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wifr.com | Jake Pearson
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Community leaders with Juneteenth1865 gear up for the return of the state’s longest running Juneteenth event, with the celebration of the holiday in the Forest City. Juneteenth, observed June 19 and also known as Liberation Day, commemorates the emancipation of African Americans who were enslaved in the United States. At 1:00 p.m. Thursday, June 19, activities kick off at Sinnissippi Park.
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bostonglobe.com | Chris Bing |Avi Asher-Schapiro |Jake Pearson
While Elon Musk has departed the Department of Government Efficiency, the world’s richest man is leaving a network of acolytes embedded inside nearly every federal agency. At least 38 DOGE members currently work or have worked for businesses run by Musk, ProPublica found in an examination of their resumes and other records. At least nine have invested in Musk companies or own stock in them, a review of available financial disclosure forms shows.
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govexec.com | Jake Pearson |Avi Asher-Schapiro |Chris Bing
Skip to Content Insights & Reports In an effort launched shortly after DOGE’s creation, ProPublica has now identified more than 100 private-sector executives, engineers and investors from Silicon Valley, big American banks and tech startups enlisted to help President Donald Trump dramatically downsize the U.S. government.
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progressivehub.net | Jake Pearson
Citing ProPublica’s reporting on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Democratic senators argued that the potential conflicts “underscore what appears to be a pervasive problem with Elon Musk and DOGE employees trampling ethics rules and laws.” By Jake Pearson, Pro Publica What Happened: Three Democratic senators asked the Justice Department and other federal authorities to investigate whether members of the Department of Government Efficiency helping to downsize federal agencies...
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propublica.org | Jake Pearson |Hannah Allam |Brett Murphy |Anna Maria Barry-Jester
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. What Happened: Three Democratic senators asked the Justice Department and other federal authorities to investigate whether members of the Department of Government Efficiency helping to downsize federal agencies violated conflict of interest laws by holding stocks in companies that their agencies regulate. The letter sent Wednesday by Sens.
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IMPACT: Dem senators — citing our reporting along with @politico and @AP — are asking DOJ and IGs to investigate whether DOGE aides detailed to CFPB, IRS and Treasury violated conflict of interest law by taking major actions while holding no-no stocks. https://t.co/ZMoCdjEjLd
SEEKING ACTION: The @CampaignLegal files a complaint with the IG based off our reporting, seeking a conflicts-of-interest investigation into DOGE aide who helped dismantle the bureau while holding as much as $715K in no-no stocks. https://t.co/K6ALR1rbtC
Ex-Chief of enforcement at CFPB writes in @nytimes op-ed that Trump II is unwinding even Trump I cases and settlements, making behind-closed-doors decisions that “effectively pardon corporate wrongdoers.” https://t.co/wJoGNuFgae
