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Viewpoint: Interior Secretary’s Move to ‘Enhance’ Ethics Could Legitimize Bad Behavior
Consolidating the department’s ethics programs in the Office of the Solicitor will benefit leadership, not the public.
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Play of the Day: The President's Busy Schedule
Amid reports that Donald Trump is not working hard, the White House released his schedule.
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Trump Officials Threatened With Fines, Jail Time Over Illegal Spending During Shutdown
Administration says it "will not apologize" or change course, despite warnings.
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House Democrats Probe Federal Officials’ Stays at Trump Properties
Lawmakers look into possible Emoluments Clause violations and potential waste of taxpayer funds.
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Play of the Day: More on Alabama and Hurricane Maps
Donald Trump tweeted quite a bit in defense of his comments about the path of Hurricane Dorian.
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Play of the Day: The President and Weather Maps
Donald Trump spoke in the Oval Office and had an interesting visual aid.
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Play of the Day: The President and Category 5 Hurricanes
There have been a few during his time in office, but he has curiously not heard of them.
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Trump Administration Announces Rollback Of Obama-era Methane Regulations
The unwinding of requirements that oil and gas companies tamp down on climate-warming methane leaks has big implications for Texas, the nation's petroleum king.
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Viewpoint: James Comey Gets a Taste of His Own Medicine
An inspector general says the former FBI director won’t be prosecuted, but scolds him harshly for his handling of documents. Hillary Clinton can probably relate.
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Officials Are Investigating 11 'Suspicious Deaths' at West Virginia VA Hospital
"These crimes shock the conscience," says Sen. Joe Manchin.
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Patent and Trademark Office Examiners Receive Monetary Awards With Insufficient Oversight
Some staff are allowed to make manual changes to their hours worked, while part-time patent examiners’ schedules are often not up to date in the awards calculation system.
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Viewpoint: Trump’s Unprecedented Fight to Withhold Information
The 45th president has again set himself apart—this time by resisting congressional oversight to an unparalleled degree.
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Office of Legal Counsel Is Illegally Withholding Opinions from Public Scrutiny, Suit Alleges
Plaintiffs argue that 25-year-old documents are vital to understanding the Trump administration's decisions and should be made public under the 2016 FOIA reform.
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5 Indicted for Alleged Scheme to Steal Millions From Military Members and Veterans
Potential victims of fraud and identity theft will be notified, and Defense will provide free credit monitoring services.
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2020 Democrats Have Plans to Add New Federal Agencies
Creating Peace and Cybersecurity departments are among the proposals.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Asks Why The Justice Department Went Easy on Big Banks
After an article by ProPublica and American Banker examining how Justice softened settlements with RBS and Barclays, the presidential candidate blasts settlements that let banks “evade accountability.”
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Watchdog Group Tallies 2,310 Conflicts of Interest Associated With President Trump’s Businesses
Report highlights an unprecedented mix of presidential affairs and personal business.
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Play of the Day: Joe Biden Gets a Key Early Endorsement
Dick Swett, a former New Hampshire Democratic representative, put his weight behind the former vice president.
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Play of the Day: The President And The Economy
After stock market losses, Donald Trump tweeted that the "consumers are in the best shape ever."
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