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BREAKING: Listen to this. Reporter: "Your husband bought stock in Elon Musk's xAI days before the Pentagon expanded its role. Can you assure us it wasn’t based on inside info?” Representative Lisa McClain: “100%. If it was, we would've bought a heck of a lot more." pic.twitter.com/0LmdjP9Keu — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) January 15, 2026
A stunning report reveals that Texas Rep. Jasmine may have taken a $17,500 international luxury trip that’s now sparking MAJOR ethics concerns.
The Wall Street Journal claimed Tesla’s board was quietly searching for Elon Musk’s replacement, but board chair Robyn Denholm says that’s completely false and WSJ knew it before publishing. Denholm directly denied the story, reaffirming Musk remains CEO and the board has full confidence in him. The article cited anonymous sources but admitted it wasn’t …
Washington — President Trump on Monday removed the director of the Office of Government Ethics, the independent agency responsible for overseeing ethics rules and financial disclosures for the executive branch. “OGE has been notified that the President is removing David Huitema as the director of OGE,” the office said in a notice on its website. …
Exclusive: House Ethics’ Venmo and PayPal records showing Gaetz allegedly paid two witnesses over $10k, obtained by ABC News: ABC previously reported the committee subpoenaed Venmo for Gaetz’ records More in our story: https://t.co/qqQoK4tp8q pic.twitter.com/c9Y7yVFSjY — Will Steakin (@wsteaks) November 20, 2024 The House Ethics Committee obtained records, including a check and records of Venmo …
Georgia’s attorney general said the state’s governor is not required to investigate members of the State Election Board amid ethics complaints over recent changes to election procedures. Georgia law “does not mean that a citizen can simply submit information to the governor” and trigger a hearing, Attorney General Chris Carr wrote in a Sept. 6 …
The Fulton County Board of Ethics reportedly declined to review two complaints against Fani Willis just before a meeting scheduled for their consideration Thursday. The board chose not to review the complaints because it found it lacks jurisdiction to enforce the code of ethics against Willis, as she is a state constitutional officer, according to …
The hypocrisy is evident in members like John Rutherford and David Joyce with staggering violations. The need for consistent accountability is clear. In the US, there are laws that prevent felons from voting. However, politicians who have broken anti-insider trading laws are allowed to serve on the House Ethics Committee. We have caught four of …
LaToya Cantrell faces charges for violating state ethics laws The New Orleans Democrat Mayor spent $29,000 of the city’s money on first class flight upgrades She previously came under fire for treating her guards like ‘servants’ and living rent-free in a government apartment just 3 miles away from her 500k home The 51-year-old politician claimed …
via dailycaller: The Federal Election Commission (FEC) cleared Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz of wrongdoing in August after a left-wing activist organization accused him of breaking campaign ethics laws, Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings show. FEC officials determined Cruz “did not personally benefit” from using campaign funds on Facebook ads to promote his book “One …
via WSJ: Federal ethics rules require executive-branch employees to recuse themselves when circumstance would cause a “reasonable person with knowledge of the facts to question his impartiality.” FTC ethics official Lorielle Pankey wrote in a 14-page memo dated Aug. 31, 2022 that Ms. Khan’s past statements about Meta were such a circumstance. “In my view, …
