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Ethics & Reform

Hold FAA Administrator Bedford accountable for skirting ethics standards

FAA official Bryan Bedford’s failure to clearly commit to recuse from Republic Airways matters raises serious ethics questions.

Letters

Corruption

Executive branch employees must be banned from prediction markets

OGE must regulate executive branch appointees and career civil servants’ use of prediction markets and institute a much needed ban.

Letters

Ethics & Reform

CREW sends letter to congressional leadership urging oversight over presidential incapacity

In light of recent events raising concerns about President Trump’s ability to continue serving as president, the need for Congress to develop an oversight process to determine presidential incapacity has never been stronger.

Letters

Transparency

DHS IG must investigate Trump ally getting ICE to detain the mother of his child

The DHS IG must investigate allegations that a longtime political ally of President Trump solicited and received assistance from ICE to take action to detain the mother of his child amidst a custody dispute.

Letters

Corruption

White House must reveal and resolve Jared Kushner’s financial conflicts of interest

Jared Kushner must file his legally required public financial disclosure report within 30 days of his appointment as Special Envoy for Peace.

Letters

Ethics & Reform

CREW sends letter to DHS OIG urging records preservation on lethal use of force

The DHS Office of Inspector General must instruct DHS, ICE and CBP to preserve all evidence and records related to DHS personnel’s use of lethal force, including digital data and text messages.

Letters

Policy & Reform

CREW, 7 organizations tell Congress: oppose the Stop Insider Trading Act

Congress should reject the Stop Insider Trading Act, which doesn't actively stop members of Congress from profiting off their offices.

Letters

Democracy

CREW, 18 groups call on Congress to oppose anti-democratic DC attorney general bill

CREW and 18 groups sent a letter urging members of Congress to oppose the District of Columbia Attorney General Appointment Reform Act of 2025.

Letters

Corruption

CREW urges House Ethics Committee to continue to investigate Rep. Cuellar’s alleged ethics violations

Congress must complete the bipartisan investigation of Representative Henry Cuellar’s alleged violations of federal criminal and ethics law that resulted in his indictment, despite him receiving a presidential pardon.

Letters

Ethics & Reform

Congress must investigate ICE shootings in Minnesota and other states

Congress should investigate the deployment of federal agents to Minnesota and an ICE agent's fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good.

Letters

Democracy

Five years on from January 6th, Congress must protect against President Trump’s attacks on democracy

We must learn from the January 6th attack on the Capitol, and Congress must act to protect our country from President Trump’s continued siege against democracy and our Constitution.

Letters

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.

Hold FAA Administrator Bedford accountable for skirting ethics standards

Executive branch employees must be banned from prediction markets

CREW sends letter to congressional leadership urging oversight over presidential incapacity

DHS IG must investigate Trump ally getting ICE to detain the mother of his child

White House must reveal and resolve Jared Kushner’s financial conflicts of interest

CREW sends letter to DHS OIG urging records preservation on lethal use of force

CREW, 7 organizations tell Congress: oppose the Stop Insider Trading Act

CREW, 18 groups call on Congress to oppose anti-democratic DC attorney general bill

CREW urges House Ethics Committee to continue to investigate Rep. Cuellar’s alleged ethics violations

Congress must investigate ICE shootings in Minnesota and other states

Five years on from January 6th, Congress must protect against President Trump’s attacks on democracy

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

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