HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Ben Carson
- 'Using his position for private gain': Ben Carson was warned he might run afoul of ethics rules by enlisting his son [The Washington Post]
- HUD memo about Ben Carson Jr's role in Baltimore [DocumentCloud]
TRANSPORTATION
Elaine Chao
- Elaine Chao, champion of Trump's infrastructure plan, chose to keep stock in a building company [APM Reports]
WHITE HOUSE AIDE
Kellyanne Conway
- Ethics Office Condemns Conway's Nordstrom Comments, Suggests Disciplinary Action [Newsweek]
EDUCATION
Betsy DeVos
- Betsy DeVos Hands Victory to Loan Firm Tied to Adviser Who Just Quit [Bloomberg]
- Democrats Look To Close Conflict-Of-Interest Loophole Linked To Betsy DeVos [HuffPost]
- Betsy DeVos Invests in a Therapy Under Scrutiny [The New York Times]
- Education Dept. awards debt-collection contract to company with ties to DeVos [The Washington Post]
More/Less Cabinet
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL
Brenda Fitzgerald
- CDC director who traded tobacco stock resigns [Politico]
- CDC director's conflicts keep her from testifying [Politico]
U.N. AMBASSADOR
Nikki Haley
- Nikki Haley hit for Hatch Act violation over Trump retweet [Politico]
RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
Heath Hall
- Top official departs 'rudderless' railroad safety agency amid questions about whether he was simultaneously working as a public relations consultant in Mississippi [Politico]
SENIOR ADVISER
Jared Kushner
- Jared Kushner's Sister Highlights Family Ties in Pitch to Chinese Investors [The New York Times]
- Changes to visa program could set back Kushner family's real estate company [The Washington Post]
- Deutsche Bank's $285 Million Loan to Jared Kushner Just One of Many for Trump Family [Newsweek]
- Kushners Are Partners With One of Israel's Wealthiest Families [Bloomberg]
- Kushner redevelopment plan for 666 Fifth Ave. deemed 'not feasible' by partner [The Washington Post]
- Kushner Plan to Tear Down Manhattan Skyscraper 'Not Feasible' [Fortune]
- Maryland Investigating Kushner Real Estate Practices [ProPublica]
TREASURY
Steven Mnuchin
- Plug for 'The Lego Batman Movie' could land Mnuchin, who was its executive producer, in hot water [CNN]
- The 7 trips Steven Mnuchin took on government planes for $811,800 [CNN]
- Mnuchin Failed to Reveal $100 Million in Assets, Links to Tax Haven Company [ABC News]
CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU
Mick Mulvaney
- Newly Defanged, Top Consumer Protection Agency Drops Investigation of High-Cost Lender [ProPublica]
- Mick Mulvaney: Payday lending campaign contributions pose no conflicts of interest [USA Today]
- Trump Budget Nominee Did Not Pay Taxes for Employee [The New York Times]
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Tom Price
- GOP Shrugs at Price's Stock Trades in Bid to Confirm Trump Picks [Bloomberg]
- Tom Price Flies Blind on Ethics [ Bloomberg ]
- How We Found Tom Price's Private Jets [ Politico ]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Scott Pruitt
- The Pruitt Emails: E.P.A. Chief Was Arm in Arm With Industry [The New York Times]
- California sues EPA over Scott Pruitt's potential conflicts of interest [ThinkProgress]
- Scott Pruitt blocks scientists with EPA funding from serving as agency advisers [The Washington Post]
- First-class travel distinguishes Scott Pruitt's EPA tenure [The Washington Post]
LABOR
Andy Puzder
- Puzder withdraws his name for labor secretary because he was facing criticism for his opposition to minimum wage, the racy ads his retail chain promoted and for an accusation his ex-wife made regarding domestic abuse allegations [NBC News]
WHITE HOUSE AIDE
Dan Scavino
- White House social media director Dan Scavino Jr. reprimanded for violating Hatch Act [USA Today]
VETERAN AFFAIRS
David Shulkin
- Veterans Affairs chief Shulkin, staff misled ethics officials about European trip, report finds [The Washington Post]
- Inspector: 'Serious Derelictions' By VA Secretary Related To Overseas Travel [NPR]
COMMERCE
Wilbur Ross
- Criticized for ship holdings, Ross owns more than previously known and the deals continue [APM Reports]
- Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross benefits from business ties to Putin's inner circle [ICIJ]
- Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross sells shipping investment [The Center for Public Integrity]
- Top Wilbur Ross aide played a role in trade deal while on the board of shipping firm tied to Russia [APM Reports]
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
Ivanka Trump
ARMY NOMINEE
Vincent Viola
INTERIOR
Ryan Zinke
- Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Held Onto Undisclosed Shares In Gun Company [HuffPost]
- Zinke took $12,000 charter flight home in oil executive's plane, documents show [The Washington Post]
- Interior Department Tapped Wildfire Preparedness Funds for Ryan Zinke Helicopter Tour [Newsweek]
- Small Montana firm lands Puerto Rico's biggest contract to get the power back on [The Washington Post]
- Trump administration threatens retribution against Alaska over Murkowski health votes [Anchorage Daily News]
- Zinke calls to Senators after health care votes under 'preliminary investigation' [CNN]
- Watchdog says Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke failed to properly document travel [The Washington Post]
