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Russia The U.S. National Security Agency says the same Russian military hacking group that interfered in the 2016 presidential election has been exploiting a major email server program since last…

Missed and botched opportunities Trump Team Killed Rule Designed To Protect Health Workers From Pandemic Like COVID-19… “If that rule had gone into effect, then every hospital, every nursing home would…

Mike Pompeo’s dirty laundry Two weeks ago, President Trump fired State Dept. Inspector General Steve Linick at the request of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. By law, Congress must be…

Missed warnings & opportunities The Trump administration delayed a CDC warning about travel from Europe early in the pandemic… About 66,000 European travelers were streaming into American airports every day during…

War on accountability Late Friday night, President Trump continued his purge of inspectors general with the firing of State Dept. IG Steve Linick, who was initially appointed to the position in 2013.…

Loyalists taking over Under the cover of a pandemic, the Trump administration is continuing to purge those who are deemed “disloyal” to the president and install individuals willing to advance…

Oversight slowly getting started Select Committee Last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appointed the remaining Democratic members to the newly-created House Select Committee on the Coronavirus Crisis. Led by Majority Whip James…

New feature: I've included a short(er) summary at the end in case you're short on time, scroll to the bottom. The next CARES? Last week, Congress passed a $484 bill coronavirus relief…