Corruption & Secrecy
Trump’s Foreign Income Soared Since Taking Office
President Donald Trump’s domestic businesses -- his golf courses, hotels, even his ice rink in Central Park -- have hemorrhaged money during his term, while his income from foreign projects in countries like India, Canada and Uruguay soared. The pattern is sounding alarm bells with both ethics experts and political observers who see the falling domestic revenue as a sign of Trump's increasing unpopularity ahead of an election year.
Accountability
Whitaker Didn’t Want Iowa to Buy American Steel
President Donald Trump’s hand-picked choice to lead the Justice Department once lobbied against a bill requiring state and local contractors in Iowa to use U.S.-manufactured steel, iron and other building materials, according to state records.
Corruption & Secrecy
Cohen Plea Lends Further Proof to Steele Dossier
President Donald Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty Thursday to lying to Congress about his work on a Trump business project in Russia, an admission that corroborated parts of the infamous dossier that detailed a conspiracy between the Kremlin and Trump’s campaign.
Environment
In Concession to Energy Industry, Zinke Allows Polluting Practice He Called ‘Wasteful’
The Interior Department last month rolled back Obama-era restrictions on methane “flaring” despite Secretary Ryan Zinke previously calling the practice “wasteful.”
Accountability
Kavanaugh Represented Company Accused of Mistreating HIV-Positive Prisoners
As an attorney in the late 1990s, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh defended a company accused of failing to provide treatment and adequate care to inmates dying of HIV and AIDS in Alabama prisons.
Accountability
Woodward: Pruitt Bypassed Protocol, Legal Review in Failed Coup Against Paris Agreement
Scott Pruitt once let himself into the Oval Office and asked President Donald Trump to sign off on withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement on the spot, according to a new book by Bob Woodward detailing the inner workings of the Trump White House.
Accountability
Interior Didn’t Disclose Zinke’s Trip to Istanbul, Where He Has Ties to Turkish Interests
Facing criticism of secrecy around Secretary Ryan Zinke’s schedule, the Interior Department pledged in early August it would release his calendar every week. It lasted all of three weeks.