Former Biden Admin Official Violated Ethics Rules By Holding Energy Stocks, Gov’t Watchdog Says
A former senior official at the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) violated federal ethics rules by improperly holding investments in major oil companies Exxon Mobil and Chevron, according to a report from the Interior Department's Office of Inspector General released Tuesday. It is being Tommy Beaudreau, who served as deputy director of the DOI […]
'Sotomayor Rule' exposes the Supreme Court's porous ethics code
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson recently dissented from most of her fellow judges and came out in support of an enforceable Supreme Court Code of Conduct to replace the unenforceable one issued by the Supreme Court late last year. in CBS News interview“There's nothing wrong with an enforceable rule,” the new judge said, which is “fairly […]
‘Woke’ DA sued by his own office for allegedly protecting ethics chief charged with felonies
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Stefanik files ethics complaint against Trump trial judge alleging Harris campaign paid his daughter’s company
Rep. Elise Stefanik filed a lawsuit against New York State Supreme Court Judge Juan Marchan for ethics violations over “unlawful conflicts of interest in the Manhattan sham trial against President Trump,” alleging that the Harris campaign has an “active new financial relationship” with a company partly owned by Marchan's daughter. The filing with the New […]
Ketanji Brown Jackson says she's open to an 'enforceable' Supreme Court code of ethics
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said in a new interview that she would consider upholding an “enforceable” mechanism for the Supreme Court's ethics code. CBS' Norah O'Donnell asked Jackson in an interview that aired on TV. “CBS News Sunday Morning” On whether she thinks President Biden has a problem with supporting binding rules for […]
House committee calls for investigation into potential ethics violations by Biden’s education secretary
ExclusiveThe House Education and Labor Committee is seeking an investigation into whether Education Secretary Miguel Cardona violated the Hatch Act with emails blaming Republicans for the failure of his administration's student loan forgiveness plan. The committee sent a letter to special counsel Hampton Dellinger on Tuesday about an email Cardona allegedly sent in July 2024 […]
‘Stop pretending’: Conservative activist wants Dems behind SCOTUS ethics rules to take their own medicine
A prominent conservative activist and philanthropist is speaking out against President Biden’s newly announced plan to overhaul the Supreme Court and impose ethics rules, saying if the president is “really serious” about such reforms he should start with Congress, where “the real corruption is.” On Monday, President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris signaled their […]
Ethics complaint filed against Justin Brannan over biting remarks
These were scathing rebukes. A New York City council member has been accused of ethics violations for mocking a fellow council member who was accused of biting a police officer during a protest against a homeless shelter. Brooklyn Borough Councilman Justin Brannan referred to Councilwoman Susan Chuang as “Susan Fang” and brought “false teeth” to […]
Lawmaker That Skipped Months of Session After Wife Had Baby Hit With Ethics Investigation
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Arizona State Sen. T.J. Shope, R-Coolidge, is requesting his chamber’s ethics officers hold one of his colleagues accountable for his poor attendance. Shope filed an ethics inquiry into what should be deemed appropriate statute for when an office is declared vacant due to a politician’s absences. Shope filed the letter […]
Top Dem plots tying SCOTUS funding to ‘enforceable’ ethics code amid Thomas, Alito controversies
The Senate’s top appropriations official is considering excluding Supreme Court operating funds from the fiscal 2025 spending bill and forcing the court to enforce ethics rules to access that money, following controversy over the political activities of the wives of Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito and gifts given to the justices by wealthy friends. […]