ALL IN THE FAMILY
Experts say the saga points to the potential for personal connections to win out over safety and effectiveness in fighting COVID-19.
Nick Schwellenbach is a senior investigator at Project On Government Oversight, a nonpartisan independent watchdog.
PIGGY BANK
More than 1,300 companies backed by private equity investors received at least $1.5 billion in funds meant to help businesses hard-hit by coronavirus.
MINIONS
Team Trump cooked up a blueprint to dismantle an agency that protected 2 million civil servants from political interference. Then a DOJ lawyer said some of the moves were illegal.
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POLITICAL INVESTMENT
GEO became an avid fan of then-candidate Donald Trump after President Barack Obama’s Justice Department promised to stop approving new federal private prison contracts.
OVERSIGHT
Detention centers have filed more reports of detainees being held in solitary confinement, according to federal records obtained by the Project On Government Oversight (POGO).
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CASHING IN
ICE lawyers rebuked Tracey Valerio for testifying as an expert witness in a lawsuit when they say she was ‘not authorized to speak on behalf of the agency.’
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SELF-DEALING
Rep. James Bridenstine’s nomination is already controversial. Evidence of self-dealing won’t help matters.
Innocent Victim
The Peter Kassig I knew was brave, intense, and knew the risks he faced as he attempted to help as many Syrians as possible.