Kenisa Barkai, who filed a whistleblower lawsuit against her former employer, says she threatened to alert state authorities to the problems in the long-beleaguered hospital.The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .WASHINGTON — Two weeks ago, Kenisa Barkai got an unexpected call, she said. It was her former employer, the Detroit Medical Center, asking her to come work for them as a nurse and wanting to discuss pay.The health system, hit hard by the surging...…Kenisa Barkai, who filed a whistleblower lawsuit against her former employer, says she threatened to alert state authorities to the problems in the long-beleaguered hospital.The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, and sign up for our newsletter, .WASHINGTON — Two weeks ago, Kenisa Barkai got an unexpected call, she said. It was her former employer, the Detroit Medical Center, asking her to come work for them as a nurse and wanting to discuss pay.The health system, hit hard by the surging...WW…

“It is wholly inappropriate for the State Department to dedicate its limited resources to voluntarily complying with Republican requests,” Sen. Ron Wyden wrote.WASHINGTON — The State Department has continued to turn over thousands of pages of records to Republican senators investigating former vice president Joe Biden and Ukraine during the coronavirus outbreak, prompting outcry from the top Democrat on one of the committees running the probe.In to the State Department on Wednesday, Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden said the department has provided Senate Republicans with more than 4,000 pages of...…“It is wholly inappropriate for the State Department to dedicate its limited resources to voluntarily complying with Republican requests,” Sen. Ron Wyden wrote.WASHINGTON — The State Department has continued to turn over thousands of pages of records to Republican senators investigating former vice president Joe Biden and Ukraine during the coronavirus outbreak, prompting outcry from the top Democrat on one of the committees running the probe.In to the State Department on Wednesday, Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden said the department has provided Senate Republicans with more than 4,000 pages of...WW…

Reviewing a summary obtained by BuzzFeed News, one expert said: “These look like incredibly important, excellent reforms."WASHINGTON — Congress is working on strengthening the laws that allow employees at US spy agencies to blow the whistle on wrongdoing, following efforts by President Donald Trump and his allies to expose and attack the intelligence official whose complaint sparked Trump’s impeachment.The Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee, which oversees the nation’s intelligence apparatus, has written bipartisan legislation that would fix gaps in the whistleblower process,...…Reviewing a summary obtained by BuzzFeed News, one expert said: “These look like incredibly important, excellent reforms."WASHINGTON — Congress is working on strengthening the laws that allow employees at US spy agencies to blow the whistle on wrongdoing, following efforts by President Donald Trump and his allies to expose and attack the intelligence official whose complaint sparked Trump’s impeachment.The Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee, which oversees the nation’s intelligence apparatus, has written bipartisan legislation that would fix gaps in the whistleblower process,...WW…

AdvertisementWASHINGTON — The office of former president Barack Obama privately blasted a congressional investigation into former vice president Joe Biden and his son, as well as alleged Ukrainian election interference, calling it an effort “to give credence to a Russian disinformation campaign,” according to a letter obtained by BuzzFeed News.In March, Obama’s office told the National Archives and Records Administration — which maintains presidential records — that a request from two top Republican senators for Obama administration documents related to Ukraine was improper.“It arises out...…AdvertisementWASHINGTON — The office of former president Barack Obama privately blasted a congressional investigation into former vice president Joe Biden and his son, as well as alleged Ukrainian election interference, calling it an effort “to give credence to a Russian disinformation campaign,” according to a letter obtained by BuzzFeed News.In March, Obama’s office told the National Archives and Records Administration — which maintains presidential records — that a request from two top Republican senators for Obama administration documents related to Ukraine was improper.“It arises out...WW…

The Justice Department and FBI have turned over to BuzzFeed News and CNN the from former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and President Donald Trump’s attempts to obstruct the inquiry.The documents include interview summaries from Trump adviser Jared Kushner, former campaign chair Paul Manafort, former deputy campaign manager Rick Gates, and former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon.Excerpts from some of the , known as FBI 302s, are sprinkled throughout Mueller’s , but many details were omitted. For example, interview...…The Justice Department and FBI have turned over to BuzzFeed News and CNN the from former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and President Donald Trump’s attempts to obstruct the inquiry.The documents include interview summaries from Trump adviser Jared Kushner, former campaign chair Paul Manafort, former deputy campaign manager Rick Gates, and former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon.Excerpts from some of the , known as FBI 302s, are sprinkled throughout Mueller’s , but many details were omitted. For example, interview...WW…