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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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Handcuffed Democrats become symbol of Trump’s crackdown on dissent

Axios

American Oversight Executive Director Chioma Chukwu said the administration’s movement of troops “absolutely is an abuse of power.”

$309 million contract will put border wall through the middle of Arizona biodiversity hotspot

KJZZ

Fisher was awarded more than $2 billion in federal border wall contracts during President Donald Trump’s first term, according to records obtained …

Watchdog group sues Trump administration over military deployment

Newsweek

Nonprofit watchdog American Oversight has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for failing to release records detailing military involv…

DeSantis administration blasted for ‘chilling’ Florida press with cease-and-desist letter

Yahoo News

In 2024, government accountability watchdog organization American Oversight sued DeSantis, claiming in part his administration failed to respond to…

Watchdog group sues Trump administration over military deployment

Newsweek

Nonprofit watchdog American Oversight has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for failing to release records detailing military involv…

Veterans slam Trump’s ‘political’ deployment of Marines and National Guard to LA: ‘Citizens are not enemy combatants’

The Independent

“Deploying the military to quash protests over the administration’s inhumane and legally dubious immigration policies — especially over the objecti…

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