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Judge orders Trump's name removed from the Kennedy Center
Rob Beschizza, Boing Boing
President Trump had his name added to the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, having stacked its board with cronies, then closed the center for "renovations" after credible performers began giving the fabled institution a wide berth. — Re…
May 29, 2026, 9:48 PM
Trump Admin Removed Treasury Official After She Objected to Printing $250 Bill with Trump’s Face
Jim Vorel, Jezebel
As if it needs to be said, it is plainly illegal under U.S. law for the Treasury to print a new $250 bill with Trump's face on it.
May 28, 2026, 2:22 PM
White House proposes NDAs for all US federal workers
Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English
Trump administration threatens legal action against employees who leak, aiming to curb information flow to journalists.
May 26, 2026, 7:32 PM
Trump administration proposes non-disclosure agreements for US federal workers
By Courtney Rozen, Yahoo Entertainment
By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) - U.S.
May 26, 2026, 1:58 PM
Tillis Compares Paxton Ethics Scandal To Dahmer's 'Diet Problems'
John Amato, Crooksandliars.com
Sen. Thom Tillis took apart Trump's endorsement of Ken Paxton in Texas by making one comparison that undoes any right wing propaganda in support of Paxton that Trump and his allies put forth. Sen. Tillis joined Jake Tapper on CNN and was asked how he felt whe…
May 25, 2026, 2:00 PM
Can Anything Stop Donald Trump’s Corruption?
John Cassidy, The New Yorker
The President’s stock dealing, $1.8-billion “anti-weaponization” slush fund, and grant of immunity from the I.R.S. demonstrate the need for major ethics reforms. John Cassidy reports.
May 25, 2026, 10:00 AM
Nancy Pelosi caught heat for $59M in trades over 3 years. Trump just disclosed up to $750M in 3 months.
Rudro Chakrabarti, Yahoo Entertainment
Nancy Pelosi disclosed about $59 million in trades over three years, which inspired a Senate bill bearing her name. But President Donald Trump disclosed up...
May 25, 2026, 10:00 AM
I'm Filing for Justice Samuel Alito's Disbarment
Christopher Armitage, Substack.com
A billionaire gave him a gift, then won billions in his courtroom. The federal system that should have stopped it has refused. Three state offices still can.
May 21, 2026, 2:35 AM
ICYMI, the Trump Admin Wants to Create a Slush Fund for Trump’s Biggest Suck-Ups
Danielle Han, Jezebel
At the top of minds over this grift-launch is the likelihood that it will be used to give handouts to Jan. 6 insurrectionists.
May 19, 2026, 1:28 PM
How the Trump administration has undermined the fight against public corruption
Ryan Lucas, NPR
At least 15 former elected officials and co-conspirators with corruption offenses have been pardoned by President Trump in the last year, undermining the fight against public corruption.
May 13, 2026, 9:00 AM
United Airlines And Boeing Paid For The Transportation Secretary’s New Reality Show
Gary Leff, Viewfromthewing.com
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s family road-trip reality show is pitched as a patriotic YouTube series for America’s 250th birthday. The problem is who helped fund it: companies including United, Boeing and Toyota — all with major business before the De…
May 9, 2026, 12:04 PM
Trump Crypto Projects Facing Lawsuit, Potential Ethics Crackdown, and More
Kyle Torpey, Gizmodo.com
World Liberty Financial is hitting choppy waters.
May 2, 2026, 3:00 PM
Trump Is Exposed Bending Key Policy to Benefit Himself
Cameron Adams, Daily Beast
Donald Trump changed course on a key policy of his administration after being influenced by business pals at one of his Florida golf clubs. Trump, 79, met...
Apr 16, 2026, 2:15 AM
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