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Which just goes to show nonsense has a long shelf life. You’ve probably heard that Kellyanne Conway “violated ethics standards” by supposedly using her position within the White House to “hawk Ivanka Trump’s products.” Only a person bending over backwards to disregard all context or common sense could possibly accept this statement as true, but hey, there are a lot of people like that in Washington D.C. To listen to the coverage of this, you’d think Conway blatantly abused an opportunity to go on television to deliver a shameless commercial for Ivanka’s stuff when she should have been talking about...

Last month, Mika Brzezinski in essence banned presidential adviser Kellyanne Conway from Morning Joe. Saying she doesn’t believe in “fake news,” Mika declared that Conway has tried to book herself on MJ, but “I won’t do it.” Brzezinski took things a big step further this morning, seeming to call for Conway to quit the Trump administration. In the context of discussing the criticism of the White House by the Office of Governmental Ethics for not disciplining Conway for her endorsement of Ivanka’s clothing line, Mika said “it’s probably time for [Conway] to pack it up.” View the video here.

First: I am going to re-institute a 5-year ban on all executive branch officials lobbying the government for 5 years after they leave government service. I am going to ask Congress to pass this ban into law so that it cannot be lifted by executive order. Second: I am going to ask Congress to institute its own 5-year ban on lobbying by former members of Congress and their staffs. Third: I am going to expand the definition of lobbyist so we close all the loopholes that former government officials use by labeling themselves consultants and advisors when we all know...

While President Obama pushes to increase taxes for Americans, his Office of Government Ethics is planning a taxpayer-funded “conference” at a famously luxurious golf and spa resort in Florida. Uncle Sam will fly hundreds of federal employees—charged with fostering high ethical standards in government—from Washington D.C. to the world-renowned Orlando resort, which is famous for its lush, perfectly landscaped grounds, a 7,000-yard championship golf course and a lagoon-like setting with six tropical pools, waterfalls. a water slide and whirlpools. The OGE is encouraging all employees with “ethics-related duties” to attend the September event, which has been crowned “Organizational Integrity: A...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld sold between $20.5 million and $91 million in assets last year to avoid conflicts of interest, he says in a disclosure report that includes a slap at the required forms. Rumsfeld complained in an unusual letter to the Office of Government Ethics that the ``excessively complex and confusing'' forms cost him more than $60,000 in accountants' fees to compile. ``I do not have the time'' to fill them out personally, Rumsfeld wrote. The defense secretary told reporters Tuesday he signed the forms ``with a prayer and a hope'' that they were accurate,...