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More Than 60 House Democrats Press the VA on Mental Health Staffing with an Aug. 14 Deadline Approaching

A letter signed by 62 House Democrats asks the VA for wait times and vacancy data on mental health staffing. Answers are due Aug. 14.

Medical Daily · Aug 10

Official Review Finds Elon Musk's DOGE Savings of $110B Riddled With 'Errors and Unreliable Data'

A GAO review found that most of the £82 billion in savings claimed by Elon Musk's cost-cutting initiative were unverifiable, with significant transparency issues and incorrect estimates undermining the figures.

International Business Times UK · Aug 8

Did Elon Musk's DOGE really save billions? A federal audit raises questions

A federal watchdog has raised questions about cost-saving claims made by Elon Musk's DOGE agency. Several figures highlighted by the agency could not be fully verified, according to the GAO. The audit found some savings were overstated or not realized, impacting reported figures. Lack of transparency in methodology also drew…

The Economic Times · Aug 7

Elon Musk Under Fire After GAO Audit Found Treasury Payment System User Was Granted Delete Access

A government audit reveals security lapses in a Treasury payment system during Elon Musk's brief leadership of DOGE.

International Business Times UK · Aug 4

House Committee Investigates Fate of $13 Billion in Venezuelan Oil Revenue

An executive order signed by Trump states that the oil revenues remain the sovereign property of Venezuela and are held by the United States in a custodial capacity

Latin Times · Jul 31

Homeland Security Is Spending $1 Billion on 'Autonomous' Border Surveillance Towers

The department plans to triple the number of surveillance towers along the U.S.-Mexico border over the next decade.

Reason · Jul 30

America's Emergency Oil Reserve Keeps Falling To Decade Lows. Auditors Warn It May Not Be Ready For Another Crisis

The U.S: Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell this week to its lowest level since March 1983 after the federal government withdrew a total of 352 million barrels of crude oil over the past four years to respond to geopolitical conflicts.

International Business Times · Jul 29

Research Suggests Trump and His Opponents Are Both Wrong About the Impact of Voter ID Requirements

The weight of the evidence indicates that such laws do not reliably benefit Republicans or hurt Democrats.

Reason · Jul 20

Nine in Ten Detainees at America's Largest ICE Camp Report Beatings, Watchdogs Find

A new HRW/ACLU report finds 9 in 10 detainees at Camp East Montana describe beatings by guards. DHS denies it; deaths and lawsuits keep mounting.

Latin Times · Jul 18

One Federal Agency's Unused Office Space Costs 'Hundreds of Millions of Dollars' Per Year

According to a new report, nearly 90 percent of the Department of Transportation's owned or leased buildings are more than half-empty.

Reason · Jul 17