The issue focused on how some government scientists are spending public money.

A federal official has been caught paying an illegal immigrant to claim tax credits. The official is under investigation.

And a political action committee made public financial records that show it spent more than $3 million in legal fees and court costs trying to stop Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.

It was the last day of the election, and political reporter Mike Memoli says he got a call from his editor.

"I said,