Government Corruption & Oversight News
The Daily Signal investigates corruption, fraud, and abuse in government while tracking oversight hearings, whistleblower reports, and accountability measures that promote integrity in public service.
-
news
Fairfax Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano Responds to Judiciary Committee Subpoena
The office of Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano told the Daily Signal that it “produced an additional 2,800 pages of documents on Friday” in response to a subpoena from Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee. Those records had been demanded by Sept. 25. In a Sept. 16 letter, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, the committee… -
opinion
Jack Smith’s Media Dragnet Gets a Pass From Legacy Press
One of the biggest government attacks on free press occurred under a presidential administration and the legacy media have collectively shrugged. Why? Because it was carried out by a Democrat administration and not President Donald Trump. It’s that simple. On Tuesday, former special counsel Jack Smith—who served under former President Joe Biden—testified before the Senate… -
news
Dems Obstruct Rand Paul’s Plea Deal Offer to Fauci’s Assistant
Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., blocked a plea deal offer from the Senate Committee on Homeland Security to Dr. Anthony Fauci’s assistant for her testimony about destroying records at her boss’s request in exchange for immunity from possible criminal charges from the Department of Justice. Before the vote, Committee Chairman Rand Paul, R-Ky., told the Daily… -
news
Vance Wants Senate to Pass Anti-Fraud Legislation, He Tells Daily Signal
Vice President JD Vance is involved in discussions with Senate leadership about advancing anti-fraud legislation before the end of the session, he said in response to a question from the Daily Signal. Vance answered questions from the press after announcing $2.2 billion in savings of taxpayer dollars due to the White House task force on… -
opinion
President Trump’s Fraud Ledger Is a Good Start, but Now Congress Must Act
Washington has never had much trouble spending taxpayer money, but keeping track of where it goes has proved considerably harder. Thankfully, the Trump administration has been extremely aggressive in tackling fraud wherever it occurs as the White House’s new Fraud Ledger shows. The ledger currently reports an estimated $245.7 billion in fraud uncovered since January… -
news
‘Evil Lawfare Needs to End’: Oversight Project Unveils New Firm to Combat Government Weaponization
The Oversight Project is ramping up its fight against government weaponization. The Washington-based watchdog is launching a law firm to defend targets of politicized lawfare and investigate investigators conducting seemingly meritless probes across the executive and legislative branches at the federal and state levels. The firm will also aim at the state bar association level… -
exclusive
After Millions in Federal Benefits, Watchdog Pushes Senate Probe of NYC Hospital and ‘Rural’ Designation
FIRST ON DAILY SIGNAL—A conservative group is calling for a Senate investigation into a nonprofit hospital, the New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System, because of its federal grants, executive compensation, and reported “rural” status. Save Our States noted in a letter Wednesday to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., that Mount Sinai has filed… -
news
McKinney Recall Fight Intensifies as Petitioners Allege Intimidation
A recall effort targeting four McKinney elected officials faces opposition from former officials and residents as petitioners allege intimidation and harassment. -
exclusive
House Ed Committee Investigates How AI Affects College Admissions
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The House Education and the Workforce Committee is sending a letter to the Government Accountability Office in order to assess how AI is affecting college admissions. “As artificial intelligence tools continue to improve, some institutions of higher education have begun to use these tools in their admissions and institutional scholarship selection… -
news
Vance Warns What He Thinks Will Happen If Democrats Win Midterms
Vice President JD Vance warned of what Senate Democrats could do if they win the majority in the November 2026 midterms. “They’re going to try to raise your taxes,” he said. “They’re going to try to stop us from preventing money going to fraudsters. They’re going to try to investigate and investigate and investigate rather… -
news
Woke on Display: Inside the ‘American Democracy’ Exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum of American History
The Daily Signal takes you on an eye-opening tour of the Smithsonian Institution‘s National Museum of American History and its “American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith” exhibit, fact-checking claims from the White House and congressional investigations that Smithsonian leadership is on a taxpayer-funded mission to radicalize the once-venerable museum. -
news
Years Later, Will Vance Get to the Bottom of East Palestine Derailment Concerns?
Vice President JD Vance and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin are looking to get to the bottom of health and environmental concerns resulting from the Norfolk Southern freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, now more than three and a half years ago. It’s an effort that Jami Wallace, a resident of East Palestine,… -
news
‘Delete From the Deleted File’: Fauci Tried to Destroy Gain-of-Function Research Email, New Docs Reveal
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Eight years before COVID-19 emerged, a journalist issued a prophetic warning that risky viral research could usher in “doomsday” and damage the reputation of the National Institutes of Health. Anthony Fauci groused in an email to an aide about that warning, then instructed the aide to permanently delete the exchange, documents obtained… -
news
Watchdog Sounds Alarm on the Left’s Massive Foreign Money Pipeline
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A government watchdog group is urging lawmakers to crack down on foreign money flowing into U.S. nonprofits that influence American politics and public policy, according to letters exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Americans for Public Trust is sending letters to all 50 governors and officials on six congressional committees directing them… -
news
State Policy Network Hosts Annual Meeting, Former Attorney General Jason Miyares Speaks on Federal Overreach
ORLANDO, Fla.—This week, State Policy Network is hosting its annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, gathering leaders and experts in state policy, nonprofits, and industries to share ideas and consider answers to problems that American citizens face. With over 100 sessions and more than 350 organizations represented at the conference, the meeting seeks to create opportunities… -
opinion
Victor Davis Hanson: The Radical Left Wants to Destroy America and Rebuild It
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal. We often associate leftist movements, anarchists of the 19th century, Jacobins of the 18th century, Marxists,… -
news
Minnesota Man Once Praised as ‘Outstanding Refugee’ Now Faces Charges in Alleged Medicaid Fraud Case
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A man previously recognized as an “outstanding refugee” by the Minnesota Department of Human Services has been charged over an alleged Medicaid fraud scheme, according to news coverage. Democrat Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Monday that his Medicaid Fraud Control Unit had charged two men for allegedly stealing more than $1.5… -
news
Democrats Refused to Look Into Fauci, Now the DOJ Can
Dr. Anthony Fauci could now be charged by the Department of Justice for refusing to answer congressional questions regarding claims that he knowingly funded the lab that created the COVID-19 virus, lied about the origin of COVID-19, and contributed to the spread. Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security Committee successfully held Fauci in contempt of… -
news
Fauci’s Lawyer Fires Back at Aaron Rodgers
A week ago, attorney David Schertler found himself being escorted out of a Senate hearing after disrupting proceedings in defense of his client, Dr. Anthony Fauci. Now, Fauci’s attorney is once again speaking out in defense of the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases—this time in response to criticism from… -
opinion
Fetterman Does the Unthinkable in Washington: Show Contrition
During Dr. Anthony Fauci’s appearance on Wednesday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, we witnessed one of the most astonishing things we’ve seen recently in Washington, D.C.—perhaps in decades. No, it was not the smug and cowardly Fauci pleading the Fifth 111 times. Washington does smug and cowardly the way Ocean City…