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Ethics Complaint Filed to Force Trump's Covid-19 Vaccine Czar—a Former Pharma Exec—to Submit to Ethics Rules

U.S. President Donald Trump listens as Moncef Slaoui, the former head of GlaxoSmithKlines vaccines division, speaks about coronavirus vaccine development in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 15, 2020 in Washington, DC. Dubbed "Operation Warp Speed," the Trump administration is announcing plans for an all-out effort to produce and distribute a coronavirus vaccine by the end of 2020. (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

'Oh, Hi, Corruption': Trump Organization Seeks Rent Relief for DC Hotel From Trump Administration

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

The Trump International Hotel on its first day of business September 12, 2016, in Washington, D.C.

"Whoever would have imagined this relationship would prove complicated and fraught? Oh, right, the Founders. Who prohibited it. In the Constitution."

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Trump: Taxpayer Bailout for My Hotels Is Capitalism, But Ordering Industries to Produce Medical Supplies Is Un-American Socialism

Jon Queally, staff writer

US President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at the White House on March 22, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo: Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty Images)

"Throughout this crisis Trump and Republicans in Congress have made it clear...

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'As Corrupt as It Gets': Oil Lobbyist Turned Interior Chief Proposes Giving 'Coveted' Contract to Ex-Client

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

David Bernhardt

Critics called on Congress to open an investigation immediately.

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Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao

'The Road to Tyranny Is Paved With Corrupt Intentions': Transportation Secretary Chao Still Profiting From Asphalt-Construction Giant

Trump-Proofing the Presidency

'Trump-Proofing the Presidency': New Report Details How to Stymie the Next Deeply Unethical Person Elected to the White House

Confront Corruption and Demand Democracy

'Our Democracy Is Under Attack': Broad Coalition Hosts 175+ Anti-Corruption Vigils Nationwide

Ivanka, Jared

"Humble Public Servants"? While "Unpaid" by White House, Trump Advisers Jared and Ivanka Hauled in at Least $82 Million Last Year

Warren

Vowing to 'Padlock Revolving Door' in DC, Warren Teases New Anti-Corruption Legislation

Scott Pruitt, Courtside Seats, Corruption, and—Oh, Yeah—the Destruction of the Planet

Ivanka Trump at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games

Ivanka's Ethical Conflicts Under Scrutiny Again Amid New Trademarks in China

Trump bribes protest

'Shameless Self-Dealing': Report Shows President's Businesses Earned Millions From Spending by Trump Campaign

condo

Calls for Pruitt to Resign After Reports of 'Sweetheart' Rental From Energy Lobbyist's Wife

As Corruption Lawsuit Proceeds, Trump's Hotel Marked 'Crime Scene' in Latest Projected Protest

'Not Above the Law': In Historic Ruling, Federal Judge Rules Corruption Suit Against Trump Can Proceed

Jared Kushner

After Public Outcry, White House Ethics Office Probes Suspicious Loans to Kushner Companies

Newswire

Open Markets Institute

To Protect Democratic Rule of Law, Privacy, and Public Health, the Biden Administration Should Immediately Move to Block Google Takeover of Fitbit

350.org

Justice Amy Coney Barrett Should Join Colleague in Recusal Due to Deep Ties to Fossil Fuel Industry

Western Values Project

Trump’s Corrupt Interior Department Rewards Powerful Big Oil Lobby Group’s Wishes

Accountable.US

Report: Coney Barrett Sided with Corporations Over People 76% of the Time

Public Citizen

Virtual Town Hall: End the Open Secret of Insider Trading in Congress

Public Citizen

Vaccine Czar Should Be Subject to Conflict of Interest Code, Groups Say in Ethics Complaint

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Julianne Tveten

Trump’s Pick Could Move VOA Further Right—But It’s Never Been an Independent Outlet

Erika González, Sriram Madhusoodanan

Meet the Big Polluters Sponsoring COP25

Jill Richardson

The EPA’s War on Science Continues

Alison Rose Levy

The Incredible Belief That Corporate Ownership Does Not Influence Media Content

Tom Engelhardt

On the Precipice: The Collective Asteroid of Human History

Jim Hightower

Why Would We Trust Plutocrats to Save Us From Plutocracy?

Jesse Jackson

As Climate Crisis Thrashes Planet, Never a Leader So Divorced From Reality as Trump

Ryan Cooper

Donald Trump Is Picking Your Pocket

Rob Boston

Federal Appeals Court Green Lights Discrimination Against Non-Theists

Alexander Sammon

Progressives Shouldn’t Be Interested in John Hickenlooper for Senate