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Newsletter: The Latest on Congress’ Efforts to Hide Communications from 2017

Congress is fighting to withhold records related to Republicans’ 2017 attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

December 6, 2024

Newsletter: Matt Gaetz Will Not Be Attorney General

Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration for attorney general this week, just days after American Oversight accelerated its lawsuit for documents rel…

November 22, 2024

Newsletter: A Cabinet of Loyalists and Extremists

Donald Trump’s first announcements of nominations for key administration posts offer a glimpse of his second-term agenda: reward political allies a…

November 15, 2024

Newsletter: A Second Trump Administration and the Threat to Our Democracy

American Oversight is prepared to fight the corruption and abuses of power that Donald Trump has promised, and to hold the incoming administration …

November 8, 2024

Newsletter: The Latest Anti-Democratic Tactics Threatening Voter Access and Fair Elections

American Oversight is tracking the last-minute legal maneuvers, voter challenges, and misinformation that anti-democratic actors are deploying in t…

November 1, 2024

Newsletter: Tracking Anti-Democratic Tactics Across the Country

In the final weeks before the 2024 election, anti-democratic activists and political leaders have ramped up efforts to suppress votes and exacerbat…

October 25, 2024

Newsletter: How Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Is Fueling the Election Denial Movement

American Oversight is investigating how the anti-democracy movement has promulgated the nonexistent threat of widespread illegal voting to sow doub…

October 18, 2024

Newsletter: Fighting for the Public’s Right to Information

On Thursday, American Oversight filed a brief in the Texas Supreme Court opposing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s and Attorney General Ken Paxton’s petiti…

October 11, 2024

Newsletter: Affirming the Public’s Right to Records in Arizona

American Oversight reached a settlement agreement in our lawsuit in Cochise County, Ariz., after the county turned over thousands of pages of reque…

October 4, 2024

Newsletter: Secrecy and Partisanship in the Georgia State Election Board

Anti-voting activists continue seeking to disrupt voting and certification processes in Georgia. In Florida, a court ruled that Gov. Ron DeSantis m…

September 27, 2024

Newsletter: Abortion Ballot Measure Showdown in Missouri

An attempt in Missouri to block an abortion rights measure from appearing on the November ballot is the latest example of conservative efforts to s…

September 13, 2024
Newsletter: Investigating Attacks on Public Education in Oklahoma

Newsletter: Investigating Attacks on Public Education in Oklahoma

American Oversight this week sent a letter demanding that the Oklahoma State Department of Education release multiple sets of public records.

September 4, 2024

Newsletter: Georgia Election Board Walks Back Illegal Rules

The Georgia State Election Board this week withdrew rules it had approved in an illegal meeting, after American Oversight sued the board for violat…

September 2, 2024

Newsletter: Attacking Direct Democracy

August 30, 2024

Newsletter: Why Accountability for Election Deniers Matters

August 23, 2024

Newsletter: Fighting for the Public’s Right to Government Records

August 23, 2024

Newsletter: Election Subversion Has Already Begun

Arizona
August 23, 2024

Newsletter: Not Above the Law

August 22, 2024

Newsletter: Continued Consequences for Fake Electors Scheme

August 22, 2024

Newsletter: The Anti-Democratic Push to Allow Officials to Refuse to Certify Elections

August 22, 2024

Newsletter: The Push for Hand Counts

Election administration
August 22, 2024

Newsletter: The Staggering Number of Preventable Deaths in ICE Detention

August 22, 2024

Newsletter: Demand for Records from Wisconsin Fake Elector; Book Removals in Georgia County

August 22, 2024

Newsletter: The Georgia Election Board’s Illegal Meeting

August 22, 2024

Newsletter: Project 2025’s Anti-Democracy Guidebook

August 22, 2024

Newsletter: Georgia Election Board Walks Back Illegal Rules

August 22, 2024

Newsletter: Scrutiny over Georgia Election Board

August 22, 2024

Newsletter: Investigating Attacks on Public Education in Oklahoma

August 21, 2024
Newsletter: Scrutiny over Georgia Election Board

Newsletter: Scrutiny over Georgia Election Board

The Georgia State Election Board met this week and advanced several anti-democratic measures.

August 9, 2024
Demand for Records from Wisconsin Fake Elector; Book Removals in Georgia County

Newsletter: Demand for Records from Wisconsin Fake Elector; Book Removals in Georgia County

Records obtained by American Oversight show that dozens of titles were removed from a Georgia county’s school library shelves for including LGBTQ+ …

July 12, 2024
The Staggering Number of Preventable Deaths in ICE Detention

Newsletter: The Staggering Number of Preventable Deaths in ICE Detention

American Oversight, the ACLU, and Physicians for Human Rights this week published the most comprehensive and rigorous study to date on deaths in U….

