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Records: Fringe Election Deniers Leverage White House Access, Enlist Commerce Department to Target Voting Machines

Internal Emails Show Susie Wiles Connecting Election Deniers — One Now Facing Charges for Violating State Election Laws — with Top Admin Officials

election denial

September 10, 2026

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

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Judge Orders Trump Admin to Hand Over Signal Chats in Growing Federal Records Scandal

The Dupree Report

Chioma Chukwu, executive director of American Oversight, has indicated that her organization will continue monitoring the administration’s complian…

‘Neglected to fulfill his duty’: Judge Boasberg orders Rubio to send Trump admin’s Signal messages to DOJ for preservation

Law & Crime

A lawsuit was brought by American Oversight, a nonprofit government watchdog, after journalist Jeffrey Goldberg revealed he had been inadvertently …

Federal judge declines to order Trump officials to recover deleted Signal messages

NPR

American Oversight, a nonprofit government watchdog, brought the lawsuit after the journalist Jeffrey Goldberg was mistakenly added to a group chat…

Judge says it’s too late to order recovery of Trump officials’ Signal messages

The Hill

American Oversight, a group that regularly files records lawsuits against the federal government, sued five top Trump officials following revelatio…

‘Failure to respond’: Trump admin violating FOIA by refusing to release documents about ‘shifting’ immigration enforcement priorities and deportations, watchdog says

Law & Crime

In a 30-page complaint, American Oversight, a transparency-focused nonprofit organization, accuses various departments and government agencies of r…

Judge Boasberg orders Rubio to refer Trump officials’ Signal messages to DOJ to ensure preservation

Fox News

The judge said American Oversight, the left-leaning watchdog that brought the lawsuit, made a strong case that the Cabinet officials have used Sign…

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