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American Oversight Sues DHS for Records on Secretive ‘Unlawful Voter Initiative’ as Trump Administration Pledges to Scrutinize Voter Records After Election

American Oversight Lawsuit Seeks Quotas, Training Materials, and Data Sources After Whistleblower Alleged Officers Misrepresented Themselves to Acc…

voting rights

November 12, 2026

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Press Release

Watchdog Sues to Expose What DOGE Did With Americans’ Social Security Data

American Oversight Lawsuit Seeks Records on Whistleblower Warnings Response, Government Admissions, and Thumb Drive Allegations

Trump administration accountability

November 11, 2026

Pete Hegseth sitting at a long conference table

Press Release

Watchdog Slams House Leaders for Again Sidestepping Hegseth Impeachment Vote

American Oversight issued a statement after House Republican leaders sidestepped a resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Trump administration accountability

November 10, 2026

In the News

Why is an official overseeing criminal cases leading DOJ’s assault on California ballots?

Democracy Docket

Records obtained by American Oversight show that a Heritage fellow recruited McCotter in 2023 to help draft “detailed regulatory items” for the pro…

October 17, 2026

In the News

Do Americans own the president’s papers? Appeals court to weigh in

NPR

In arguments Friday before a federal appeals court in Washington, administration lawyers will make an especially bold claim: that papers created in…

October 16, 2026

In the News

DOJ lawyer says ‘I’m doing my best here’ as judge demands to know if Trump can sell ‘national security secrets’ on eBay after presidency

Law&Crime

After the Trump DOJ gave the president of the United States once accused of illegally retaining classified documents at Mar-a-Lago a green light to…

October 16, 2026

In the News

DOJ Challenges Legality of Presidential Records Act on Appeal

The 19th

A panel of appeals court judges on Friday questioned Trump administration lawyers on what requirements, if any, Congress could impose on the preser…

October 16, 2026

In the News

Battle Over White House Records Lands Before Federal Appeals Court

Tampa Free Press

A federal appeals court will hear arguments on Friday over whether the White House must continue following the post-Watergate law that requires pre…

October 15, 2026

In the News

Can the Public See DOGE’s Records? The Supreme Court Takes Up a Key Fight

Time

It’s the latest update on a lawsuit filed by a nonprofit called Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) that argues DOGE, the i…

October 15, 2026

Press Releases

American Oversight Sues DHS for Records on Secretive ‘Unlawful Voter Initiative’ as Trump Administration Pledges to Scrutinize Voter Records After Election

Watchdog Sues to Expose What DOGE Did With Americans’ Social Security Data

Watchdog Slams House Leaders for Again Sidestepping Hegseth Impeachment Vote

In the News

Why is an official overseeing criminal cases leading DOJ’s assault on California ballots?

Democracy Docket

Do Americans own the president’s papers? Appeals court to weigh in

NPR

DOJ lawyer says ‘I’m doing my best here’ as judge demands to know if Trump can sell ‘national security secrets’ on eBay after presidency

Law&Crime

DOJ Challenges Legality of Presidential Records Act on Appeal

The 19th

Battle Over White House Records Lands Before Federal Appeals Court

Tampa Free Press

Can the Public See DOGE’s Records? The Supreme Court Takes Up a Key Fight

Time

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