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A foundation funded by Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz is paying the salaries of policymakers in government and top think tanks.

A sprawling network spread across Congress, federal agencies and think tanks is pushing policymakers to put AI apocalypse at the top of the agenda — potentially boxing out other worries and benefiting top AI companies with ties to the network.

Critics say GOP leaders bashing Alvin Bragg and defending Trump set a dangerous precedent, trampling on states' rights and congressional powers.

Republicans have opened hearings into U.S. President Joe Biden's family. Over the next two years, the new congressional majority plans to probe foreign business transactions. Their main target: the president himself.

With their new majority in hand, House Republicans have made it clear that government oversight will be a huge focus.

The oversight body has no Democratic members and no chairperson.

DENVER (AP) — At least 161 Colorado companies and individuals who owed millions in back taxes still qualified for federal pandemic relief loans, a 9Wants to Know investigation found. “Essentially, they’re benefiting from taxpayer money without contributing to the system,” said Tim Stretton, director of the congressional oversight initiative at the Project On Government Oversight.

House Democrats recently strengthened the “truth in testimony” rule for witnesses at committee hearings, but many are still exploiting loopholes to avoid revealing their affiliations and funding sources.

POGO Urges New SEC Chair to Reform the Audit Industry May 26, 2021 Dear Chair Gensler: Congratulations on your recent confirmation as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). I write to you on behalf of the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) to provide several recommendations for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) that the commission can implement immediately on its own, and several where the commission can work with Congress to strengthen the laws governi...

Bipartisan Group of Senators Push for Trade Office IG Nearly every other Cabinet-level agency has an inspector general. Senators from both parties introduced a bill on Thursday that would establish an inspector general position for the Office of the United States Trade Representative. Sens. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, senior members of the Senate Finance Committee, introduced the 2021 USTR Inspector General Act to give USTR––which deals with billions of dollars ...