Congress has made a lot of noise about potential fraud in federal programs out of Minnesota. But just how serious are they about tackling systemic fraud? POGO's Janice Luong discusses a major upcoming test for Congress in FEDweek : https://bit.ly/4qs79bL

BREAKING: Pentagon Dep. Sec. Feinberg and the company he co-founded appear in 100s of docs in Epstein files, including personal emails sent by Epstein & whistleblower emails alleging a vast money laundering scheme involving Feinberg’s company. www.pogo.org/investigates...

“We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas,” the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to a fear of reprisal. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE MUST CREDIT: Lunch for jurors in the “sandwich guy” trial are a variety of sandwiches, according to a source familiar with lunch.

“Someone who shows so much disdain for federal workers is entirely unfit to lead a key whistleblower office. Senators were right to question his fitness for the role, and I hope they will give the next nominee the same level of scrutiny." -@jdspielberger.bsky.social in @govexec.bsky.social

Homeland Chair Rand Paul on Paul Ingrassia nomination 👀 “they have to decide if they think he can go through. I told them to count the votes and see if he had the votes. The White House needs to make a decision. I'm leaving it up to them”

News: Ingrassia's nomination is cooked: He's got two GOP no on Homeland and potentially more coming and a chairman who's leaving it to the White House. BUT -- as of now he's still on the committee schedule for Thursday after DANIEL LIPPMAN story today www.semafor.com/article/10/2...

@pogo.org is once again sounding the alarm on Paul Ingrassia's dangerous nomination to lead the Office of Special Counsel @us-osc.bsky.social. We call on @hsgac.senate.gov Senators to categorically reject this unfit and unqualified nominee during this Thursday's committee hearing.

This is what she lives with every day now: “The fear of leaving your family and letting them know, ‘If I don’t return, it’s not because I am abandoning you.’” Powerful story by @chabeli.bsky.social for @19thnews.org.

I was privileged to testify this morning before the House Oversight Committee's Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets about the importance of protecting whistleblowers, especially in national security. oversight.house.gov/hearing/rest...

Mood in Hungary "is palpably different" than a year ago, with people "more comfortable criticizing Orbán in public.…Public figures speak about the 'Orbán regime' instead of the 'Orbán government.'… "In response, the rhetoric from the regime…has become more threatening, violent, and openly fascist."

I have never seen so many public servants protest the mismanagement of a government. Trumpists will point to this as proof of the deep state, but the reality is that these are professionals who are desperately trying to get the public to understand how bad things are.

I know many people who have worked in federal agencies and there are exactly zero of them that I would even begin to describe as "radical." They are people who believe in the work and find meaning in serving the public -- it takes a lot to get people like that walking out against their employer!

After Muscogee Nation won a Supreme Court Decision–over FIVE years ago–Oklahoma’s Gov is still refusing to comply. Now, the Gov is suing the city of Tulsa for working with the tribe.

"The nostalgia for the idea of American democracy can’t blind us to its collapse. Americans are less free than they were a year ago, more subject to state power directed by a President disinterested in democratic norms." An amazingly clear-eyed summary of Trump's authoritarianism by Don. Must read.

The irony/idiocy of this banner currently draped on the Department of Labor building is not lost on me, given all the federal workers he's forced out of their jobs. (Pic via Getty Images)

‼️ Now on @axios.com: Whistleblower warns of massive Social Security data risk Our whistleblower client Charles Borges' disclosure details how DOGE uploaded an enormous Social Security database to an unsecured cloud in June, compromising the private information of hundreds of millions of Americans.

It's been widely noted that Trump seems newly emboldened on many fronts. But another thing that makes this moment so ominous is that his accomplices at very senior levels *also* seem emboldened. Many of them seem arrogantly certain of never facing accountability. newrepublic.com/article/1996...

Rumors abound that one or more of those individuals whose #securityclearances were revoked and named in ODNI/DNI Gabbard list - which they also tweeted out on X - are undercover, which could be criminal violation of 50 U.S.C. § 421, if certain conditions are met.

MAJOR IMPACT: We just learned via ethics disclosures that Stephen Miller has sold much of his stake in #Palantir—the same stake we exposed in our June investigation. Thread ⬇️

Always a good night to be at the ballpark

Eyeopening walkthrough of DC by this creator. If you aren’t in DC, worth a watch all the way to the end—

In a news conference, the president said he plans to extend his crackdown for more than the 30 days he is allowed to without congressional approval. trib.al/OeeLiGJ

What LA and DC hold in common is that both have been framed by MAGA as "not real America" - places of elites (Hollywood stars and government workers) plus communities of color (Latinos and Black people.)

