Lawmakers, National Security Veterans, and Former U.S. Archivists Urge Appeals Court to Uphold Block on Trump’s Evasion of Presidential Records Act

Three amicus briefs in a case brought by watchdogs and historians reject the Trump administration’s claim that a nearly 50-year…

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American Oversight Seeks Criminal Investigation Into RFK Jr.’s Apparent False Statements to Congress Obscuring Vaccine Focus of 2019 Samoa Trip

A newly published 2019 letter shows Kennedy proposed a vaccine-focused “mission” to Samoa, directly contradicting his repeated …

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American Oversight Presses N.C. Auditor’s Office Over Missing Woodhouse Records and Search of Boliek’s Device

Our letter follows OSA’s admission that Woodhouse deleted texts and raises new questions about what else is missing.

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Bombshell: DHS Memo Lays Out Dubious Legal Roadmap for Sidestepping Posse Comitatus Act to Deploy National Guard

Records we obtained raise alarm as consequential midterm election approaches.

August 28, 2026
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Lawmakers, National Security Veterans, and Former U.S. Archivists Urge Appeals Court to Uphold Block on Trump’s Evasion of Presidential Records Act

Three amicus briefs in a case brought by watchdogs and historians reject the Trump administration’s claim that a nearly 50-year-old recordkeeping l…

August 28, 2026
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American Oversight Seeks Criminal Investigation Into RFK Jr.’s Apparent False Statements to Congress Obscuring Vaccine Focus of 2019 Samoa Trip

A newly published 2019 letter shows Kennedy proposed a vaccine-focused “mission” to Samoa, directly contradicting his repeated denials during his S…

August 27, 2026