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White House ballroom donations should be disclosed on lobbying disclosure reports

At least 23 reported contributors to the White House ballroom should have disclosed those donations as part of their regular lobbying disclosure filings.

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Corruption

Kristi Noem’s company was paid almost $140,000 by a pro-Noem group in 2024

In 2024, while Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem still served as governor of South Dakota, her personal company, Ashwood Strategies LLC, again received a cut of the money raised for a nonprofit that promotes her interests, according to a tax return obtained by CREW.

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Corruption

Trump’s unprecedented meddling has turned OGE into a revolving door

Eric Ueland is the fourth person to hold the top position at OGE this year, adding to a rapid series of politically motivated shake-ups.

Investigations

Corruption

Report suggests energy interests sought to secretly support EPA Administrator’s campaign

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s former campaign for governor was backed by two super PACs that spent millions supporting him. A recently released report suggests that donors tied to industries he now oversees in his EPA role may have sought to gain influence with him by secretly supporting the super PACs.

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Secret Service has spent nearly $100k at Trump properties

Continuing a troubling trend from President Trump’s first administration, the Secret Service spent nearly $100,000 in taxpayer money at Trump properties in the first months of his second term, according to records obtained by CREW through a Freedom of Information Act request.

Investigations

Transparency

OMB’s latest effort to conceal spending data

OMB should not be doling out funds behind closed doors and must make public the contents of legally binding spend plans that apportion fund. Full transparency is critical for effective oversight.

White House ballroom donations should be disclosed on lobbying disclosure reports

Kristi Noem’s company was paid almost $140,000 by a pro-Noem group in 2024

Trump’s unprecedented meddling has turned OGE into a revolving door

Report suggests energy interests sought to secretly support EPA Administrator’s campaign

Secret Service has spent nearly $100k at Trump properties

OMB’s latest effort to conceal spending data

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