Tag: ethics
Traders placed massive bets minutes before Trump Iran post raising insider...
Unusual oil and stock trades worth hundreds of millions of dollars occurred minutes before the president’s social media announcement about Iran peace talks, prompting calls for investigations into possible insider knowledge.
DHS buys two Gulfstream G700 jets for Noem and top officials...
Amid one of the longest government shutdowns, records show a $172 million contract for two “used” G700s as Democrats demand answers on funding and oversight.
More than a dozen US officials sold stocks before Trump’s tariffs...
Ethics experts say such trading undermines faith in government and the markets.
Calls mount to release ethics report as Matt Gaetz’s Attorney General...
Matt Gaetz’s abrupt resignation following his nomination as Attorney General has raised ethical and legal questions. Lawmakers and watchdogs demand answers as concerns mount over Gaetz’s past investigations and his potential confirmation.
Clarence Thomas’s undisclosed gifts from billionaire spark renewed calls for Supreme...
New revelations about undisclosed luxury travel raise fresh concerns over Justice Clarence Thomas’s ethics and call for urgent judicial reforms.
You aren’t voting for a 4-year presidency. You’re voting for a...
2024 could be described as the most consequential election in shaping the direction of the U.S. for generations. What will the history books read?
Biden to propose Supreme Court reforms: Ethics code and term limits...
This move comes amid growing public discontent with the court and recent scandals involving justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.
Ocasio-Cortez files impeachment articles against Justices Thomas and Alito amid ethics...
Liberal Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduces impeachment articles against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, citing undisclosed gifts and conflicts of interest.
Majority of Americans demand Supreme Court ethics investigations
A recent poll reveals overwhelming support for stricter ethical oversight of Supreme Court justices, transcending political lines.
Congress demands answers from Chief Justice Roberts on Supreme Court ethics...
Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamie Raskin press Chief Justice John Roberts on ethics standards amid controversies involving Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.
POPULAR
Watchdog reporting examines a pension officer’s fossil fuel trades and a fire truck monopoly
The Lever's latest investigations trace a California retirement chief's oil and gas stock trading and a spreading set of antitrust suits over who builds America's fire engines.
The Movement Against Big Tech’s Flock Cameras Transcends Partisanship—and It’s Winning
Much like the resistance to AI data centers, the opposition to Flock surveillance cameras has brought the left and the right together against billionaires who are trying to force America into becoming even more of a police state.
Trump announces capture of Maduro after U.S. military strikes on Venezuela, prompting congressional war...
As the captured Venezuelan leader was flown to New York to face federal charges, Senate Democrats moved to check what they called an unauthorized march toward another open-ended war.
As Trump’s Tariff War With Canada Drags On, This Border Community Suffers Without a...
Under an intensifying trade war, parts of northern Michigan are feeling the financial pain. But with a president intent on conflict and a congressman silent on the issue, these Michiganders see no sign of relief.
US declines to protect endangered monkeys used in medical research
The U.S. has again declined to protect endangered long-tailed macaques under the Endangered Species Act, allowing continued imports for biomedical research.