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American Oversight Sues DHS for Records on Secretive ‘Unlawful Voter Initiative’ as Trump Administration Pledges to Scrutinize Voter Records After Election

American Oversight Lawsuit Seeks Quotas, Training Materials, and Data Sources After Whistleblower Alleged Officers Misrepresented Themselves to Acc…

voting rights

November 12, 2026

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Press Release

Watchdog Sues to Expose What DOGE Did With Americans’ Social Security Data

American Oversight Lawsuit Seeks Records on Whistleblower Warnings Response, Government Admissions, and Thumb Drive Allegations

Trump administration accountability

November 11, 2026

Pete Hegseth sitting at a long conference table

Press Release

Watchdog Slams House Leaders for Again Sidestepping Hegseth Impeachment Vote

American Oversight issued a statement after House Republican leaders sidestepped a resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Trump administration accountability

November 10, 2026

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Dallas Woodhouse deleted texts subject to records requests, NC auditor’s office says

The News & Observer

Dallas Woodhouse, the North Carolina state auditor’s former elections liaison, deleted text messages that were subject to public records requests “…

August 14, 2026

In the News

NC auditor’s office liaison invoked state GOP wishes in some county early voting plans

NC Newsline

Hundreds of pages produced as a result of public records requests reveal the extent to which Dallas Woodhouse, a former elections liaison for state…

August 13, 2026

In the News

ICE’s healthcare payment system collapsed. Are detainees still getting off-site care?

Los Angeles Times

The Department of Homeland Security’s system for paying for detainee medical care has collapsed, records show, leaving a backlog of unpaid claims l…

August 6, 2026

In the News

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…

August 6, 2026

In the News

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…

August 6, 2026

In the News

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….

August 5, 2026

Press Releases

American Oversight Sues DHS for Records on Secretive ‘Unlawful Voter Initiative’ as Trump Administration Pledges to Scrutinize Voter Records After Election

Watchdog Sues to Expose What DOGE Did With Americans’ Social Security Data

Watchdog Slams House Leaders for Again Sidestepping Hegseth Impeachment Vote

In the News

Dallas Woodhouse deleted texts subject to records requests, NC auditor’s office says

The News & Observer

NC auditor’s office liaison invoked state GOP wishes in some county early voting plans

NC Newsline

ICE’s healthcare payment system collapsed. Are detainees still getting off-site care?

Los Angeles Times

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

CBS News

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

Michigan Advance

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

NC Newsline

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