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The Hatch Act
Several officials have been reprimanded for violating the Hatch Act, but the problematic political behavior continues with no signs of stopping.
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Trump-proofing the presidency
President Trump’s election marked the start of an ethics crisis in the United States government. In this report, we propose urgently needed reforms to address the problems that have arisen as a result of President Trump’s refusal to abide by ethics rules and norms.
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A bitter pill: how big pharma lobbies to keep prescription drug prices high
The number of companies lobbying on drug pricing has more than quadrupled over the past five years.
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Why President Trump can’t pardon his way out of the Special Counsel and Cohen investigations
Many have speculated that President Trump might “pardon his way out” of the Mueller investigation and the investigation of his attorney Michael Cohen. CREW lays out in this report why such a pardon strategy is fatally flawed.
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The travels of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin
Mnuchin took eight separate trips on military aircraft at a total cost of nearly $1 million.
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The smear campaign against Mueller
This report examines the facts and law relating to seven major allegations regarding SCO conduct. Individually, these allegations are unfounded, as we detail below. Collectively, they amount to one of the most sustained smear campaigns against honest government officials since Senator Joe McCarthy’s attacks of the 1950’s.