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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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DOGE Sued Over Record Keeping, Failing to Reply to FOIA Requests

Bloomberg Law

DOGE has made “repeated, systemic failures to preserve and produce records” under the Federal Records Act and Freedom of Information Act, the nonpr…

Hegseth digs in as Democrats demand resignation

The Hill

The scandal is also playing out in court. The nonprofit watchdog group American Oversight on Monday expanded its federal lawsuit against five Cabin…

Hegseth blames ‘anonymous smears,’ Trump defends him after 2nd Signal chat revealed

ABC News

American Oversight originally filed its lawsuit over the use of Signal last month and secured an order requiring the Trump administration to preser…

New Hegseth Signal chat shows issue is widespread, watchdog suit says

NBC News

Reports that Hegseth was involved in a second Signal group chat in which he shared information about U.S. military operations in Yemen shows that t…

Video Watchdog group alleges ‘widespread’ use of Signal across Trump administration

ABC News

Watchdog group American Oversight renewed its lawsuit against the Trump administration over the “widespread” use of the messaging app Signal.

Watchdog Group Asks Judge to Preserve Signal Chats by Top Trump Officials

The New York Times

The request by American Oversight came after revelations that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared information on upcoming strikes in more than on…

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