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‘Serious privacy concerns’: Trump admin violating FOIA by refusing to release documents in wake of data-sharing directives, watchdog says

Law&Crime

The Trump administration is violating the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by refusing to release records on how federal agencies share and use se…

April 21, 2026
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Historians sue DOJ as Trump shrugs off law meant to preserve White House papers

NPR

The Trump administration asserts a nearly 50-year-old law requiring the preservation of federal government records is unconstitutional. Historians …

April 17, 2026
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‘No peace’: Nearly a year after her son’s death, she learned that ICE was responsible

NPR

That only came to light following a public records request by American Oversight, a watchdog group, that sought documents related to ICE’s use of f…

April 15, 2026
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Exclusive: Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap discussed election records, litigation with feds

Votebeat

The emails, obtained by watchdog group American Oversight and shared exclusively with Votebeat, show Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap signaling…

April 14, 2026
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The Justice Department’s position on presidential papers is astounding

Washington Post

Last week, two organizations — the American Historical Association and American Oversight, a government watchdog group — filed a lawsuit in Washing…

April 14, 2026
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Watchdog: Election board members may have broken law with legal filing

Atlanta Journal Constitution

A government watchdog group is claiming that three Republican members of the State Election Board may have violated Georgia sunshine laws by submit…

April 14, 2026
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