June 28, 2024
The Push for Hand Counts

Newsletter: The Push for Hand Counts

Records obtained through our litigation in Cochise County, Arizona, show the aggressive push for hand counts in 2022 by local officials, activists,…

June 21, 2024
The Anti-Democratic Push to Allow Officials to Refuse to Certify Elections

Newsletter: The Anti-Democratic Push to Allow Officials to Refuse to Certify Elections

Disputes about election certification rules are on the rise, with grave implications for this year’s election.

June 14, 2024
Continued Consequences for Fake Electors Scheme

Continued Consequences for Fake Electors Scheme

Architects of the fake-elector plot to overturn the 2020 election now face charges in Wisconsin.

June 7, 2024
Not Above the Law

Not Above the Law

Our democracy depends on an informed public and leaders who are held accountable.

May 31, 2024
Election Subversion Has Already Begun

Election Subversion Has Already Begun

As conservative leaders avoid committing to upholding democracy, “Stop the Steal” flags flown outside Justice Samuel Alito’s homes raise alarm abou…

May 24, 2024
Fighting for the Public’s Right to Government Records

Newsletter: Fighting for the Public’s Right to Government Records

This week, American Oversight amended its lawsuit against Florida Gov. DeSantis’ office, and celebrated a major victory for federal government tran…

May 17, 2024

Newsletter: ERIC Is Still Under Threat

May 10, 2024

Newsletter: Bans on Gender-Affirming Care, Abortion

May 3, 2024

Newsletter: Indictments for Arizona Fake Electors and Others

April 26, 2024
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Newsletter: Constitutional Sheriffs Want to Interfere in Election Administration

April 19, 2024

Newsletter: The Lies That Bind

April 12, 2024

Newsletter: Texas Ruling on Anti-Trans Investigations, Louisiana’s ERIC Withdrawal, and Jeffrey Clark’s Disciplinary Trial

April 5, 2024

Newsletter: Accountability for Architects of 2020 Election Interference

March 29, 2024

Newsletter: Mark Robinson’s Anti-Abortion Communications; Stefanie Lambert’s Arrest

March 22, 2024

Newsletter: Happy Sunshine Week!

March 15, 2024

Newsletter: The Lies That Feed Chaos

March 8, 2024

Newsletter: Lawsuit Against DeSantis, Trump’s Delayed Trial, and Election Administration Worries

March 1, 2024

News Roundup: Attacks on Public Records Access in the States

February 23, 2024

News Roundup: A Win for Transparency in Wisconsin

Wisconsin
February 16, 2024

Newsletter: Court rules Trump is not immune from criminal prosecution

February 9, 2024

Newsletter: Arizona Election Administration, DeSantis Migrant Transportation, and Right-wing Voter Challenges

February 2, 2024
Polling place

Newsletter: Focusing on Election Denial in 2024

January 26, 2024

Newsletter: A Victory for Transparency in Texas

January 19, 2024

News Roundup: Trump Immunity Appeal, New Election Denial Lawsuit

January 12, 2024

News Roundup: Why Trump’s Trial Shouldn’t Be Delayed

January 5, 2024

News Roundup: Election Integrity Units and American Oversight’s 2023 Investigations

December 21, 2023

News Roundup: The Campaign to Dismantle ERIC

December 15, 2023

News Roundup: Real Consequences for Fake Electors

Voting rights
December 8, 2023

News Roundup: Cochise County Charges

Voting rightsArizona
December 1, 2023

News Roundup: Trump’s Authoritarian Impulses

November 17, 2023

News Roundup: Investigating Efforts to Restrict Abortion Rights

GeorgiaWest Virginia
November 10, 2023

News Roundup: Threats to Public Records Access in the States

November 3, 2023

News Roundup: Accountability in Georgia for Election Lies

October 27, 2023

News Roundup: Reinventing the Wheel — But Making It Worse

Voting rightsTexas
October 20, 2023

News Roundup: Bringing Transparency to Wisconsin Secret Impeachment Panel

October 13, 2023

News Roundup: The Election Worker Brain Drain

October 6, 2023

News Roundup: Speaker Vos’ Secret Impeachment Panel

Wisconsin
September 29, 2023

News Roundup: More Attacks on the Public’s Right to Know

North CarolinaWisconsin
September 22, 2023

News Roundup: The Latest in Wisconsin

Voting rightsWisconsin
September 15, 2023

News Roundup: Behind the Voting Machine Breaches

September 8, 2023

News Roundup: Florida AP Course Review, Trump’s Co-Conspirators, and Election Denial

