This week, the first lady made at least $100,000 in royalties from photos of the Trump family, a look at the businesses tied to the new head of the nation’s consumer protection bureau and Environmental Protection Agency Chief, Scott Pruitt, resigns.
Continue readingThis Week in Conflicts: Taxpayer Spending at Trump Properties, the Kushners and Trumps Back Out of a Deal and How Trump is Leaving His Mark on a Presidential Keepsake
This week, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, campaign finance reports and other documents reveal political groups and taxpayers have spent at least $16 million at Trump-branded properties since President Donald Trump said he was running for president and the Kushner Companies and the Trump Organization will no longer be partners on an oceanfront development at the Jersey Shore.
Continue readingThis Week in Conflicts: Chinese Win Another Trump Contract, Russian Cash Sales for Trump Properties and Broken Promises from Wilbur Ross
This week, a Chinese government owned construction company was awarded another contract for work on the Trump-branded golf club being built in Dubai, an investigation traced millions in cash payments for Trump properties made by people connected to Russia or former Soviet republics and a closer look at Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross’ business ties.
Continue readingHow to participate in the Sunlight Foundation’s review
Former staff, contractors, or collaborators of the Sunlight Foundation are invited to provide feedback about your time working with Sunlight. Here's how to express your interest.
Continue readingSpate of anti-protest bills target social justice infrastructure
Not content to simply take aim at individual protesters, some Republican state legislators seem to be setting their sights this year on progressive institutions that have long been a thorn in conservatives’ side.
Continue readingThis Week in Conflicts: New York Attorney General sues Trump Foundation, Congress asks for more power on emoluments
This week, the New York State Attorney General is suing the Trump Foundation, the latest on two emoluments lawsuits against President Donald Trump, and Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are making millions while working as "unpaid advisors".
Continue readingThis Week in Conflicts: A possible deal for ZTE, Pruitt talks Chick-fil-A for his wife, plus Kushner’s dad on the meeting with Qatar
This week, the U.S. Department of Commerce is working with Chinese telecommunication company ZTE on a billion-dollar deal, emails show Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt inquired about a Chick-fil-A franchise for his wife, and Jared Kushner’s father, Charles, says his meeting with Qatari finance minister was “wrong.”
Continue readingThis Week in Conflicts: New trademarks in China and a call for investigation, plus a Kushner company seeks investment from a Saudi-backed fund
This week, President Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, received new trademarks from China for her collection of businesses, Democratic lawmakers are asking for an ethics investigation into the president’s ties to China and Jared Kushner’s tech company is asking for money from a Saudi-backed fund.
Continue readingThis Week in Conflicts: “Lobbying” gets more literal, a Qatari-backed bailout for Kushner, and what you might have missed in the president’s financial disclosure
This week, a breakdown of who is spending money at President Donald Trump’s Washington D.C. hotel, a possible bailout for Kushner Companies from a Canadian firm with ties to Qatar, and more details from President Trump’s most recent financial disclosure reveal how his businesses are doing.
Continue readingOur process for reviewing Sunlight’s history
The first step of our process is a Board-overseen review of Sunlight’s history. As members of the Board of Directors of the Sunlight Foundation, today we are sharing our framework for that review.
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