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The Pentagon is planning to keep the National Guard deployed in Washington, DC through the entirety of Trump’s second term. That will cost hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars. abcnews.com/Politics/penta…

Jared Kushner's financial entanglements with foreign governments desperately need oversight given his enormously consequential role apparently setting American foreign policy. It's a good thing @RonWyden and @RepRobertGarcia are investigating. oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-rel…

President Trump's sons keep meeting with foreign government officials. This is not normal and we can't treat it that way. citizensforethics.org/reports-invest…

It sure looks like it pays to pay Trump. Reliance Industries paid the Trump Organization $10 million in fees. Then the Trump admin granted them a Venezuelan oil license and announced their partnership in opening a Texas oil refinery. citizensforethics.org/reports-invest…

The Trump administration has bypassed regular procedures to award more than $13 million in contracts to the company that helped organize Trump’s January 6th rally. nytimes.com/2026/03/18/us/…

Waste, fraud and abuse that stems from corruption and conflicts of interest is a national security problem. And that's exactly what's happening in the Trump administration—which we laid out in our testimony to Congress. citizensforethics.org/legal-action/t…

A technical glitch at the IRS is reportedly masking $51 million in campaign contributions to state-level election groups. DOGE cut a quarter of IRS staff, leaving the agency vulnerable to issues like this. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/m…

Anyone else curious what Reliance Industries paid Trump $10 million dollars for? It keeps getting wins from the Trump admin... citizensforethics.org/reports-invest…

"The U.S. becomes less safe and more corrupt every day Jared Kushner remains involved in our political system.” - Senator @RonWyden oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-rel…

Marco Rubio and the State Department should follow the Case Act and make international agreements publicly available, which they have failed to do thus far. So we're suing. citizensforethics.org/legal-action/l…

Labor Department Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito may have violated the law that limits the political activity of federal employees, undermining public trust in the Labor Department as job growth numbers continue to lag. govexec.com/oversight/2026…

For nearly five decades, senior executive branch officials and all presidential appointees have been required to file public financial disclosure statements. Jared Kushner is not an exception. citizensforethics.org/legal-action/l…

We can't overstate how outrageous it is that the president's company is continuing to explore and launch new foreign developments while he is in office. The conflicts of interest are simply staggering. nytimes.com/2026/03/20/wor…

In 2018, we filed an FEC complaint against dark money group Freedom Vote. Through our litigation and FOIA requests, we've been able to piece together the inside story of how the FEC investigated this group...and ultimately failed to hold it accountable. citizensforethics.org/reports-invest…

"We demand answers from the White House regarding the lack of separation between Mr. Kushner’s public role and private interests." We couldn't agree more. We need answers about Jared Kushner's conflicts of interest. thehill.com/homenews/admin…

How can Trump claim to be cracking down on fraud while he's also granting clemency to over 70 allies who were convicted of fraud? 🤔 nytimes.com/2026/03/19/us/…

We sued the State Department and Sec. of State Marco Rubio for failing to make international agreements publicly available. Not only does it violate the Case Act, it leaves Americans in the dark about foreign deals being made on their behalf. citizensforethics.org/legal-action/l…

Jared Kushner cannot get away with taking billions from foreign countries while setting US foreign policy. We demanded in a letter to the White House last week that Kushner that divest from Affinity and disclose his conflicts. Kushner has just 1 day left to comply.

20 White House cabinet members have directed at least $30M to Trump through political contributions, property visits, stock holdings and donations to White House-related funds since 2023. Talk about buying influence within the Trump administration. citizensforethics.org/reports-invest…

The 22nd Amendment couldn't be clearer: “No person shall be elected to the office of the president more than twice.”  75 years after its ratification, this constitutional limit is more important than ever. thehill.com/opinion/white-…