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U.S. President Donald Trump, beneath a portrait of populist President Andrew Jackson, speaks before the swearing-in of Rex Tillerson as 69th secretary of state in the Oval Office of the White House on February 1, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images)

The Trump administration says it has violated its own ethics pledge

Derek Kravitz
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The lobbying swamp is flourishing in Trump’s Washington

Derek Kravitz
(Associated Press)

Trump’s appointees pledged not to lobby after they leave — now they’re lobbying

Derek Kravitz, Alex Mierjeski
Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Atlantic Aviation in Moon Township, Pa. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

“Trump Town”: Navigating Trump appointees through data

Derek Kravitz, Al Shaw, Alex Mierjeski
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What we found in Trump’s drained swamp: Hundreds of ex-lobbyists and D.C. insiders

Derek Kravitz, Al Shaw, Isaac Arnsdorf
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After a sweet deal with dad, Eric Trump assembles a valuable penthouse

Derek Kravitz, Will Parker, The Real Deal
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Governors and federal agencies are blocking nearly 1,300 accounts on Facebook and Twitter

Leora Smith, Derek Kravitz
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Experts, Mar-a-Lago visitors skeptical of “no visitor logs”

Leora Smith, Derek Kravitz
FILE - In this Dec. 21, 2106 file photo, the Trump International Hotel in Washington. An electrical subcontractor who worked on the Trump International Hotel in Washington has sued a company owned by President Donald Trump for more than $2 million, alleging it was not fully paid. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) (AP)

Hotelier-in-chief: Donald Trump’s new hotels have a lot of politics behind them

Derek Kravitz, Alan Huffman, Matt Drange
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump kisses his son Eric Trump during a campaign rally at Briar Woods High School, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016, in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Here’s how Donald Trump transferred wealth to his son while avoiding the usual taxes

Derek Kravitz, Cezary Podkul, Will Parker
(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

The White House still hasn’t released most staffers’ financial disclosures

Ariana Tobin, Derek Kravitz
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Bombshell: Donald Trump’s trust allows him to collect money from his organization whenever he wants

Derek Kravitz, Al Shaw
(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Meet the hundreds of officials Trump has quietly installed across the government

Justin Elliott, Derek Kravitz, Al Shaw
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Trump said he made $21M in income from his New York contracts. He actually made a lot less.

Derek Kravitz, Cezary Podkul
(AP/Evan Vucci)

The president’s secret: Trump once told NYC his net worth was much lower than what he said publicly

Derek Kravitz
In this photo taken Feb. 3, 2011, unemployed financial worker Jonathan Velazquez, phones in to get State of California's Employment Development Department, EDD unemployment benefits at the Verdugo Job Center in Glendale, Calif. Finding a job remains a struggle 20 months after the recession technically ended. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) (AP)

Layoffs become rarer even with unemployment high

Paul Wiseman, Derek Kravitz