Of all the many ethics controversies dogging the Trump administration, jet-setting cabinet officials may prove the most politically damaging.
Executive Branch
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Trump the Union-Busting Employer Will Now Dictate Nation’s Labor Policy
A litigious businessman with thousands of employees and a history of labor disputes is assuming the presidency. Will Trump’s worker policies create an ethical quagmire?
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Donald Trump’s Constitution
The multiple opportunities for the abuse of executive power
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Presidential Transition Demands Transparency
Experts agree that the presidential transfer of power should start now, but just as urgent is the need to strip back the veil of secrecy that has shrouded past transitions.
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Democratic Senators Up Pressure on SEC Disclosure
A handful of Democratic senators who sit on the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee have stepped up pressure on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to require corporations to comprehensively disclose their political spending, even though Congress limited the agency’s ability to do so in last year’s spending bill. Senators Elizabeth Warren of […]
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Is Obama Finally Getting Real on Money in Politics?
Campaign-finance reform advocates were on high alert during President Obama’s final State of the Union address Tuesday night, looking for any indication that Obama might finally take steps to curtail the influence of money in the political system. For months, reform advocates have been running a pressure campaign aimed at pushing the White House to […]
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Report: VA Outperforms Private Sector on Key Measures
A little-noticed report by a trio of leading research groups found the Veterans Health Administration outperforms private sector health providers on several key measures.
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National Security and the 2016 Election
Arriving in the era of the so-called Islamic State, the next presidential contest will focus on foreign policy. And only one candidate so far has any experience.
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In Fight Against ISIL, Obama Finds Himself Facing Michael Corleone’s Dilemma
He’d like to get out of the Middle East, but the actions of ruthless enemies draw him back.
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If Having a Foreign Policy Doctrine Is So Important, Why Won’t Hillary Clinton Spell Hers Out?
Unlike her former boss, she thinks it’s important to have one. She just isn’t prepared to say what hers is.
