Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
1
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1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Dr. Brian Monahan, the private doctor to lawmakers on Capitol Hill, resigned amid a military investigation of his office for a toxic work environment as well as staff complaints, including being ordered to cut lawmakers’ toenails as part of their medical duties.
asserted
Monahan → resign → duties
The Office of the Attending Physician of the Capitol, a nondescript set of rooms hidden in the basement of the historic building, dispenses discreet medical care to members of Congress, their staff, and Supreme Court justices.
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Office → hide → Congress
The office has always been led by a Navy physician.
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office → lead → physician
Monahan, who had held the post since 2009, is a two-star admiral.
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who → hold → 2009
But the doctor — who was personal physician to Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and who oversaw his care while he remained out of public view recovering from a stroke — faced allegations of misconduct related to what he ordered the sailors stationed under him to do as part of their duties.
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he → oversee → duties
One sailor stationed in the office told Navy Times that some of their duties included tasks “no one else wants to do,” such as: “cutting a congressman’s toenails or bringing their medication to their private residence at 3 a.m.”
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one → station → a.m.
They were also required to work 70- to 80-hour weeks and threatened with the loss of bonuses if they complained too much.
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they → require → bonuses
“We usually worked 12-hour shifts, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., with duty every other day,” a former Navy hospital corpsman assigned to the office told the outlet.
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corpsman → work → outlet
“On duty days, if Congress stayed in session late, the duty crew stayed, too, sometimes until about 4 a.m.
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crew → stay → a.m.
We still had to be back for a regular 6 a.m. shift.”
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We → have → shift
Additionally, there were questions about whether Monahan’s office dispensed medications to lawmakers and their staff without prescriptions, causing a “health and safety” risk.
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office → be → risk
The public version of the report does not give many specifics and includes numerous redactions.
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version → give → redactions
But it found that some prescription drugs, including sleep aids and pain medication, were not properly inventoried or tracked.
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drugs → find → aids
The lack of procedure meant the office assumed “health and safety risks because clinical and prescribing practices were not monitored,” the report found.
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report → mean → risks
Lawmakers can be treated for any medical need by the office, including routine physicals, immunizations, minor first aid, and stabilization in the case of a medical emergency.
asserted
Lawmakers → treat → emergency
The office can also write out routine prescriptions, coordinate referrals to outside specialists, and dispense vaccinations ahead of overseas travel.
Additionally, the office is responsible for planning and responding to disasters that may involve the Capitol.
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that → write → Capitol
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