September 1, 2023

News Roundup: Eastman Disciplinary Trial, Missouri Health Resources, and Virginia Tip Line Records

Wisconsin
August 25, 2023

News Roundup: Familiar Names in the Fulton County Indictment

Government transparencyVoting rightsFlorida
August 18, 2023

News Roundup: Fake Electors and Voting Machine Schemes

Voting rightsFederalFlorida
August 11, 2023

News Roundup: Trump’s Co-Conspirators

August 4, 2023

News Roundup: Florida’s Textbook Revisions, New Trump Charges

Government transparencyVoting rights
July 28, 2023
Michigan fake elector

News Roundup: Michigan Fake Electors Face Criminal Charges

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July 21, 2023

News Roundup: The Continuing Fallout of Georgia’s 2021 Voting Law

July 14, 2023

News Roundup: Happy Birthday, FOIA

July 7, 2023

News Roundup: The Supreme Court, Partisan Election Control, and U.S. Democracy

Federal
June 30, 2023

News Roundup: Durham Hearing, John Eastman’s Disciplinary Proceedings, and One Year Since Dobbs

Federal
June 23, 2023

News Roundup: Lawsuits Against Louisiana and Ohio Secretaries of State

June 16, 2023
Trump and scales of justice

News Roundup: Trump Accountability, White Supremacy in Military Lawsuit, Arizona and Wisconsin Election Reviews

Voting rightsFederal
June 9, 2023

News Roundup: Trump Investigations

Federal
June 2, 2023

News Roundup: Eyes on Texas

Voting rightsTexas
May 26, 2023

News Roundup: Threats to Election Administration, Attacks on Civil Rights, and New Lawsuit Against DHS

Federal
May 19, 2023

News Roundup: New Voting Restrictions, Harlan Crow, and Florida Textbooks

Federal
May 12, 2023

News Roundup: The Latest Attacks on Individual Rights

FederalFlorida
May 5, 2023

News Roundup: Voting Machine Breaches, Jan. 6 Investigations, and Trump Administration Middle East Trips

April 28, 2023

News Roundup: Paying Up for Election Lies

April 21, 2023

News Roundup: Supreme Court Ethics, Abortion Ban in Florida, and the Persistent Threat of Election Denialism

April 14, 2023
Clarence Thomas

News Roundup: Clarence Thomas’ Lavish Travel Gifts, Attacks on Civil Rights in the States

FederalVirginia
April 7, 2023

News Roundup: Trump Indictment, Update from Wisconsin

Government transparencyVoting rightsFederalFlorida
March 31, 2023

News Roundup: Investigations into Trump

Government transparencyFederal
March 24, 2023

News Roundup: Sunshine Week and the Sunshine State

March 17, 2023

News Roundup: Exposing Lies

Voting rightsFederal
March 10, 2023

News Roundup: Missouri’s Anti-Transparency Bill, Election Denial, and the Constitutional Sheriffs Movement

March 3, 2023

News Roundup: Rewriting History

February 24, 2023

News Roundup: Deliberate Lies

Louisiana
February 17, 2023

News Roundup: Attacks on Civil Rights

Government transparencyFederal
February 10, 2023

News Roundup: ‘Election Integrity,’ NARA Records, and Court Wins

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsArizonaFederalWisconsin
February 3, 2023

News Roundup: Arizona Lawmakers’ Disdain for Accountability and Transparency

Government transparencyArizonaVirginia
January 27, 2023

News Roundup: Election Denial in Pennsylvania, Government Transparency in Texas

Voting rightsPennsylvaniaTexas
January 20, 2023

News Roundup: Victory for Accountability in South Dakota

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January 13, 2023

News Roundup: Two Years After the Jan. 6 Attack

Trump administration accountabilityVoting rightsFederal
January 6, 2023

News Roundup: Trump Accountability

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsFederal
December 23, 2022

News Roundup: Public Records and Trans Rights in Texas

December 16, 2022

News Roundup: Supreme Court Hears Radical Legal Theory on Election Administration

Government transparencyVoting rightsFederal
December 9, 2022

News Roundup: Election Denial Is Alive in Arizona

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsArizonaFederal
December 2, 2022

News Roundup: Lawsuit Against IRS, Post-Midterms Election Denial

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsFederal
November 18, 2022

News Roundup: Testing Democracy

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsFederal
November 11, 2022

News Roundup: The Activist Network Eroding Trust in Democracy

Trump administration accountabilityVoting rightsFederal
November 4, 2022

News Roundup: Election Denial and the 2022 Vote

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsFederal
October 28, 2022

News Roundup: Election Deniers Gear Up for Midterms

ImmigrationTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsFederal
October 21, 2022

