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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

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DOGE is formally done. Where are its records?

Freedom of the Press Foundation

The Department of Government Efficiency has quietly ended its formal mission, leaving behind the most transformative restructuring of the federal g…

ICE agent fatally shoots Houston man who agency says tried to run over officer

The Texas Tribune

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a Houston man after he tried to run over a federal officer conducting a vehicle stop Tues…

DOJ Tries to Hide Blanche’s Communications From Epstein Files Lawsuit

The New Republic

The Justice Department is trying to save acting Attorney General Todd Blanche from a lawsuit seeking the release of his correspondence regarding se…

How the Manhattan Institute Turned Anti-LGBTQ+ Politics Into Conservative Policy

Ms. Magazine

In April, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis introduced the latest move in his fight against diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs when he signed a…

Fund While It Lasted

NOTUS

A government watchdog group sued ICE, Customs and Border Protection and DHS. American Oversight is seeking access to autopsy reports and other inte…

ICE Sued for Autopsies as Custody Death Count Mounts

Newsweek

American Oversight, a nonprofit organization focused on government transparency, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the Distri…

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