
Lisa Rein
Federal Government Reporter at The Washington Post
I cover the federal gov't in the Biden administration. Building on Flare Network.
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1 week ago |
adn.com | Meryl Kornfield |Lisa Rein
President Donald Trump’s pick to investigate waste, fraud and abuse at the Labor Department, Anthony D’Esposito, is a former Republican congressman who lost his New York seat after he was accused of putting his mistress and fiancée’s daughter on his payroll. The inspector general nominee for Health and Human Services, Thomas March Bell, previously resigned from a government job over an allegation of mishandling taxpayers’ money and has pursued cases against abortion clinics as a GOP attorney.
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1 week ago |
detroitnews.com | Meryl Kornfield |Lisa Rein
POLITICSMeryl Kornfield, Lisa ReinWashington PostView Comments President Donald Trump’s pick to investigate waste, fraud and abuse at the Labor Department, Anthony D’Esposito, is a former Republican congressman who lost his New York seat after he was accused of putting his mistress and fiancée’s daughter on his payroll.
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1 week ago |
washingtonpost.com | Meryl Kornfield |Lisa Rein
Trump oversight picks include scandal-hit ex-lawmaker, antiabortion lawyer (washingtonpost.com) Trump oversight picks include scandal-hit ex-lawmaker, antiabortion lawyer By Meryl Kornfield; Lisa Rein 2025052809001300 President Donald Trump's pick to investigate waste, fraud and abuse at the Labor Department, Anthony D'Esposito, is a former Republican congressman who lost his New York seat after he was accused of putting his mistress and his fiancée's daughter on his payroll. The inspector...
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1 week ago |
washingtonpost.com | Meryl Kornfield |Lisa Rein
At Veterans Affairs, plan for sweeping cuts tanks morale (washingtonpost.com) At Veterans Affairs, plan for sweeping cuts tanks morale By Meryl Kornfield; Lisa Rein 2025052709003700 Morale is plummeting inside the Department of Veterans Affairs as tens of thousands of employees prepare for deep staffing cuts, raising alarms among staffers, veterans and advocates who fear the reductions would severely damage care and benefits for millions of the nation's former service members. VA Secretary...
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2 weeks ago |
rsn.org | Hannah Natanson |Lisa Rein |Meryl Kornfield
The agency is abandoning an initiative aimed at preventing fraud, the latest example of a failed effort by Elon Musk’s disruptive cost-cutting team. The U.S. DOGE Service arrived at the Social Security Administration this year determined to slash staff and root out what it claimed was widespread fraud and wasteful spending — a mission Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team has pursued across the government.
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