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December 20, 2015

Holder takes on Ferguson: AG ‘flooding the zone’ with investigators, heads to Missouri

Attorney General Eric Holder, one of President Obama’s longest-serving and most controversial deputies, is taking the lead in the federal government’s response to the roiling tensions in a St. Louis suburb over the police shooting of an unarmed man.

December 20, 2015

Joe Biden stonewalled FOIA request to hide travel costs

Vice President Joe Biden’s office stonewalled a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for his travel expenses, according to Ronald Kessler’s new tell-all book on the Secret Service, The First Family Detail.

December 20, 2015

Media groups present petition supporting reporter

Organizations that advocate for news media have presented the Justice Department with a petition in support of New York Times reporter James Risen.

December 20, 2015

Biden calls Iraq president, prime minister nominee

Vice President Joe Biden is giving U.S. support to Iraq's new president and his nominee to take over as prime minister over the objections of the incumbent.

December 20, 2015

New VA secretary makes first hospital visit in Phoenix amid scandal

Reports that dozens of people died while waiting to see a doctor and that employees covered up long wait times at the Phoenix VA hospital helped touch off a national firestorm over veteran care. 

December 20, 2015

‘Serious limitations’: Gov’t watchdogs unite in letter slamming Obama administration transparency

Dozens of government watchdogs are sounding the alarm that the Obama administration is stonewalling them, in what is being described as an unprecedented challenge to the agencies they're supposed to oversee.

December 20, 2015

USDA overhauls decades-old poultry inspections in effort to improve food safety

The changes would be voluntary, but many of the country's largest poultry companies are expected to opt in.

December 20, 2015

VA wants to fire 2 supervisors accused of manipulating data in Colorado, Wyoming

The firings would be the strongest discipline handed out since May in a nationwide scandal over falsifying records on how long veterans wait to get care at VA hospitals and clinics.

December 20, 2015

Former San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro sworn in as new housing secretary

The brief observance took place Monday at HUD headquarters and was administered by Chief Judge Richard W. Roberts of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

December 20, 2015

Senate confirms Julian Castro to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development

The Senate easily confirmed San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro on Wednesday to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development, boosting the national profile of a Democrat with a compelling biography who's considered a vice presidential contender in 2016.