Following the train derailment in Ohio last month, there was something of a groundswell among some Republicans calling for Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to resign. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) was among those calling for that, while a group of House Republicans introduced a resolution, later withdrawn, calling for Buttigieg to step down.
Inspectors General from the Labor Department, Treasury Department, and Small Business Administration (SBA)testified on Covid-19 relief funding to the House Oversight Committee, stating that billions of dollars were lost through "fraud" and "waste" in what was "the biggest fraud in a generation."
Former CDC director Dr. Robert Redfield reveals in a resurfaced interview that gain-of-function research has been conducted on bird flu viruses and expresses concern that society should debate the safety and responsibility of such research, with a coming bird flu pandemic predicted to be worse than COVID-19 and requiring a proportional investment in national security preparedness.
An audit has revealed that over 42,000 federal employees have repeatedly failed to file their taxes, owing $1.5 billion in unpaid taxes, with the IRS having little ability to punish them.
Students attending Marymount University, a Catholic liberal arts institution in Arlington, Virginia, are protesting and voicing their concerns regarding school officials' recent decision to cut nine majors and one graduate program, including theology and religious studies.
A federal judge in Florida has blocked President Biden's policy of releasing many people who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexican border rather than detaining them, stating that it violates U.S. immigration law.
