Federal watchdogs are asking lawmakers for help after Trump administration legal rulings appeared to sharply limit their ability to monitor more than $1 trillion in coronavirus relief programs — including huge payouts to protect businesses threatened by the pandemic. In a two-page letter to several House and Senate committees last week, but disclosed for the…
Amid President Donald Trump’s rapidly expanding campaign to assert more control over independent federal watchdogs, Trump’s pick to monitor the administration’s massive coronavirus economic rescue effort is vowing to protect the office’s “integrity and independence.” “If confirmed, I will conduct every audit and investigation with fairness and impartiality. I will be vigilant to protect the…