News Roundup: The ‘Central Cause’ of Jan. 6

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsFederal
October 14, 2022

News Roundup: The Mar-a-Lago Files

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsFederal
October 7, 2022

News Roundup: Following the Digital Paper Trail

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsFederal
September 30, 2022

News Roundup: Electoral Count Act, Trump Investigations, and Lawsuit Against SD Governor

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsFederalSouth DakotaWisconsin
September 23, 2022

News Roundup: A Cruel and Cynical Stunt

Government transparencyImmigrationTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsArizonaFederalWisconsin
September 16, 2022

News Roundup: More Revelations about Attacks on Voting Rights

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsArizonaFederalFloridaGeorgia
September 9, 2022

News Roundup: The Threats to Our Democracy

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsArizonaFederal
September 2, 2022

News Roundup: The Preservation of Official Records

Trump administration accountability
August 26, 2022
Robin Vos and Gableman with magnifying glass

News Roundup: ‘The Evidence Speaks for Itself’

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsFederalWisconsin
August 19, 2022

News Roundup: The Mar-a-Lago Search, Jan. 6, and American Oversight’s Lawsuits in Virginia and Texas

Trump administration accountability
August 12, 2022

News Roundup: Deleted Jan. 6 Texts and ‘Practical Impossibilities’

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsFederal
August 5, 2022

News Roundup: The ‘Wild/Creative’ Fake Electors Scheme

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsFederal
July 29, 2022

News Roundup: 187 Minutes

July 22, 2022

News Roundup: ‘Unhinged’ Meeting, Secret Service Texts, and Victory in Kentucky

Trump administration accountability
July 15, 2022

News Roundup: Wisconsin Court Order, Trump Accountability, and State Anti-Immigration Measures

Government transparencyImmigrationTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsFederalWisconsin
July 8, 2022

News Roundup: January 6 Hearing, Lawsuits in Wisconsin and Texas, and the Supreme Court

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsArizonaFederalWisconsin
July 1, 2022

News Roundup: Pardons, Partisans and Our Endangered Democracy

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsArizonaFederalWisconsin
June 24, 2022

News Roundup: Contempt of Court, Subversion of Democracy

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsFederalWisconsin
June 17, 2022

News Roundup: January 6 Hearing, Wisconsin Assembly’s OSC Held in Contempt, and More Cyber Ninjas Documents

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rights
June 10, 2022

News Roundup: The Coordinated Effort to Contest the Next Election

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsArizonaFederalWisconsin
June 3, 2022
Graphic containing images of fake electoral certificates

News Roundup: Tightening the Net around the Fake Electors

Government transparencyImmigrationVoting rightsFederalWisconsin
May 27, 2022

News Roundup: Gone Rogue

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsArizonaFederalWisconsin
May 20, 2022

News Roundup: The Cost of Undermining Elections

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsArizonaFederalWisconsin
May 13, 2022

News Roundup: The Frightening Road Ahead

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsArizonaFederalWisconsin
May 6, 2022

News Roundup: Let the Records Show

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsArizonaFederalWisconsin
April 29, 2022

News Roundup: Victory in Wisconsin

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsWisconsin
April 22, 2022

News Roundup: Efforts to Overturn 2020 Are Not Over

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsArizonaFederalWisconsin
April 15, 2022

News Roundup: Ongoing Investigations, Ongoing Lies

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsArizonaFederalWisconsin
April 8, 2022

News Roundup: Vos Held in Contempt in Election Inquiry Lawsuit

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsArizonaWisconsin
April 1, 2022

News Roundup: The Lies that Undermine

Trump administration accountabilityVoting rightsArizonaFederal
March 25, 2022

News Roundup: How Far Is Too Far

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsArizonaWisconsin
March 18, 2022

News Roundup: ‘Much To-Do About Nothing’

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsArizonaFederalWisconsin
March 11, 2022
Arizona and Wisconsin. Karen Fann, on top of AZ. Robin Vos and Michael Gableman on top of Wisconsin.

News Roundup: Legally Impossible, Democratically Dangerous

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsArizonaFederalWisconsin
March 4, 2022
Warped voting stickers, and a ballot box.

News Roundup: Threats to Voting Rights Accelerate

Trump administration accountabilityVoting rightsFederal
February 25, 2022
Arizona and Wisconsin with floating ballot boxes on top. Photos of Janel Brandtjen and Tim Ramthun.

News Roundup: Exploiting the Big Lie

Trump administration accountabilityVoting rightsArizonaFederalWisconsin
February 18, 2022
Trump over top of shredded documents and the state of Wisconsin.

