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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…

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August 28, 2026

In the News

Ruben Ray Martinez shooting: Texas grand jury declines to Indict ICE agent

Newsweek

A Texas grand jury declined to indict an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in the 2025 fatal shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez, a U.S. citizen…

February 25, 2026

Judge Aileen Cannon bars the release of special counsel report on Trump’s handling of classified documents

CNN

Special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified records and obstruction of justice at Mar-a-Lago afte…

February 23, 2026

Judge bars release of special counsel report on Trump’s mishandling of documents

The New York Times

Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump-appointed federal judge in Florida, slammed the former special counsel, Jack Smith, for drafting the report even after…

February 23, 2026

Senator Demands Kristi Noem impeachment after Ruben Ray Martinez death

Newsweek

Senator Chris Van Hollen, a Maryland Democrat, on Friday renewed calls for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in connection…

February 23, 2026

Judge Cannon orders secrecy for report on Trump classified-documents case

The Washington Post

Cannon previously denied requests from two legal groups — the Knight First Amendment Institute and American Oversight — that have sought to present…

February 23, 2026

Cannon faces fresh appellate review of her pro-Trump actions on Jack Smith report

MS NOW

Their latest opportunity to review the district judge comes from appeals brought by the groups American Oversight and the Knight First Amendment In…

February 10, 2026

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