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The Trump Administration Is Trying to Erase Its Own History
David A. Graham, The Atlantic
If a new legal opinion stands, Donald Trump will be on track to become one of the most poorly documented presidents ever.
Apr 8, 2026, 7:22 PM
Pete Hegseth Blocks Promotions in Middle of War for Dumbest Reason
Edith Olmsted, The New Republic
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s rampant racism and sexism extends farther than we previously knew. Hegseth has made efforts to block or delay the promotion of more than one dozen female and Black officers across the Army, Air Force, Navy, and the Marines, ac…
Apr 3, 2026, 2:25 PM
House panel finds Florida Democrat guilty of ethics violations
Barbara Sprunt, NPR
The House Ethics Committee has found evidence that Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick violated House rules. This comes after the panel held a rare public hearing to review investigations into allegations against the Florida Democrat.
Mar 27, 2026, 3:32 PM
You Can Prob Guess Who Just Blocked 2 Women and 2 Black Officials from Their Pentagon Promotions
Danielle Han, Jezebel
Unfortunately, you can probably also guess who reportedly didn’t want to “stand next” to a Black female officer at military events.
Mar 27, 2026, 12:28 PM
With boom in prediction markets, some lawmakers worry about how to police themselves
Luke Garrett, NPR
House and Senate ethics committees give no financial disclosure guidance on event contracts or prediction markets — unlike stock, cryptocurrency and bond trades.
Mar 14, 2026, 10:00 AM
From ProPublica, a database of financial disclosures...
Jason Kottke, kottke.org
From ProPublica, a database of financial disclosures from the Trump regime’s political appointees. “Use this database to explore potential conflicts of interest
Mar 5, 2026, 6:49 PM
Trump would like the government he leads to pay him billions
Carrie Johnson, NPR
President Trump is asking the federal government for billions of dollars in damages, putting his own Justice Department on the spot and creating an unprecedented ethical morass.
Feb 18, 2026, 5:00 PM
ICE, CBP Knew Facial Recognition App Couldn’t Do What DHS Says It Could, Deployed It Anyway
Tim Cushing, Techdirt
The DHS and its components want to find non-white people to deport by any means necessary. Of course, “necessary” is something that’s on a continually sliding scale with Trump back in office, which means everything (legal or not) is “necessary” if it can help…
Feb 12, 2026, 6:42 PM
The System Of Checks And Balances Doesn’t Work When One Branch Refuses To Play By The Rules
Tim Cushing, Techdirt
Technically — TECHNICALLY! — we still have a system that relies on three co-equal branches to ensure that any single branch can’t steamroll the rest of the system (along with the nation it’s supposed to serve) to seize an unequal amount of power. Technically.…
Feb 11, 2026, 6:58 PM
Beware: Government Using Image Manipulation For Propaganda
Josh Richman, Techdirt
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem last week posted a photo of the arrest of Nekima Levy Armstrong, one of three activists who had entered a St. Paul, Minn. church to confront a pastor who also serves as acting field director of the St. Paul Immigra…
Feb 2, 2026, 11:41 PM
White House faces questions over UAE royal's investment in Trump family's crypto firm
Lucien Bruggeman, David Brennan, ABC News
President Donald Trump's administration is under growing pressure from congressional Democrats related to conflict of interest concerns over the Trump family's business.
Feb 2, 2026, 3:24 PM
Six senators accuse deputy attorney general of “glaring” crypto conflict
Corey G. Johnson, Salon
An investigation found Todd Blanche owned at least $159,000 in related assets when he shut down crypto probes.
Jan 31, 2026, 11:00 AM
Complaint accuses Trump’s criminal attorney of “blatant” crypto conflict in his role at DOJ
Corey G. Johnson, Salon
Todd Blanche ordered changes to crypto prosecutions while owning more than $150,000 in digital assets.
Jan 24, 2026, 11:00 AM
Ilhan Omar’s hubby’s $30M firm quietly scrubs names from website – as ‘Squad’ member faces mounting questions on sudden wealth amid Minnesota welfare fraud
Gabrielle Fahmy, Geoff Earle, New York Post
The Jimmy Choo wearing socialist introduced the MEALS Act to Congress in 2020, relaxing oversight of children's meals programs and paving the way for the scheme the feds said could top $9 billion.
Dec 27, 2025, 2:18 PM
Scores of government statisticians are gone, leaving data at risk, report says
MIKE SCHNEIDER, Yahoo Entertainment
The ranks of U.S. government statisticians have been gutted in the past year due to layoffs and buyouts. One agency lost 95% of its staff, while others...
Dec 10, 2025, 10:12 PM
438 Reasons to Doubt that David Sacks Should Work for the Federal Government
Mike Pearl, Gizmodo.com
His investments may expose him to conflicts of interest. They also probably distort common sense.
Dec 1, 2025, 10:00 AM
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says he's stepping away from public life after Epstein emails surface
Shubhangi Goel, Business Insider
Senator Elizabeth Warren says Harvard should sever ties with Summers, who teaches economics at the university.
Nov 18, 2025, 3:46 AM
Ex-Harvard president Larry Summers steps back from public role after Epstein email release
BBC News
The former US treasury secretary says he is "ashamed" of his emails to Jeffrey Epstein.
Nov 18, 2025, 2:24 AM
Ex-Fed Governor Kugler faced ethics probe before she resigned
Amara Omeokwe, Yahoo Entertainment
Kugler also faced a probe by the Fed’s internal watchdog related to her recent financial disclosures before stepping down in August, according to a document ...
Nov 15, 2025, 2:39 PM
Kristi Noem-linked firm secretly got money from $220 million DHS ad contracts
Justin Elliot, Joshua Kaplan, Alex Mierjeski, Salon
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has ties to Noem and her aides.
Nov 15, 2025, 11:00 AM
New report exposes massive corruption in Kristi Noem's Department of Homeland Security
NBC, Yahoo Entertainment
Jen Psaki shares new bombshell reporting from Pro Publica on the unseemly ties between Department of Homeland Security insiders and companies paid hundreds...
Nov 15, 2025, 4:20 AM
Epstein emails with author Wolff raise journalism ethics questions: Experts
Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English
While journalists build ties with sources to obtain information, scholars say certain boundaries must be maintained.
Nov 14, 2025, 5:57 AM
Conservative Judge Resigns Rather Than Stay Silent On Trump’s Constitutional Assault
Mike Masnick, Techdirt
Reagan-appointed federal judge Mark Wolf has resigned from the bench in Massachusetts, and his explanation is blunt: he can no longer bear the ethical constraints that prevent judges from speaking out publicly while Trump dismantles the rule of law. This does…
Nov 12, 2025, 5:35 PM
Federal Websites Are Plastered With MAGA Propaganda. Is It Legal?
Ryan Bort, Rolling Stone
The Trump administration is plastering federal websites with propaganda blaming Democrats for the government shutdown. Does it violate the Hatch Act?
Nov 7, 2025, 1:00 PM