S. crash in 25 years look on
[USA]
The Senate unanimously passed the ROTOR Act in December. But the Pentagon came out against the bill Monday, saying it could disrupt "national defense activities."
Related: #Aviation Safety, #Legislative Process, #National Defense Concerns -
🇺🇸 FBI director invites fresh scrutiny over travels with appearance at US men's hockey team celebration
[USA]
When the American men's hockey team retreated to their locker room to celebrate their Winter Olympics gold medal win, they were joined by a special guest from the United States: FBI Director Kash...
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🇺🇸 Patel's appearance at U.S. men's hockey celebration renews scrutiny of FBI director's travels
[USA]
The episode deepened questions about Patel's personal travels, a persistent storyline from the first year of his tenure not only because of their frequency but also because he had chastised his predec...
Related: #Travel Ethics, #Political Scrutiny, #FBI Leadership -
🇺🇸 Seymour Hersh: A reporter's reporter
[USA]
For six decades, the investigative journalist – subject of the documentary "Cover-Up" – has exposed corruption, war crimes, and political scandals. He talks about his career; why, at age 88, he's stil...
Related: #Journalism, #Truth Pursuit, #American Democracy -
🇺🇸 Records show ICE agent fatally shot U.S. citizen nearly a year ago in Texas
[USA]
Ruben Ray Martinez was fatally shot in South Padre Island, Texas, in March 2025. ICE's involvement in the shooting was not disclosed until more than 11 months after the shooting.
Related: #Transparency, #Immigration Enforcement -
🇬🇧 MPs to discuss inquiry into trade envoy role after Andrew arrest
[United Kingdom]
A cross-party committee will also look into the appointment and accountability of UK trade envoys.
Related: #Royal Controversy, #Legal Proceedings -
🇬🇧 New Mexico reopens criminal inquiry into Jeffrey Epstein's Zorro Ranch
[United Kingdom]
The initial investigation was closed in 2019 but prosecutors say that new revelations "warrant further examination".
Related: #Criminal Investigation, #Sex Trafficking -
🇺🇸 New Mexico reopens investigation linked to Epstein's former Zorro Ranch
[USA]
New Mexico's attorney general has reopened an investigation into allegations of illegal activity at Jeffrey Epstein's former Zorro Ranch.
Related: #Criminal Investigation, #Justice Reform -
🇺🇸 Former Prince Andrew’s Ties to Epstein Keep Spotlight on UK Prime Minister Starmer
[USA]
The detention of the former prince maintains the spotlight on links between the government of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Jeffrey Epstein.
Related: #Political Scandal, #Legal Investigation -
🇺🇸 Peru's Congress removes interim President José Jerí as he faces corruption probe
[USA]
Jerí is under a preliminary investigation into corruption and influence peddling, stemming from a series of undisclosed meetings with two Chinese executives.
Related: #Political Corruption, #International Relations -
🇺🇸 US groups sue to block Trump effort to rid parks of history, science information
[USA]
Related: #Environmental Protection, #Historical Preservation, #Education Policy
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🇺🇸 California lawmakers promise accountability after CBS News uncovers ignored audit warnings
[USA]
State lawmakers are promising accountability after a CBS News California investigation found they failed to enact three out of four state audit recommendations. CBS News California built an audit acco...
Related: #Legislative Oversight, #Transparency -
🇺🇸 California's unfinished business: Tracking lawmakers' inaction
[USA]
CBS News California built a first-of-its-kind public accountability tool tracking state audit recommendations to lawmakers — detailing what lawmakers were told to fix, how audit-backed bills died, and...
Related: #Legislative Transparency, #Public Oversight -
🇺🇸 Immigration Officials Set to Testify Before Senate Panel
[USA]
The hearing comes two days after the officials declined to answer questions from House members about the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Related: #Law Enforcement, #Congressional Oversight -
🇺🇸 Lawmakers Question Bondi Over Justice Dept. Under Her Watch
[USA]
Her appearance came as the Justice Department was under scrutiny over the Epstein files, its approach toward the shootings in Minneapolis and its move to prosecute six lawmakers.
Related: #Justice Department Operations, #Political Scrutiny