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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…

document preservation requirements

August 28, 2026

In the News

Public Records Requests Are Surging. The Government Is Falling Behind.

The New York Times

A Times analysis of 16 years of available federal data shows federal agencies lag in processing requests for government records.

TSA Is Helping ICE Ramp Up Arrests At Airports

Forbes

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are working together to arrest foreign visitors at a…

ICE is expanding its arrests at airports to new targets, lawyers say

The Washington Post

The agency has been apprehending travelers who entered the country legally but overstayed their visas, as ICE and the TSA appear to increase inform…

Reports of airport immigration arrests come amid increased TSA-ICE collaboration, sources say

CBS News

Recent reports of immigration arrests at U.S. airports, some of them captured in videos that have gone viral, stem from increased collaboration bet…

New ICE tactic targets travelers at US airports

USA Today

Passengers checking in for domestic flights are increasingly finding themselves at the center of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

Federal immigration authorities targeting airports for arrests

ABC News

On Tuesday, a watchdog group released the memorandum of agreement between the Transportation Security Administration and ICE, which allows for TSA …

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