News Roundup: ‘Records Matter’

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsFederal
February 11, 2022
Image of the january 6th attack on the Capitol and Donald Trump overlayed on top. There are quotes from the memos screenshotted on top.

News Roundup: There’s a Memo for That

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsArizonaFederalWisconsin
February 4, 2022

Cyber Ninjas CEO Doug Logan Answers Questions in American Oversight, Phoenix Newspapers Lawsuit for ‘Audit’ Records

Voting rightsArizona
January 28, 2022
polaroid of Doug Logan and Michael Gableman and the false elector certificates

News Roundup: Cyber Ninjas CEO Sits for Deposition, Justice Department Investigating Fake Electors

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsFederal
January 28, 2022
Picture of the capitol riot, fake election certificates, and Doug Logan.

News Roundup: Demands for Accountability in Fake-Electors Plot

Government transparencyImmigrationTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsArizonaFederal
January 21, 2022
Background the Jan. 6th Attack, foreground: the states of AZ, GA, WI, and MI and a fake election certificate.

News Roundup: A Coordinated Coup Attempt

Government transparencyImmigrationTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsFederal
January 14, 2022
Robing Vos and capitol rioters collage.

News Roundup: Fighting for Our Democracy — and Winning

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsFederal
January 6, 2022
a collage of the capitol riot, lady justice, ballots, a lap top with a ballot box.

News Roundup: What We’ve Learned This Year

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsFederal
December 23, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: Cases Spike as Omicron Spreads, Navarro Refuses to Comply with House Subpoena

Federal
December 20, 2021
Michael Gableman, Mark Meadows under a magnifying glass. Behind them is a photo of the capitol rioters climbing the capitol walls.

News Roundup: Presidential Coups and Election Reviews

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsFederal
December 17, 2021
The January 6th riot in front of the capitol in the foreground. Two hands texting on phones in the background as well as warped television sets and a picture of Donald Trump.

American Oversight Sues DOJ and DHS for Trump Officials’ Communications with Fox News Hosts and ‘Big Lie’ Proponents

Federal
December 15, 2021
Mark Meadows and Michael Gableman on top of images of the January 6th riots and the state of Wisconsin.

News Roundup: The Jan. 6 Committee and Mark Meadows, and the Latest in the Wisconsin Election Investigation

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsFederal
December 10, 2021
Trump on a TV and white house on a TV surrounded by 3 hands holding syringes.

Covid-19 Oversight News: The Omicron Variant, Trump’s Positive Covid Test

December 6, 2021
Michael Gableman and ballots. Background is Wisconsin map.

News Roundup: Robin Vos and Michael Gableman’s Partisan Investigation

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsFederalWisconsin
December 3, 2021
Trump on a TV and white house on a TV surrounded by 3 hands holding syringes.

Covid-19 Oversight News: Trump Administration Political Interference in Pandemic Response, Boosters Approved for All Adults

Trump administration accountabilityFederalFlorida
November 22, 2021

News Roundup: The Lasting Damage of Partisan Election Reviews

Government transparencyTrump administration accountabilityVoting rightsArizonaFederalFlorida
November 19, 2021

News Roundup: January 6, Wisconsin’s Partisan Election Review, and Transparency in Georgia

Government transparencyVoting rightsFederal
November 11, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: Vaccines for Young Children, Mandates for Workers, and Trump’s Failed Response

Federal
November 8, 2021
Three TVs. First TV has the January 6th riot on it, 2nd has Robin Vos and Karen Fann, 3rd has votes stacked.

News Roundup: The Before, During — and After — of the Jan. 6 Attack

Government transparencyImmigrationVoting rightsArizonaFederalWisconsin
November 4, 2021

News Roundup: Jan. 6, the Big Lie, and Cyber Ninjas’ Refusal to Comply with Court Order

ImmigrationVoting rights
October 29, 2021
Calendar with two hands holding syringes of coronavirus vaccine. Behind them is a mask and food box.

Covid-19 Oversight News: Vaccine Boosters, Pfizer’s Contracts, and Trump’s Politicized Pandemic Food Box Program

Federal
October 26, 2021
Steve Bannon and Robin Vos on top of Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin maps. Magnifying glass is over the center of the page.

News Roundup: Jan. 6 Accountability and Election ‘Audit’ Transparency

Government transparencyVoting rightsArizonaFederalPennsylvaniaWisconsin
October 22, 2021
Wisconsin map with magnifying glass and gavel. Attorney Michael Gableman is next to these items in red.

