Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

CREW sues to block Jared Kushner from acting as Trump envoy

Jared Kushner is breaking the law by acting as one of the country’s top diplomats without undergoing Senate confirmation or ...
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Federal court sides with Common Cause and voters, ruling DOJ data demands violate voter privacy, states’ election authority

A federal court ruled that the DOJ’s campaign to consolidate sensitive voter data violates voter privacy and illegally ...
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Kimberly Guilfoyle’s financial disclosures

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White House official Peter Navarro’s book promotion likely violates ethics law

White House Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing Peter Navarro appears to have violated federal ethics law by using his official capacity to promote his book, according to a complaint CREW ...
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Growing judicial security risks deserve innovative solutions

In asking for more security funding for the Supreme Court, Justice Elena Kagan explained to Congress that “threats have come very close” for some justices, with Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett ...
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Trump’s taxpayer-funded propaganda ads violate multiple federal laws

The Trump administration’s reported use of Department of Homeland Security funds to finance a set of pro-Trump propaganda advertisements likely violated multiple federal laws, including appropriations ...
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Three things you need to know about Trump’s “pocket rescission” proposal

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The Trump Organization has announced 13 foreign developments since Trump won back the presidency

The Trump Organization has announced plans for 13 new international developments in nine foreign countries since Trump was reelected in 2024, according to CREW’s review of press releases, news reports ...
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CREW sues for records on noncitizen voting numbers

The federal government must respond to CREW’s Freedom of Information Act requests seeking records underlying the Trump administration’s claims about noncitizen voting. CREW filed a FOIA lawsuit and ...
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Why Trump’s voter roll consolidation attempts are illegal and other frequently asked questions

Since President Donald Trump took office for a second time, his administration has repeatedly attempted to interfere with elections, despite the fact that the Constitution makes it clear that states, ...
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CREW recommends transparency reform for when grand juries refuse to indict

The Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules should consider an amendment to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6 that would provide notice when a grand jury returns a “no bill,” meaning it has decided ...