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An emergency response plane is typically ready to deploy from Texas within an hour of any kind of chemical disaster.

Ohio’s state auditor Keith Faber said many investigations of fraud and corruption start with tips, and he wants money for training and personnel to catch more crimes.

Justice Department whistleblowers are calling on federal watchdogs and members of Congress to investigate what they call illegal and abusive government directives that chill diversity speech.

Bright says he was removed from his post as a high-ranking federal scientist focused on vaccines because of his reluctance to promote drugs such as hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients.

Cuyahoga County may make it easier for employees to report whistleblower complaints within county government. County council gave a first reading to revised reporting safeguards Monday evening. Councilman Dale Miller, a Democrat who introduced the measure, said it grew out of talks with county Inspector General Mark Griffin. The changes are intended to give potential whistleblowers more comfort in coming forward with complaints, Miller said.

On Friday, Trump shared a post that included the name of a former intelligence community official who many of the president's supporters believe is the whistleblower.

Legal experts say, however, there could be other consequences for the president, including the possibility of an article of impeachment.

An offer has been made to the House Intelligence Committee to open a direct channel between the whistleblower and Republicans as long as the questions do not compromise the individual's identity.

An eight-page letter from the White House to House leaders heightens the political and legal standoff between the two branches of government.

Attorney Mark Zaid, who is also part of the initial whistleblower's legal team, tells NPR that a new whistleblower has talked to the inspector general of the intelligence community.