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Ethics & Reform

CREW calls for congressional leadership to investigate potential violations of the Anti-Deficiency Act

Congress should investigate the executive branch’s potential violations of the Anti-Deficiency Act during the government shutdown.

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Ethics & Reform

CREW, 9 groups call on the House to advance the Restore Trust in Congress Act

CREW and 9 groups, including Campaign Legal Center, Issue One and Project on Government Oversight, sent a letter urging members of the House of Representatives to cosponsor the Restore Trust in Congress Act.

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Transparency

CREW and partner groups demand transparency around shutdown plans

As America faces the increasing possibility of a government shutdown, CREW and partner groups sent an open letter to the Director of the OMB and the heads of executive departments and agencies urging each agency to ensure full transparency to American taxpayers during any impending lapse in appropriations.

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Ethics & Reform

CREW urges the Judicial Conference to address the independence of the U.S. Marshals Service

The Judicial Conference should use its September 2025 meeting to address the role of the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) in preserving judicial independence.

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Democracy

CREW supports congressional effort to end D.C. takeover

Congress should pass House Joint Resolution 115, which would terminate the emergency in Washington, D.C. declared by Trump.

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Ethics & Reform

CREW, 10 groups call on House to support bipartisan ban on congressional stock trading

It’s time to ban congressional stock trading, once and for all.

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Policy & Reform

Congress: Hold a hearing on $400 million Qatar jet gift

Congress should hold a hearing to assess Trump's plan to accept a $400 million jet from Qatar, which raises serious corruption and national security risks.

Letters

Policy & Reform

Letter to Congress: 25 groups urge increased funds for judicial security

As judges confront increasing threats, CREW and 24 other groups sent a letter to the House and Senate appropriations committees urging legislators to bolster appropriations for judicial security and reject efforts to undercut the judiciary’s independence.

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Money in Politics

The Trump administration’s attacks on federal funding have escalated over first 100 days

The Trump administration’s apparent disregard for the funding levels set by Congress strips Congress of its power of the purse and sets the stage for the administration to claim that it cannot carry out other laws.

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Transparency

CREW alerts agencies to potential Signal group records act violations

NARA should take immediate action to ensure agency officials and heads at the State, Defense and Treasury Departments, as well as the CIA and Office of the Director of National Intelligence, immediately stop using Signal or personal devices for government business and stop destroying records using Signal’s auto-delete function unless these records are properly preserved.

Letters

Policy & Reform

39 groups call on Congress to reject bill insulating presidents from legal accountability

Congress should reject The PEPPER Act which represents a dangerous step towards making the president a king.

Letters

Transparency

Shutting down the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database appears to violate records law

The Trump administration decommissioned the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database (NLEAD) in an apparent violation of federal law

CREW calls for congressional leadership to investigate potential violations of the Anti-Deficiency Act

CREW, 9 groups call on the House to advance the Restore Trust in Congress Act

CREW and partner groups demand transparency around shutdown plans

CREW urges the Judicial Conference to address the independence of the U.S. Marshals Service

CREW supports congressional effort to end D.C. takeover

CREW, 10 groups call on House to support bipartisan ban on congressional stock trading

Congress: Hold a hearing on $400 million Qatar jet gift

Letter to Congress: 25 groups urge increased funds for judicial security

The Trump administration’s attacks on federal funding have escalated over first 100 days

CREW alerts agencies to potential Signal group records act violations

39 groups call on Congress to reject bill insulating presidents from legal accountability

Shutting down the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database appears to violate records law

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