As a DC resident I do feel that the city has been overrun by "violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals" and I would like them to leave the White House and stop destroying the federal government.

The first planned migration of an entire country due to climate change is happening! Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation, is at risk of being submerged under rising sea level, so it has signed an agreement with Australia to allow 280 Tuvaluans to settle in Australia as permanent residents each year.

Even Sen. Rick Scott is expressing concern about the special counsel nominee, given past statements about antisemitism www.politico.com/live-updates...

Appreciate @peters.senate.gov this morning, calling for the formal withdrawal of Paul Ingrassia's nomination to the Office of Special Counsel:

Glad to see his nomination pulled from today's hearing. As the opposition continues to grow, let's hope that OSC will get a much more respectable nominee, one that civil servants deserve.

Thank you @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social for your reporting on the growing opposition to this thoroughly unqualified nominee!

It was great talking to Cleve Wootson @washingtonpost.com and a big thanks to him and @merylkornfield.bsky.social for your work on this story! www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Thanks, Erich Wagner @govexec.bsky.social for covering our coalition letter opposing the current nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel -- and why he's so unqualified www.govexec.com/management/2...

Tomorrow, @hsgac.senate.gov will hear the nomination of Paul Ingrassia to lead the Office of Special Counsel. Why is this little-discussed nominee such a dangerous choice for an agency many people haven't even heard of?

Should someone who called government workers "parasites" be leading an office that's meant to protect whistleblowers? We don't think so. We think it makes Paul Ingrassia an unfit, unserious nominee. We led 20+ organizations calling on the Senate to reject his nomination:

Andry Hernández Romero, the innocent make-up artist imprisoned without trial for 4 months in El Salvador by the Trump admin, is FREE. He was wrongfully accused of being a gang member because of his “mom” and “dad” tattoos, and illegally sent to El Salvador without due process.

Florida is committing "enforced disappearance," a very serious violation of international human rights law. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i... www.ohchr.org/en/special-p...

Eric Costello takes a job with Baltimore’s Atlas Restaurant Group. tinyurl.com/3rm5enjd The former councilman discloses that he is now director of government relations for the politically-plugged-in hospitality company.

Cancer researchers, air traffic controllers, food safety inspectors and other experts are committed public servants who serve the people, not the president. Trump and DOGE sacked them by the thousands and now we're seeing the consequences.

This is why they didn’t want him back: He is a witness.

THIS! On top of today’s Senate Judiciary hearing where judicial nominee Emil Bove is alleged to have encouraged DOJ to defy court orders. The Administration’s efforts to delegitimize the courts is breathtaking. And is a classic authoritarian move.

🚨 The DOJ suing every federal judge in Maryland isn’t just unprecedented — it’s an attack on the independence of the courts. This isn’t about process. It’s about punishing judges for rulings the administration doesn’t like. That’s authoritarianism 101. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Really glad to see some of my favorite colleagues at @govacctproj.bsky.social represent this whistleblower!

We're proud to represent Erez Reuveni, who exposed that DOJ lied to federal courts and knowingly violated court orders. 📰 Read more in The Guardian's recent article: whistleblower.org/in-the-news/...

This is CRAZY: Since May, federal district courts have ruled against Trump 94.3% of the time. The Supreme Court has sided with the administration in 93.7% of its cases data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-suprem...

Chuck Grassley, responding to Erez Reuveni's complaint, is 1) Attacking a whistleblower 2) Conflating Devlin Barrett (whose past journalism he has adored) with Reuveni

The Bove allegations should be treated as something akin to Watergate, or Iran Contra. The administration was attempting to do something they *knew* was illegal (anticipating the courts saying as much), and then trying to COVER IT UP. Only here instead of it being run out of the WH or NSC, it’s DOJ

Meet the DC Bigwigs Literally Profiting Off Trump’s Deportations www.thebulwark.com/p/stock-trad...

It’s not enough for Stephen Miller to orchestrate Trump’s deportation agenda. Miller recently disclosed over $100K of stock in Palantir, the shady data firm ICE uses to target and round up immigrants. He’s cashing in on his own cruelty.

A whistleblower claims senior DOJ official—and federal appellate judge nominee—Emil Bove III told staff to defy court orders regarding Trump's deportation plan. @pogo.org Executive Director @daniellebrian.bsky.social issued this statement in response: www.pogo.org/post/justice...

#Whistleblowers like DOJ attorney Erez Reuveni are heroes standing up for the rule of law and democracy. Proud to help him and other employees of conscience defend their rights to tell the truth about illegality and abuses of power and seek justice for reprisal w/ my team @govacctproj.bsky.social