Behind Texas’ Voter Citizenship Check Agreement with DHS

American Oversight obtained a previously unseen agreement that allows Texas to check voters’ citizenship statuses using a DHS i…

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American Oversight Launches Investigation Into Trump Administration’s Power Grab at D.C. Home Rule

President Trump’s announcement that he will federalize D.C. and authorize the deployment of National Guard troops into the nati…

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As DOGE Cuts Harm Millions, Americans Are Denied Basic Information About the Agency

What is it? Who’s in charge? Who works there? Here’s how DOGE has muddled the answers to these simple questions to avoid accoun…

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American Oversight Calls for Hegseth’s Resignation Following Washington Post Reporting on Signal Messages
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Court Orders Rubio to Refer Signalgate Record Violations to Attorney General Bondi
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Federal Judge Says Trump Officials’ Conduct Is ‘Certainly Concerning’ as Court Weighs Public Records Case
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As DOGE Cuts Harm Millions, Americans Are Denied Basic Information About the Agency
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American Oversight Opposes Government’s Attempt to Delay DOGE Accountability
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USDA Records Reflecting DOGE Economy Act Funding Transfers
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American Oversight Files Administrative Appeal for Records on ICE’s New York City Detention Facilities
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American Oversight Challenges Justice Department’s FOIA Processing Refusal
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Demand Letters to NARA and DHS Regarding DHS Text Message Preservation

Letters to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the National Archives and Records Administration, and Acting Archivist Marco Rubi…

August 28, 2025

American Oversight Sues FHFA for Records on Weaponization of Agency Against Fed’s Independence, Targeting of Lisa Cook

Our lawsuit seeks transparency as White House campaign to strong-arm the Fed takes an unprecedented turn.

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August 26, 2025

Is DHS Saving Its Texts or Not?

DHS told us that it could not produce communications we requested because it “no longer maintained” text messages. After the New York Times reporte…

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August 25, 2025