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Academics talked about bioethics and the potential for technology to advance the physical and mental capabilities of human beings. They also spoke about technology’s potential for both…

Walter Shaub, former director of the Office of Government Ethics, outlined ways to strengthen executive ethics rules. Mr. Shaub criticized the Trump administration for not adhering to ethical…

Sharyl Attkisson talked about her book The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote, in which she reports on how smear…

Representative Ken Buck (R-CO) talked about his book, Drain the Swamp: How Washington Corruption is Worse than You Think, about corruption in Washington and his plans for reform.…

Mark Zupan talked about his book Inside Job: How Government Insiders Subvert the Public Interest, in which he argues that government insiders, such as elected officials, bureaucrats, and…

Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivers remarks at the Ethics and Compliance Initiative’s conference. He vowed to turn back violent crime, hold people responsible for corporate misconduct,…

Alabama Media Group’s Leada Gore, speaking by phone, discussed Governor Robert Bentley’s (R-AL) decision to resign amid impeachment proceedings over ethics violations.

Panelists talked about conflict of interest concerns raised about President Trump and his family after his inauguration in January 2017. The panelists discussed ways the Trump…

Representative Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) continued his effort to review President Trump’s tax returns by filing a privileged resolution calling for their release. The resolution says the…

Elizabeth Hempowicz of the Project on Government Oversight discussed the rights of and current protections afforded to whistleblowers.

Sean Spicer briefed reporters and responded to questions on a variety of issues, including U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Gorsuch’s criticism of President Trump’s attacks on judges and presidential…

Panelist presented recommended best practices for social media use by health care attorneys and law firms. “Will You Be My Friend (and Can I Be Your Lawyer)? Legal Ethics and Social Media for the…

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) called for an ethics investigation into the health care-related stock investments of Representative Tom Price’s (R-GA), President-elect Trump’s…

Kristina Peterson talked about House Republicans' decision to scrap the House Judiciary Committee’s effort to put the independent Office of Congressional Ethics under the oversight of the…

Press Secretary Josh Earnest briefed reporters and responded to their questions on a variety of topics, including Republican efforts to make changes to the ethics process on Capitol Hill and the…

Billy House was interviewed by video from Capitol Hill about the House rules package being debated in the House of Representatives that day.

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Deputy Director William Werkheiser testified at a hearing on cases of data manipulation at his agency between and 1996 and 2014. An internal investigation of a…

Headlines from the day’s newspapers were read and telephone lines, divided between Trump supporters and all others, were open for viewer comments on the question if they had concerns about…

Melissa Yeager talked about her work tracking President-elect Donald Trump’s possible conflicts of interest related to his business holdings, as well as how he could address these conflicts before…

Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) spoke about potential conflicts of interest for President-elect Donald Trump due to his international business interests and called upon him to divest himself of…