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CBO Estimates $38 Billion Spent on Iran War With Monthly Costs Rising
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The Congressional Budget Office and related analyses estimate the Iran war has cost about $38 billion in direct outlays through the first five to six months, with ongoing monthly costs of roughly $2–3 billion and a rebuilding timeline of at least five years for depleted munitions stockpiles. Reports from the Pentagon’s inspector general and other officials also warn of inventory shortfalls and industrial bottlenecks, potential inflationary effects, and casualties, including 11 service members killed and dozens wounded, underscoring the broader financial and human toll of the conflict.
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DOJ Inspector General Releases Report on Jeffrey Epstein’s Death
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— Jun 27, 2023
A report released by the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found Jeffrey Epstein ‘s death in 2019 came as a result of “negligence” and “misconduct.” In the 128-page report , Inspector General…
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Inspector General Escorted Out Of Office After Defying Trump’s Dismissal
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— Jan 29, 2025
Security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) out of her office Monday after she refused to comply with her firing by President Donald Trump, Reuters first reported. Phyllis…
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DOJ Declined To Investigate Trump Transport Chief After Inspector General Review
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— Mar 4, 2021
The U.S. Justice Department declined to investigate or prosecute then-Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao after the inspector general’s office referred allegations of potential misuse of office for review, a report…
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s EPA Wants More Plastic Turned Into New Products, And The Paper Lobby Is Fighting It
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US Declined To Prosecute Trump Transport Chief After Inspector General Review
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— Mar 3, 2021
The U.S. Justice Department declined to prosecute then-Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao after the inspector general’s office referred allegations of potential misuse of office for review, a report made public on…
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ICE Vetting Under Scrutiny After Whistleblower Report
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— Sep 3, 2026
An ICE whistleblower alleges that during a Trump-era recruitment surge the agency lowered vetting standards and offered jobs before completing background checks, potentially risking national security, with the DHS Office of Inspector General examining the claims. Multiple outlets highlighted concerns about rushed hiring, training deficiencies, and related procedural complaints connected to the agency's recruitment push.
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DOJ Inspector General To Probe Whether Any Current or Former Officials Tried To Overturn the Election
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— Jan 25, 2021
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) inspector general, Michael Horowitz, says his office is looking into whether officials at the department tried to “alter” the results of the 2020 presidential election. A statement from…
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Trump EPA Refers $20 Billion Biden Slush Fund To Agency’s Internal Watchdog
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— Mar 3, 2025
The Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officially referred potential mismanagement of a $20 billion Biden-era program to the office of the EPA’s inspector general on Monday. The EPA’s acting inspector general…
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‘Bullying, Harassing, Name-Calling’: EPA ‘Retaliated Against’ Three Dissenting Scientists, Inspector General Finds
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— Sep 19, 2024
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials retaliated against three scientists who expressed dissenting scientific views, the agency’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) said Thursday. Five different EPA…
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Elon Musk Endorses Meme Advising Against Overthinking Viral “Banger” Posts
Elon Musk quote-posted a meme promoting spontaneous, unpolished posts as the key to viral success on X. The endorsement quickly gained high visibility, with reactions overwhelmingly supportive or humorous and virtually no criticism observed.
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NSA Under Investigation for Alleged Illegal Surveillance of Tucker Carlson
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— Aug 11, 2021
On Tuesday, the Office of the Inspector General of the National Security Agency, which is tasked with investigating potential wrongdoing on the part of the NSA, announced an investigation into “recent allegations that…
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Biden Admin ‘At Risk’ Of Letting Suspected Terrorists Into The Country, Watchdog Finds
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— Jun 12, 2024
The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General determined that federal immigration authorities are not properly vetting the millions of noncitizens entering and living in the U.S., warning that…
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Scammers Believed to Have Taken More Than $200 Billion in COVID Relief Funding: Report
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— Jun 29, 2023
A report released by the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that more than $200 billion of COVID relief funding meant for struggling businesses was taken by scammers. In the…
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Biden Admin Shoveled Billions Out The Door With Poor Oversight, Internal Watchdog Says
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— Dec 19, 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found in a recent audit that former President Joe Biden’s administration did not adequately protect more than $22 billion in taxpayer…
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Feds Have No Idea Where Tens Of Thousands Of Unaccompanied Migrant Kids Are, Inspector General Says
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— Aug 20, 2024
The federal government has lost track of unaccompanied migrant children who have crossed the border since fiscal year 2019, according to a Tuesday report from the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of the…
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s EPA Wants More Plastic Turned Into New Products, And The Paper Lobby Is Fighting It
A conservative group is pressing six paper giants to rein in their lobbying against a Trump administration-backed push to recycle more plastic.
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Secret Service Allegedly Deleted Jan. 5 and 6 Texts
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— Jul 15, 2022
The U.S. Secret Service allegedly erased text messages from January 5 and 6 based on a letter given to the January 6 Committee looking into the Capitol riot that day. The letter from the Office of the Inspector General…
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War Department Breaks Down Just How Much Money Biden Admin Telework Policy Wasted
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— Jan 20, 2026
The Department of War Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report on the Biden administration-era telework policies Tuesday that revealed that at least $665,000 was spent — questionably — on locality pay. The…
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Report Slams Chicago Public Schools for $14.5M in Travel as Student Performance Plummets
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— Nov 24, 2025
A blistering new report from the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Office of Inspector General is raising alarms after revealing the district spent $14.5 million on what investigators called “excessive” travel expenses…
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EXCLUSIVE: EPA Agrees To Audit Telework Policies One Year After GOP Senator’s Request
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— Sep 6, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Inspector General agreed to audit the agency’s telework and remote work programs on Tuesday after Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa requested a review of the…
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Special Counsel Jack Smith Hit With Official Election Interference Complaint
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— Mar 7, 2024
Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida has filed a complaint with the Inspector General’s Office of the Department of Justice alleging that special counsel Jack Smith’s effort to try former President Donald Trump amounts…
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Italy Scrambles Warships Toward Red Sea As Houthis Close In On Global Shipping Chokepoint
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National Fraud Detection Center Opens
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— Aug 24, 2026
The Justice Department launched the National Fraud Detection Center, a prosecutor-led, multiagency unit that pools data from more than a dozen inspector general offices to uncover complex fraud across taxpayer-funded programs. Officials say the center closes cross-program blind spots, emphasizes analytics over case-by-case review, and aims to rapidly generate leads and bolster prosecutions.
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EPA Internal Watchdog Peeks Under The Hood of $7 Billion Biden Solar Program
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— Mar 20, 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is opening an audit into a $7 billion Biden-era solar deployment program, the OIG said in a Wednesday letter. The OIG is auditing the…
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DAVID BLACKMON: Will Lee Zeldin Be Able To Claw Back $20 Billion In EPA Gold Bars?
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— Feb 19, 2025
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said this week he plans to work with the Department of Justice and the Inspector General’s Office to claw back $20 billion in intermittent energy subsidies shoved out the door in the final…
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Shots Fired: Jim Jordan Blasts 'Conflicted' IG for Helping 'Weaponized' FBI Investigate GOP Congressman
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— Aug 31, 2022
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, the ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, is asking Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz why his office reportedly helped the FBI after it seized a cellphone from…
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