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A New York Medical Examiner's car is parked outside the Metropolitan Correctional Center where financier Jeffrey Epstein was being held in New York. Epstein committed suicide in prison.

Politics & Government

DOJ watchdog finds 187 inmate suicides in federal prisons over 8-year period

5:55pm February 15, 2024

by Ryan Lucas

The watchdog's reporting comes in the wake of several high-profile deaths in federal lockups in recent years, most notably the murder James "Whitey" Bulger and the suicide of Jeffrey Epstein.

United States gymnasts Kaylee Lorincz and Simone Biles hug after a Senate Judiciary hearing about the Inspector General's report on the FBI's handling of the Larry Nassar investigation on Sept. 15, 2021.

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The FBI mishandled Larry Nassar's case. Now the DOJ is focusing on victim support

6:00pm October 01, 2021

by Carrie Johnson

The Justice Department on Friday outlined a broad new push to support crime victims, including coordinating with state and local authorities in cases where federal charges won't be brought.

National Guard soldiers protect a park during protests near the White House on June 1, 2020.

Politics & Government

Watchdog Report Says Police Did Not Clear Protesters To Make Way For Trump Photo-Op

5:44pm June 09, 2021

by Domenico Montanaro

The report found the U.S. Park Police made the call to clear Lafayette Park before knowing of then-President Donald Trump's visit to a damaged church in the area.

Steve Linick, shown after a briefing on Capitol Hill in 2019, was fired by President Trump on Friday as the State Department's inspector general.

Trump Removes State Department Inspector General Steve Linick

5:37pm May 16, 2020

by Michele Kelemen

House Democrats accused the president of trying to protect Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from investigation by firing the State Department inspector general, Steve Linick.

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Glenn Fine, then the acting Inspector General at the Department of Defense, testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on December 6, 2017. Fine was the defense department's acting inspector general until April 6, 2020, when President Trump rep

In Another Pushback Against Oversight, Trump Removes Pandemic Inspector General

8:07pm April 07, 2020

by Tim Mak

President Trump removed the head of a group charged with overseeing the Coronavirus package passed by Congress. Trump has bristled at the oversight actions of several inspectors general.

Sahar Nowrouzzadeh speaking at an event at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center. A report released by the State Department's Inspector General on Thursday found that Nowrouzzadeh was improperly removed from her government post after articles attempting

Politics & Government

Watchdog Report: Trump Official Punished Public Servant Over Her Iranian Heritage

9:34am November 15, 2019

by Bobby Allyn

The State Department's inspector general released a report concluding that Trump officials demoted a national security expert over her Iranian roots and the perception that she was disloyal to Trump.

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Officials at the U.S. Government Publishing Office, headquartered in Washington, D.C., showed a "high degree of disregard" for procedures in awarding the 2020 census contract to the bankrupt printing company Cenveo, the agency's Office of the Inspector Ge

Officials Botched 2020 Census Printing Contract, Report Finds

9:11pm July 31, 2018

by Hansi Lo Wang

The federal agency "did not do an adequate job of protecting" the government's interest, according to a report by the GPO's Office of the Inspector General that NPR has obtained.

President Trump speaks to supporters during a campaign rally at the Amsoil Arena on Wednesday in Duluth, Minn.

Politics & Government

FACT CHECK: President Trump's Duluth Rally Claims

4:10pm June 21, 2018

by Scott Horsley

President Trump boasted of economic and foreign policy gains at a campaign rally in Duluth, Minn. Some of his claims don't match the facts.

Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz and FBI Director Christopher Wray wait to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday.

Senators In Both Parties Find Ammunition In Justice Department IG Report

10:02pm June 18, 2018

by Miles Parks

The Senate Judiciary Committee questioned Michael Horowitz and Christopher Wray about how the FBI and Department of Justice handled the investigation into Hillary Clinton's email server.

A new Justice Department report faulted the decisions in 2016 made by then-FBI Director James Comey.

Report Condemns FBI Violations In 2016 Clinton Probe But Finds No Political Bias

9:28pm June 14, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

James Comey's actions, the report said, were "extraordinary and insubordinate," and none of his explanations amounted to a "persuasive basis for deviating from well-established department policies."

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