Corruption, conflicts and chaos: The shady reality of the Trump administration’s record on open government at six months.
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How we’re tracking President Trump’s conflicts of interest
We've built a comprehensive database of President Donald J. Trump's potential conflicts of interest. Now, we hope you'll help us improve and monitor his unprecedented monetization of the presidency and enduring foreign and domestic entanglements.
Continue readingUnprecedented secrecy in the Senate on health care bill is bad for democracy
The road to rebuilding public trust in Congress is paved with transparency and accountability to constituents, not secrecy. Every U.S. Senator should insist upon regular order, not sacrifice openness on the altar of naked legislative power.
Continue readingHow should history measure the Obama administration’s record on transparency?
Over the past seven years, we have both acknowledged this administration’s progress on open government and decried its failures.
Continue readingThe Fiscal Cliff Process was an Atrocious, Secretive Mess
As we expected, the culmination of the “fiscal cliff” negotiations was a rush to the finish line, in which policies... View Article
Continue readingSunlight Discusses Fiscal Cliff on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal
This morning the Sunlight Foundation's Senior Fellow Lee Drutman joined Washington Journal to discuss the "fiscal cliff" and his analysis of the many powerful interests lobbying on this issue.
Continue readingMore Secrecy for Private Jet Owners
Why is Congress trying to make it harder to see where private jets are flying? Deep in the embattled FAA... View Article
Continue readingWelcome News
Here’s some welcome news. Yesterday, President Obama issued a memo calling on his administration to conduct what The Atlantic’s Marc... View Article
Continue readingThe Secret House of Congress
In a reiteration of just about everything we cover here at Sunlight, Congressional Quarterly released a terrific article examining the... View Article
Continue readingShredding Party?
With the Bush Administration winding down, ProPublica asks a good question, “What documents can the White House put in the... View Article
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