Tag: Ethics

U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, a Democrat, talks to reporters after signing her qualifying paperwork to run for re-election on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, in Baton Rouge, La. Landrieu is seeking a fourth term. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte)

Beltway Confidential

Louisiana Democrats try to attack GOP opponent, end up embarrassing own candidate

Ashe Schow · August 24, 2014 3:42 pm

Politico's Ken Vogel reports Thursday that CREW has been taken over by David Brock and will likely become part of his partisan operation. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Ethics watchdog to become Democratic lapdog: report

Charles Hoskinson · August 14, 2014 1:44 pm

CIA Director John Brennan apologized to Senate Intelligence Committee leaders before Congress left for its August recess and set up an "accountability board" to weigh potential disciplinary action for those involved in the Senate snooping. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

National Security

20 watchdog groups call for Brennan’s resignation

Susan Crabtree · August 13, 2014 4:56 pm

New ethics rules for NY counselors of veterans

Michael Virtanen · August 12, 2014 2:53 pm

The IRS is far from the only federal agency with a major problem preserving employee emails in which official business is discussed. (iStock Photo)

Beltway Confidential

More scandals with lost emails are ahead if Congress doesn’t enforce the record-keeping laws on the books

Mark Tapscott · June 29, 2014 12:59 am

Ad: Bishop’s Buy-Off

Michael Warren · June 27, 2014 11:45 am

Republican candidate for governor Rob Astorino leaves a news conference outside the Capitol on Monday, June 16, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. Astorino unveiled a 10-point ethics proposal on Monday. He says eight-year term limits for statewide elected leaders and legislators and a three-month legislative session would discourage the insider politics that he says has caused a "staggering" level of government corruption in Albany. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Astorino ethics plan: Term limits, shorter session

David Klepper · June 16, 2014 8:22 pm

Assemblyman faces staff cut over ethics findings

Michael Virtanen · June 11, 2014 8:33 pm

State Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, gives a thumbs up to Sen. Bill Berryhill, R-Twain Harte, unseen, after he voted for Hill's campaign reform measure at the Capitol in Sacramento,Calif., Monday, June 9, 2014. By a 35-1 vote the Senate approved Hill's SB831, that creates new disclosure laws for travel-related gifts and bans elected official from requesting payments be made on their behalf to nonprofit organizations. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Senate approves tighter gift bans, ethics rules

Judy Lin · June 10, 2014 1:59 am

Ex-Interior Department official accused of harassment, favoritism

Kelly Cohen · June 9, 2014 10:07 pm

Ethics investigation against Florida-run insurer underway

Kelly Cohen · June 5, 2014 10:24 pm

A General Services Administration executive responsible for intelligence agency customers went to China for a year -- without telling anyone.ÃÂ

National Security

GSA exec with top-secret clearance had a checkered history

Kelly Cohen · June 4, 2014 4:04 pm