News Roundup: Sham Wisconsin Election Investigation Has Rough Couple Weeks

Voting rightsArizonaFederalWisconsin
October 15, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: 2021’s Death Toll, Private-Sector Bailouts, and Scrutiny of Trucking Company’s Pandemic Loan

Federal
October 12, 2021

News Roundup: Congressional Hearing on Arizona ‘Audit’; Lawsuit Against Wisconsin Assembly; and New Report on Trump’s DOJ Pressure Campaign

Government transparencyVoting rightsArizonaFederalTexasWisconsin
October 8, 2021

News Roundup: More Bogus Audits, Trump’s Covid-19 Postcards, and the Costs of ‘Operation Lone Star’

Government transparencyVoting rightsArizonaTexas
October 1, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: Booster Shots, CARES Act Funds, and Trump Administration Pandemic Response

Federal
September 28, 2021

News Roundup: The Arizona ‘Audit’ Was — and Still Is — a Dangerous Political Stunt

Government transparencyVoting rightsArizonaFederal
September 24, 2021

News Roundup: The Evolution of the Big Lie

Government transparencyVoting rightsArizonaFederalMichiganRhode IslandWisconsin
September 16, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: The Summer Surge, Vaccine Mandates, and Masking in Schools

Federal
September 14, 2021

News Roundup: A Web of (Big) Lies

Government transparencyVoting rightsArizonaMichiganPennsylvaniaWisconsin
September 10, 2021

News Roundup: The Big Lie’s Infiltration of State Governments

Government transparencyImmigrationVoting rightsArizonaFederal
September 3, 2021

News Roundup: Transparency Is Coming, Even Amid ‘Audit’ Report Delays

Government transparencyVoting rightsArizonaPennsylvaniaWisconsin
August 27, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: Soaring Hospitalizations, Booster Shots, and Full Approval for Pfizer Vaccine

Federal
August 24, 2021

News Roundup: Victories for Transparency and Preparations for Disinformation

Voting rightsArizona
August 20, 2021

News Roundup: Warming Planet, Surging Pandemic, and Election-Undermining Reviews

Government transparencyVoting rightsFederalWisconsin
August 13, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: Surging Cases and More Vaccinations

August 9, 2021

News Roundup: The Big Lie’s Long Reach

Voting rightsArizonaFederal
August 5, 2021

News Roundup: The Resurgent Pandemic and Partisan Election Reviews

Government transparencyVoting rightsFederal
July 29, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: Millions Remain Unvaccinated as Delta Spreads, House Expands Investigation into Trump Administration

Federal
July 26, 2021

News Roundup: Sham Audit, Sham Findings

Voting rightsArizonaFederal
July 22, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: Cases Rise, New Documents Show Conditions in ICE Detention Centers

Federal
July 19, 2021

News Roundup: A Victory for Transparency in Arizona

Voting rightsArizonaFederal
July 15, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: Vaccinations Fall Along Partisan Lines, New CDC Guidance on Schools

Federal
July 12, 2021

News Roundup: New Hearing in Lawsuit for Arizona ‘Audit’ Records

Voting rightsArizonaFederalSouth Carolina
July 9, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: Delta Variant Spread, Pandemic Surges in Detention Centers

Federal
July 6, 2021

News Roundup: What We Already Know About the Arizona ‘Audit’

Voting rightsFederalFloridaNew York
July 1, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: The Pandemic in Nursing Homes, Relief for Renters, and Cases Among Secret Service Officers

Federal
June 28, 2021

News Roundup: Same Lies, Different States

Voting rightsArizonaFederalMichiganTexas
June 25, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: Slowing Vaccine Rates, New Coronavirus Variant, and Emergent BioSolutions’ Big Year

Government transparencyFederal
June 21, 2021

News Roundup: From the Trump White House to Wisconsin

Government transparencyVoting rightsArizonaFederalWisconsin
June 17, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: The Delta Variant, Vaccine Challenges, and Covid-Spreading Deportations to Guatemala

Federal
June 14, 2021

News Roundup: Arizona Senate Emails Reveal Giuliani, Trump Contacts

Voting rightsArizona
June 10, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: 600,000 U.S. Lives Lost, Disparities in Vaccinations

Federal
June 7, 2021

News Roundup: Undermining Democracy, One ‘Audit’ at a Time

Government transparencyImmigrationVoting rightsArizonaFederalPennsylvaniaWisconsin
June 3, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: Vaccine Eligibility, Covid-19 Origins, and New Pandemic Communications

Federal
June 1, 2021

News Roundup: Sham Audits and the Fruits of Disinformation

Government transparencyImmigrationVoting rightsArizonaFederal
May 27, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: Emergent BioSolutions, Hydroxychloroquine Communications, and the Pandemic in Nursing Homes

May 24, 2021

News Roundup: The Arizona Audit’s Ongoing Threat to Democracy

Voting rightsArizonaFederal
May 20, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: New Mask Guidance for Vaccinated Individuals, Scrutiny of Air Purifiers Sold to Schools, and WHO Report on Global Response

