In her first public speaking event as CDC director, Erica Schwartz, MD, JD, MPH, made rebuilding public trust and transparency her top priorities. Schwartz is the first Black woman to lead the CDC.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has quietly stopped publicly disclosing the locations of thousands of detainees who are subject to final deportation orders. The unannounced change to ICE's online detainee locator system has made it significantly harder for lawyers, family members, and advocates to find and contact detained immigrants.
The House of Representatives voted to hold billionaire investor Leon Black in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with subpoenas in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Separately, Tucker Carlson accused former President Donald Trump of directly ordering a cover-up of Epstein-related documents, prompting Trump to say he cut ties with Carlson months ago.
The CIA released 71 declassified documents on the 25th anniversary of 9/11, including presidential briefings showing warnings to Presidents Clinton and Bush about Osama bin Laden's plans to attack the United States as early as 1998.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration released a massive trove of documents showing city and federal officials had evidence of dangerous air conditions in Lower Manhattan after the September 11 attacks while publicly reassuring residents it was safe to return.
A federal judge ordered the Justice Department to reveal who designed the structure of the controversial $1.8 billion fund intended to compensate people claiming unfair prosecution, despite Attorney General Todd Blanche stating the program is now dead. Multiple lawsuits over the fund remain ongoing.
David McBride, a former army lawyer who leaked classified military documents about Australia's involvement in Afghanistan to the media, has been released from a Canberra prison on parole after serving more than two years of a five-year sentence. Attorney-General Michelle Rowland granted the parole.
The Government Accountability Office found the Department of Government Efficiency claimed tens of billions of dollars in savings on its 'Wall of Receipts' that never actually occurred, while many details about DOGE operations remain unknown as agencies refuse to provide information.
The Trump administration finalized a framework to address cybersecurity risks from advanced AI models following an executive order, but will not publicly share the testing framework. Officials briefed tech companies including OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic on Tuesday.
NHS England has issued an apology and acknowledged that employees from Palantir and other suppliers have access to identifiable patient data, contradicting previous transparency claims that only NHS staff could view such sensitive information. The admission has prompted NHS England to revise how it evaluates the controversial £330 million Palantir platform deal amid staff concerns.
Newly released diary entries from Dr. Anthony Fauci show he privately called President Trump 'out of control,' 'a true embarrassment' and 'an idiot' while publicly maintaining a cooperative relationship during the COVID-19 pandemic response.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission agreed to pay $150,000 in legal fees to settle Coinbase's 2024 Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking internal documents from the agency's cryptocurrency crackdown under former Chair Gary Gensler, including text messages the SEC admitted were destroyed.
Andy Burnham, the former Mayor of Greater Manchester and newly elected MP for Makerfield, is set to become British Prime Minister on Monday. In his first parliamentary speech, he announced new legislation aimed at ending cover-up culture and transferring power to the people, symbolizing a shift from Keir Starmer's leadership.
Federal prosecutors issued subpoenas to four New York Times journalists compelling them to reveal sources for stories about security shortcomings on the Qatari-gifted presidential jet being used as Air Force One. The unusually aggressive move has drawn criticism from press freedom advocates and even Fox News journalists.
The Iranian American Legal Defense Fund filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming the Trump administration illegally shared confidential information about Iranian asylum seekers with the Iranian government, potentially endangering pro-democracy protesters, religious minorities, and LGBTQ individuals.
The Department of Justice is defying a federal judge's order to either release redacted information from Jeffrey Epstein investigative files or explain why it won't, with the Trump administration requesting more time and arguing that releasing documents would harm victims.
The House overwhelmingly passed a resolution led by Rep. Thomas Massie to force disclosure of Ethics Committee records identifying members of Congress who used taxpayer funds to settle sexual misconduct claims. The measure aims to bring transparency to what critics have called a 'slush fund' for confidential settlements.
Germany's media landscape is grappling with an AI-related scandal while the country's intelligence community undergoes significant changes, including the exile of former spy chief Hans-Georg Maassen and efforts by the spy agency to increase transparency.
The British government released over 1,500 pages of documents relating to Peter Mandelson's appointment as ambassador to the United States, revealing details about his vetting process, his ties to Jeffrey Epstein that led to complications, and internal government communications. The files offer insight into Westminster politics and the messy clearance process for the diplomatic position.
Former Attorney General Pam Bondi testified before House lawmakers on Friday, admitting to 'redaction errors' in Jeffrey Epstein case files while defending the Department of Justice's handling of the matter. She refused to answer questions about President Trump's involvement in the files' release.
The U.S. Department of Defense released over 160 previously classified documents, including photos, videos, audio recordings, and transcripts related to unidentified flying objects and unidentified aerial phenomena, following an earlier directive from President Donald Trump.
