ethics

President Trump and his adult sons have invested heavily in artificial intelligence companies while his administration resists calls to slow AI development, prompting conflict-of-interest criticism.

A 37-page conduct framework rejects AI consciousness claims and legal personhood, directly countering Anthropic's openness to machine sentience.

The Supreme Court justice praised the Texas senator on a podcast, saying Cruz stood firm when others retreated.

The Transportation Secretary's road trip series was underwritten by a nonprofit whose sponsors include two major contractors under his department's jurisdiction.

Senior policy advisor Marcus Thorne resigned from the National Economic Council after an internal ethics review found he used prediction markets tied to administration announcements.

Rep. Adam Smith (R-GA) introduced a bill to prohibit stock trading by all three branches, forcing hundreds of officials into blind trusts or divestment