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American Oversight Investigating CDC’s Apparent Manipulation of Measles Death Data At Kennedy’s Command

We’re seeking CDC and HHS records on the decision to alter data on Pennsylvania measles deaths, including one involving a newborn.

September 3, 2026

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.

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August 28, 2026

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…

document preservation requirements

August 28, 2026

In the News

How DHS created a workaround to turn Guard members into immigration officers

Politico

The Department of Homeland Security devised an unusual legal tool last year that made it possible for National Guard members to participate in immi…

August 28, 2026

Senator calls for criminal investigation of RFK Jr after Guardian report

The Guardian

A senior Democratic senator is calling for a criminal investigation into the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, following reporting by the G…

August 27, 2026

Trump administration endangering national security with records law stance: Former archivists

The Hill

Former officials with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) are urging a federal appeals court to reject the Trump administration…

August 27, 2026

Former US archivists warn that Trump’s effort to ignore records law jeopardizes national security and government continuity

CNN

Former leaders of the National Archives — which preserves and protects the nation’s most important documents — are urging a federal appeals court t…

August 26, 2026

The Trump administration says it’s investigating these Colorado institutions. Here’s what’s really happening.

Denver Post

Colorado has been targeted by the Trump administration “through a coordinated campaign of federal investigations, funding cuts and other punitive a…

August 25, 2026

DHS to Undocumented Immigrants: Don’t Fly Within the U.S. Unless You’re Self-Deporting

The Latin Times

The Department of Homeland Security says the Trump administration is working to prevent undocumented immigrants from flying within the United State…

August 20, 2026

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