Tag: ethics
Government ethics office refuses to certify Wilbur Ross’ financial disclosure
“Trump’s own ethics watchdog today confirmed that Secretary Ross violated his ethics agreement and federal ethics laws by lying about stock holdings he was supposed to divest.”
Facing 17 ethics investigations and a subpoena from House Dems, Ryan...
"As the new Congress comes into session, Democrats must dig into the corruption at Trump's Interior Department that exploits our lands and waters for the benefit of corporate profits instead of the American people."
15 actions that can shut down Trump’s assault on immigrant families
Simply put, Trump’s plan is ethnic cleansing. Here are things you can do to help.
Ethics and empire: an open letter from Oxford scholars
Good and evil may be meaningful terms of analysis for theologians. They are useless to historians.
Ethics chief announces resignation due to Trump’s dubious conduct
Walter Shaub Jr. is not the first member of Trump's administration to resign due to ethics flaws.
Senators raise ethics concerns about Trump’s Deputy White House Counsel
Neither Passantino nor the White House has responded to the legislators’ letter.
Trump is hiring lobbyists and top ethics official says ‘there’s no...
In one case, an official working on energy regulation recently lobbied for oil and coal companies – but the White House won’t say whether he received an ethics waiver.
Congressman under criminal investigation for campaign finance violations
“Rep. Hunter has shown a blatant disregard for the rules, spending tens of thousands of dollars from his campaign for his personal benefit.”
Ethics professionals pen open letter: Trump’s cabinet nominations must be delayed
The Republican-controlled Senate is pushing hard to hold confirmation hearings for Trump’s cabinet picks, before their financial disclosure reports and ethics agreements are finalized.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Fact-check finds U.S. strikes killed about 115 people before Venezuela raid
PolitiFact says the administration has offered no evidence of drugs aboard the targeted vessels, while analysts and rights groups question the strikes' legality.