Federal
May 17, 2021

News Roundup: The Jan. 6 Attack and the Big Lie

Government transparencyImmigrationVoting rightsFederal
May 13, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: Airborne Transmission, Vaccine Patents, and State Strategies to Incentivize Vaccinations

Federal
May 10, 2021

News Roundup: Voting Rights and Trump Accountability

ImmigrationVoting rightsArizonaFloridaGeorgiaTexas
May 7, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: Updated CDC Guidance, New Federal Oversight Reports, and the Struggle to Reach Herd Immunity

Federal
May 3, 2021

News Roundup: What’s Going On in Arizona?

Government transparencyVoting rightsArizonaFederal
April 30, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: Vaccinations Drop, ICE Facilities Spread the Virus, and Trump Administration Misconduct

Government transparencyFederal
April 26, 2021

News Roundup: Stifling Dissent

Government transparencyVoting rightsFederal
April 23, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: Vaccine Hurdles, New Warning from Fauci, and VA Pandemic Response

Federal
April 19, 2021

News Roundup: Racial Justice Protests, Extremism in the Military, and the Trump Administration’s Anti-Immigration Measures

Government transparencyImmigrationFederal
April 16, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: Coronavirus Variants, the Surge in Michigan, and J&J Vaccine Supplies

Federal
April 12, 2021

News Roundup: From Georgia to Arizona

Government transparencyVoting rightsArizonaFederalGeorgia
April 8, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: Increasing Case Numbers, Updated CDC Guidance, and the Pandemic in Prisons

Government transparencyFederal
April 5, 2021

News Roundup: Georgia’s Attack on Voting Rights

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April 1, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: Reviewing Pandemic Relief Programs and the Vaccine vs. Variant Race

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March 29, 2021

News Roundup: The Big Lie Becomes Big Policy

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March 25, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: Vaccines in Prisons, the Pandemic in Florida, and Oversight in Congress

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March 22, 2021

News Roundup: Spotlight on the States

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March 18, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: The Pandemic’s Long-Term and Disproportionate Impacts

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March 15, 2021

News Roundup: The Battles for the Last Election and the Next One

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March 12, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: Congressional Investigations, Vaccine Distribution, and New Revelations about Misused Pandemic Funds

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March 8, 2021

News Roundup: The Lie Lives On

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March 4, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: Increases in Vaccine Supply and Inequities in Distribution

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March 2, 2021

News Roundup: Capitol Attack Intelligence Failures and the National Voter-Suppression Frenzy

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February 25, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: 500,000 Deaths, Florida Favoritism, and Increased Vaccine Distribution

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February 22, 2021

News Roundup: Power Failures and Power Plays

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February 18, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: Updated CDC Guidance, Early Emails About Masks, and New Congressional Requests

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February 15, 2021

News Roundup: Trump’s Second Impeachment

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February 11, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: Vaccine Inequity, Super Bowl Parties, and CARES Act Oversight

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February 8, 2021

News Roundup: New Voting-Restriction Bills and the Upcoming Round of Redistricting

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February 5, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: State Setbacks, Vaccine Distribution Challenges, and CARES Act Confusion

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February 1, 2021

News Roundup: Accountability, Not Complicity

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January 29, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: Vaccine Confusion, Birx and Fauci Interviews, and Biden’s Executive Actions

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January 25, 2021

News Roundup: Looking Ahead

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January 22, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: Ongoing Vaccine Distribution Problems and the Trump Administration’s Last Week

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January 19, 2021

News Roundup: Heightened Security, Unanswered Questions, and a Twice-Impeached President

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January 14, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: Covid-19 at the Capitol and Vaccine Confusion in the States

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January 11, 2021

News Roundup: A Dark Day

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January 7, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: Lagging Vaccine Distribution and Rising Cases

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January 5, 2021

Covid-19 Oversight News: More Americans Receive Vaccines, A Second Relief Bill, and Congress Investigates Political Interference

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December 21, 2020

News Roundup: The Long Month Ahead

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December 17, 2020

Covid-19 Oversight News: Vaccine Distribution Begins, CDC Record Preservation, and PPP Failures

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December 14, 2020

News Roundup: A Litany of Failures

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December 10, 2020

Covid-19 Oversight News: Vaccine Distribution, State-by-State Discrepancies, and the Worsening Crisis

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December 7, 2020

News Roundup: As Covid-19 Rages, Trump Offers Rants and Reprieves

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December 3, 2020

Covid-19 Oversight News: Skyrocketing Cases, Planning for a Vaccine, and Supreme Court Ruling Against Pandemic Restrictions

