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This is just the latest example of Icahn’s actions that raises questions about blurred ethical boundaries in an Administration where the line between personal profit and policy priorities appears muddied all too often. Carl Icahn: A Conflict-of-Interest “Icon” for the Trump Era In the weeks leading up to President Trump’s announcement of hefty new tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum imports, one-time White House advisor and billionaire investor Carl Icahn sold off over $30 million of stock in Manitowoc Company—a crane manufacturer that relies on imported steel. This is just the latest example of Icahn’s actions that raises questions about blurred ethical boundaries in an Administration where the line between personal profit and policy priorities appears muddied all too often. Read the blog Read our complaint to the SEC demanding an investigation Read our press release   See coverage of our analysis: POGO's complaint featured on  MSNBC's...

28 February 18 It's Live on the HomePage Now: Reader Supported News AGAINST ALL ODDS WE ARE MAKING UP GROUND - People are really trying to push RSN over the top. Not a huge amount of money or an avalanche of donations, but a steady, determined effort with small and medium sized donors sticking with it. A few good donors can turn the whole thing around. Now is the time. / Marc Ash, Founder Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation! FOCUS: William D. Hartung | How the Pentagon Devours the Budget: Normalizing Budgetary Bloat  William D. Hartung, TomDispatch Hartung writes: "Most Americans are probably aware that the Pentagon spends a lot of money, but it's unlikely they grasp just how huge those sums really are." READ MORE Contribute to RSN Become a Fan of RSN on  Facebook  and  Twitter Update My Monthly Donation

The New York Times  Editorial Board weighed in on Pentagon spending this week POGO Quoted in NYT Editorial Board Opinion The New York Times  Editorial Board weighed in on Pentagon spending this week: "Yet the ground troops who are doing the actual fighting say there is no crisis, according to the analyst Mark Thompson of the Center for Defense Information at the Project on Government Oversight. Other experts say claims of a deteriorating military are exaggerated." Read More: "The Pentagon Is Not a Sacred Cow" Homeland Security Watchdog Finds Government Abuse at Detention Center A series of surprise inspections found immigrant detainees were subject to unnecessary strip searches, waited days for urgent medical care, and were placed in solitary confinement for minor infractions, among other issues. Read more As Clock Ticks Down on Warrantless-Surveillance Authority, Congress Races to the Bottom With just weeks before a controvers...