DOGE team members uploaded a database with the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans to a vulnerable cloud server, according to the agency’s chief data officer.
Category: Ethics and Official Misconduct
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What to Know About the Fed’s Lisa Cook and Mortgage Fraud Allegations
Trump administration officials have accused the Federal Reserve governor of mortgage fraud and called for her to resign.
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White House Pushes to Block Government Accountability Office Inquiries Into Its Cuts
Republicans are seeking to undermine the Government Accountability Office as it investigates, and considers suing, over the Trump administration’s withholding federal funds.
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Ron Wyden, a Democrat, Won’t Let Go of the Jeffrey Epstein Case, Either
Senator Ron Wyden has found that four banks waited until Mr. Epstein’s arrest on federal charges to flag $1.5 billion in suspicious transactions. Mr. Wyden wants the documents made public.
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Trump Administration Will Limit Medicare Spending on Pricey Bandages
In an about-face, the administration is cracking down on so-called skin substitutes, overused treatments that cost Medicare more than $10 billion last year.
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Supreme Court Justices Disclose International Travel and Book Deals
Annual financial disclosures revealed some of the perks of being on the Supreme Court, including international teaching and book sales.
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A Trump Family Project Spurs Resignations and a Criminal Charge in Serbia
A group of preservationists has thrown a wrench in the plans for a Trump-branded hotel complex backed by the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, in Belgrade.
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Fed Removes Shackle Imposed on Wells Fargo After Series of Scandals
For seven years, the bank was forbidden to grow as punishment for misconduct including creating fraudulent bank accounts and mistakenly seizing homes.
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Ex-McKinsey Partner Sentenced in Obstruction Case
The consultant had deleted records involving McKinsey’s role in pushing OxyContin sales and driving the opioid crisis.
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Trump Administration Wrongly Impounded Infrastructure Aid, Watchdog Finds
The findings appeared to inch the government closer to a constitutional showdown, as President Trump increasingly looks to claim expansive powers over the nation’s purse strings.
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Capital One to Pay $425 Million to Settle Suit Over Savings Accounts
Depositors said the bank cheated them out of higher interest rates. As part of the settlement, the bank admitted no wrongdoing and agreed to make up for lost interest earnings.
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Bondi Sold Millions in Trump Media Stock the Day Trump Imposed Vast Tariffs
The sale was expected, and the disclosure form did not include details of the transaction, including specific timing or the number of shares Ms. Bondi traded.