Ethics Watchdog Unfurls

UK watchdog bans adverts featuring burning dollars

Posters from Islamic finance start-up Wahed Invest likely to cause ‘serious offence’, rules ASA

Financial Times - 6h

As Trump Praises Meta Decision, Tech Watchdogs Warn of Surge in Disinformation

While Republicans praised the move, some groups cautioned that effectively ending Meta’s fact-checking program would also lead to more conspiracy theories.

The New York Times - 9h

U.K. Competition Watchdog Prepares to Investigate Tech Giants Under New Rulebook

The regulator said it would open investigations into at least three types of tech platforms at the start of this year to work out which tech giants need to obey a new law governing the digital ...

The Wall Street Journal - 17h

Internal watchdog found Trump DOJ officials may have tried to influence 2020 election

DOJ officials during the first Trump administration may have leaked private information to media outlets in a bid to influence the 2020 election, a watchdog report says.

ABC News - 9h

U.K.'s anti-corruption minister refers herself to ethics watchdog over links to ousted Bangladeshi PM

A British Treasury minister has referred herself to the U.K. government’s ethics watchdog over links to ousted Bangladeshi PM

NBC News - 20h

Judiciary won’t refer Clarence Thomas, Ketanji Brown Jackson to DOJ over ethics

The federal judiciary’s policymaking body will not refer allegations that Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson violated federal ethics laws to the Justice Department. In ...

The Hill - 4d

FBI checks, ethics paperwork threaten to slow down Trump confirmations

Republican sources on Capitol Hill warn that President-elect Trump’s nominees may be delayed because of paperwork holdups and the slow start of FBI background checks, creating obstacles for the ...

The Hill - 4d

Federal courts won't ask DOJ to probe possible Clarence Thomas ethics breaches

The federal courts will not refer allegations that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas may have violated ethics laws to the Justice Department, the judiciary's policymaking body says.

CBS News - 4d

Judicial body won't refer Clarence Thomas to Justice Department over ethics lapses

The head of the Judicial Conference said there is legal uncertainty over whether it has the authority to refer complaints about Supreme Court justices.

NBC News - 5d

House Ethics panel recommends further review of campaign finance allegations against 2 lawmakers

An independent congressional watchdog wants to dig deeper into separate campaign finance allegations against two lawmakers, Reps. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.). The ...

The Hill - 5d

New House Ethics campaign rules are a belated lump of coal

The House Committee on Ethics has issued new requirements for House members' campaign and leadership PAC funds, requiring them to maintain records demonstrating the specific campaign purpose of ...