You forgot to include the word "again".
They're tossing scraps to keep people running in circles, getting their hopes up, and thus backing off with the pressure.
The goal, I am convinced, is to sideline everyone who cares about this, until she's dead. Then, they come out, crocodile tears at the ready, wringing their hands, with a stack of photocopied sheets that detail "how hard we tried, but it was a race against the clock, and those nasty democrats, blah blah blah, blah blah blah..."
What do you get when you mix cowardice and corruption?
Effective Government!
Welcome to the future. It gets worse from here on out.