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November 30, 2020

Covid-19 Oversight News: Rising Case Numbers, Vaccine Progress, and the Pandemic in Prisons

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November 23, 2020

News Roundup: Overstepping Authority and Undermining Democracy

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November 19, 2020

Covid-19 Oversight News: Pandemic Surge, Vaccine Contracts, and Another White House Outbreak

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November 16, 2020

News Roundup: Trump’s Warped Priorities

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November 12, 2020

Covid-19 Oversight News: The Pandemic Surges, Dubious Tests and Treatments, and Change on the Horizon

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November 9, 2020

News Roundup: Lessons from Election Week

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November 6, 2020

Covid-19 Oversight News: Hospital Data Collection, Vaccine Costs, and Politics Over Public Health

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November 2, 2020

News Roundup: Out of Control

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October 30, 2020

Covid-19 Oversight News: FDA Resistance, CDC Guidelines, and Avoidable Tragedy

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October 26, 2020

News Roundup: Pompeo’s Emails and Barrett’s Nomination

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October 22, 2020

Covid-19 Oversight News: Politicization at the FDA and CDC, and the Oversight Commission’s Delayed September Report

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October 19, 2020

News Roundup: Restricting the Vote

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October 15, 2020

Covid-19 Oversight News: Trump’s Florida Rally, New FDA Vaccine Guidelines, and Covid-19 in Detention Centers

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October 13, 2020

News Roundup: The Real Dangers

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October 8, 2020

Covid-19 Oversight News: Outbreak at the White House, Political Interference at the CDC

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October 5, 2020

News Roundup: White Nationalism, Voter Suppression, and Trump’s Taxes

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October 1, 2020

Covid-19 Oversight News: FDA Vaccine Guidelines, Slaoui’s Conflicts, and HHS’s Star-Studded Ad Campaign

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September 28, 2020

News Roundup: Behind the Trump Administration’s Supreme Court Nominations

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September 25, 2020

Covid-19 Oversight News: CDC Flip-Flops, Azar’s ‘Power Grab,’ and Vaccine Trial Plans

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September 21, 2020

News Roundup: Behind the Scenes at the Postal Service

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September 17, 2020

Covid-19 Oversight News: Scientific Integrity Concerns and Anti-Immigration Opportunism

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September 14, 2020

News Roundup: What Trump Knew, and What We Know

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September 10, 2020

Covid-19 Oversight News: The Administration’s Vaccine Timeline, PPP Loan Fraud, and Coronavirus Task Force Reports

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September 8, 2020

News Roundup: Sowing Confusion and Discord

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September 3, 2020

News Roundup: The Rules That (Don’t) Apply

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August 27, 2020

News Roundup: The Grift Economy

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August 21, 2020
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News Roundup: A White House At War with the People

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August 13, 2020

News Roundup: The Levers of Power

Americans may have long taken for granted the reliability of the national mail service and the accuracy of the decennial census. But it seems the T…

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August 6, 2020

News Roundup: Neither Rain Nor Snow Nor … Trump’s Political Interference

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July 30, 2020

News Roundup: The Political Theater of ‘Operation Legend’

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July 24, 2020

News Roundup: Transparency in Hospital Data, and Barr’s Meetings with Giuliani and Gowdy

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July 17, 2020

News Roundup: Sidelining Safety and Science

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July 10, 2020

News Roundup: ‘It’s Going to Sort of Just Disappear’

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July 2, 2020

News Roundup: William Barr, the President’s Personal Lawyer

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June 26, 2020

News Roundup: The Administration’s Failure to Confront Two National Crises

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June 19, 2020

News Roundup: Georgia’s Disastrous Election, the Administration’s Alarming Protest Response, and Barr’s Troubling Tenure

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June 12, 2020

News Roundup: Trump and Barr Unleash Attack on Protesters — and the Constitution

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June 5, 2020

News Roundup: A Somber Week After Memorial Day

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May 29, 2020

News Roundup: One Firing, Multiple Scandals

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May 22, 2020

News Roundup: The Subversion of Justice at the Justice Department

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May 15, 2020

News Roundup: Who Will Watch the Inspectors General?

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May 8, 2020

News Roundup: Protecting the Right to Vote During a Pandemic

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May 1, 2020

News Roundup: Miracle Drugs and Trump’s Alternate Reality

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April 24, 2020

News Roundup: Who Stands to Gain?

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April 17, 2020

News Roundup: Corruption and Coronavirus

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April 10, 2020

News Roundup: Whose Stockpile, and Which States?

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April 3, 2020

News Roundup: Transparency and Oversight Are More Important Than Ever

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March 27, 2020