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LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Members of Congress will be returning to Washington tomorrow. And the Senate is scheduled to vote on Wilbur Ross's nomination as secretary of commerce. He's another billionaire. He promises to let go of most of his holdi

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Experts Say White House's Conway Response Raises Major Ethical Questions

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We have a clearer picture this morning of how President Trump's White House views government ethics rules. In the view of a White House lawyer, ethics rules do not apply to the president's staff. By now, we've heard exceptions to

美国国家公共电台 NPR GSA Says Trump D.C. Hotel Lease Is Valid, Despite Ban On Elected Officials

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: President Trump may have suffered a setback this week with health care reform. But he did score a victory when it comes to his five-star hotel here in Washington, D.C. There had been a controversy over a particular clause in the

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The head of the federal agency that guides presidents and top officials on ethics rules is resigning. Office of Government Ethics Director Walter Shaub Jr. began dueling with Donald Trump even before Trump became president. They

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: This week, the director of the Office of Government Ethics resigned. Walter Shaub Jr., who has tangled with the Trump administration over potential conflicts of interest, said, there isn't more I could accomplish. And he took a j

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We're nearing the first anniversary of President Trump's inauguration, which means he has spent a year as president while continuing to own business interests around the world. While refusing to divest or set up a blind trust as

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: One of the most unlikely figures to capture the spotlight since the election is the lawyer who runs the Office of Government Ethics. Walter Shaub openly criticized Trump's moves to separate the presidency from his businesses as i

美国国家公共电台 NPR After Backlash, Including From Trump, House GOP Drops Weakening Of Ethics Office

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Today the story on Capitol Hill was supposed to be about the new era of total Republican control in Washington, but before the new Congress began, there was fresh drama in the House, where party leaders were overruled. Lawmakers

美国国家公共电台 NPR As Trump Inquiries Flood Ethics Office, Director Looks To House For Action

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The chief of the Office of Government Ethics says his small staff has been inundated with questions and complaints about the Trump administration, but there's only so much his office can do. It coaches officials on how to obey et

美国国家公共电台 NPR White House Discloses Ethics Waivers For Presidential Aides

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Last night, the White House released 14 ethics waivers, documents that exempt some top presidential aides from important ethics rules. As NPR's Peter Overby reports, the disclosures came after a quiet but tough battle between the

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