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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

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FBI Raids Home of Scientist for Alleged Records Violation — as Trump Weakens Record Policies for Himself

Truthout

“Weakening these protections will make it harder for communities to elect leaders who will fight for strong schools, accessible health care, and re…

April 30, 2026

In the News

Taxing Dissent? Lawsuit Demands To Know If The IRS Is Secretly Policing ‘Antifa’ – Tampa Free Press

Tampa Free Press

On Wednesday, the non-partisan group Protect Democracy, represented by American Oversight, filed a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service and…

April 29, 2026

In the News

The fate of America’s presidential records is now in the courts’ hands

The Hill

In response to the opinion, American Oversight, a public interest group, and the American Historical Association filed suit in the United States Di…

April 27, 2026

In the News

White House loosens rules for preserving presidential records

The Washington Post

After the Justice Department said a post-Watergate records law is unconstitutional, White House lawyers established a new policy that experts say w…

April 24, 2026

In the News

Palantir is reportedly helping the IRS investigate financial crimes

TechCrunch

The IRS has paid the firm $130 million since 2018 to use its data analysis software to pore over financial records for investigative purposes, the …

April 24, 2026

In the News

White House Allowed Officials’ Text Messages to Be Deleted, Lawsuit Says

The New York Times

Two watchdogs say internal White House guidance that text messages need not be preserved unless “they are the sole record of official decision-maki…

April 24, 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

FBI Raids Home of Scientist for Alleged Records Violation — as Trump Weakens Record Policies for Himself

Truthout

Taxing Dissent? Lawsuit Demands To Know If The IRS Is Secretly Policing ‘Antifa’ – Tampa Free Press

Tampa Free Press

The fate of America’s presidential records is now in the courts’ hands

The Hill

White House loosens rules for preserving presidential records

The Washington Post

Palantir is reportedly helping the IRS investigate financial crimes

TechCrunch

White House Allowed Officials’ Text Messages to Be Deleted, Lawsuit Says

The New York Times

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