Pentagon sought to divert NIH funds for defense use, top House Democrat says
The Pentagon is attempting to divert billions of dollars from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to bolster the agency's budget, according to the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) in a statement Thursday said Trump administration officials only recently disclosed to Congress that the Defense Department signed an interagency agreement...
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) disclosed on Thursday that the Department of Justice has informed him that his phone conversations with a Virginia state legislator were wiretapped by federal agents in the spring. The congressman characterized the wiretap as part of a broader pattern of the DOJ targeting his political opponents, stating that it is "deeply concerning."
Subramanyam alleged that the investigation was part of a corruption probe into Louise Lucas, the president pro tempore of the Virginia state Senate, who has denied any wrongdoing. The wiretap occurred between March 6 and April 5, 2023, and was authorized by a federal judge. Subramanyam expressed his frustration, noting that the tap took place during the height of the redistricting referendum campaign in Virginia and while the Oversight Committee was calling for Pam Bondi's testimony in the Epstein investigation.
He requested clarification on how the information obtained through the wiretap was being used, questioning whether the DOJ was "keeping tabs on" him due to his involvement in the Oversight Committee.
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