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FOIA Requests

Transparency

CREW requests documents on Betsy DeVos’s contributions to a university that shielded sexual assailants

In light of the Larry Nasser scandal, CREW requested records of communications between Betsy DeVos and representatives of Michigan State University that might have factored in her rollback of protections for sexual assault survivors.

FOIA Requests

Transparency

CREW Requests Documents on Betsy Devos’ Missing Ethics Agreement

CREW seeks copies of any records confirming Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has complied with her Ethics Agreement.

Investigations

Corruption

Republican Attorneys General group spent more than $75K at Trump businesses, filing shows

The Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) spent more than $75,000 total at two different properties owned by President Trump in the second half of 2017, according to the group’s most recent filing with the IRS

Reports

Corruption

The smear campaign against Mueller

This report examines the facts and law relating to seven major allegations regarding SCO conduct. Individually, these allegations are unfounded, as we detail below. Collectively, they amount to one of the most sustained smear campaigns against honest government officials since Senator Joe McCarthy’s attacks of the 1950’s.

Investigations

Money In Politics

Remembering Buckley’s mistakes

“Money is speech” our current campaign finance jurisprudence tells us. And while many consider the 2010 decision of Citizens United v. FEC as the source of that edict, it is actually much older.

Investigations

Money In Politics

Lobbyist with access to HHS Sec. Price loses clients following Price resignation

Congressional staffers who pass through the revolving door to join lobbying firms are often hot commodities for special interests seeking access to their former bosses.

CREW requests documents on Betsy DeVos’s contributions to a university that shielded sexual assailants

CREW Requests Documents on Betsy Devos’ Missing Ethics Agreement

Republican Attorneys General group spent more than $75K at Trump businesses, filing shows

The smear campaign against Mueller

Remembering Buckley’s mistakes

Lobbyist with access to HHS Sec. Price loses clients following Price resignation

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