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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

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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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Chicago-based DJ Tunjo and partner in ICE custody after arrest at Midway Airport

CBS News

A Chicago-based DJ from Colombia and his partner are in ICE custody on Sunday, federal immigration officials confirmed. Omar David Panqueva, also k…

Tlaib introduces bill to prevent data sharing from TSA to federal immigration authorities

Michigan Advance

A new bill introduced Tuesday by U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) would ban the Transportation and Security Administration from sharing passen…

NC auditor’s liaison advised county elections board members on how to fire directors

NC Newsline

Last fall, Republicans on at least two county boards of elections in North Carolina received instructions on how to fire their executive directors….

Judge throws out DOE’s blanket ‘still interested’ FOIA policy

Federal News Network

A federal judge has tossed out the Energy Department’s proposed policy that would have required people to re-confirm their interest in older Freedo…

Johns Hopkins researcher released after arrest by ICE at BWI amid increased airport enforcement

CBS News

A public health researcher at Johns Hopkins University was arrested by immigration officers while boarding a domestic flight earlier this week. A l…

Election denier Cleta Mitchell granted DHS elections official Heather Honey a lot of money

Democracy Docket

In October 2025, the government watchdog group American Oversight (AO) sued DHS for failing to respond to records requests it submitted for informa…

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