American Oversight’s Weekly Newsletter

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…

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…

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.

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…

Newsletter: Attacking Direct Democracy

Newsletter: Why Accountability for Election Deniers Matters

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

Newsletter: Election Subversion Has Already Begun

Newsletter: Not Above the Law

Newsletter: Continued Consequences for Fake Electors Scheme

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

Newsletter: The Push for Hand Counts

Newsletter: The Staggering Number of Preventable Deaths in ICE Detention

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

Newsletter: The Georgia Election Board’s Illegal Meeting

Newsletter: Project 2025’s Anti-Democracy Guidebook

Newsletter: Georgia Election Board Walks Back Illegal Rules

Newsletter: Scrutiny over Georgia Election Board

Newsletter: Investigating Attacks on Public Education in Oklahoma

Newsletter: Scrutiny over Georgia Election Board

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

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+ …

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….

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,…

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.

Continued Consequences for Fake Electors Scheme

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

Not Above the Law

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

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…

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…

Newsletter: ERIC Is Still Under Threat

Newsletter: Bans on Gender-Affirming Care, Abortion

Newsletter: Indictments for Arizona Fake Electors and Others

Newsletter: Constitutional Sheriffs Want to Interfere in Election Administration

Newsletter: The Lies That Bind

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

Newsletter: Accountability for Architects of 2020 Election Interference

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

Newsletter: Happy Sunshine Week!

Newsletter: The Lies That Feed Chaos

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

News Roundup: Attacks on Public Records Access in the States

News Roundup: A Win for Transparency in Wisconsin

Newsletter: Court rules Trump is not immune from criminal prosecution

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

Newsletter: Focusing on Election Denial in 2024

Newsletter: A Victory for Transparency in Texas

News Roundup: Trump Immunity Appeal, New Election Denial Lawsuit

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

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

News Roundup: The Campaign to Dismantle ERIC

News Roundup: Real Consequences for Fake Electors

News Roundup: Cochise County Charges

News Roundup: Trump’s Authoritarian Impulses

News Roundup: Investigating Efforts to Restrict Abortion Rights

News Roundup: Threats to Public Records Access in the States

News Roundup: Accountability in Georgia for Election Lies

News Roundup: Reinventing the Wheel — But Making It Worse

News Roundup: Bringing Transparency to Wisconsin Secret Impeachment Panel

News Roundup: The Election Worker Brain Drain

News Roundup: Speaker Vos’ Secret Impeachment Panel

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

News Roundup: The Latest in Wisconsin

News Roundup: Behind the Voting Machine Breaches

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

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

News Roundup: Familiar Names in the Fulton County Indictment

News Roundup: Fake Electors and Voting Machine Schemes

News Roundup: Trump’s Co-Conspirators

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

News Roundup: Michigan Fake Electors Face Criminal Charges

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

News Roundup: Happy Birthday, FOIA

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

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

News Roundup: Lawsuits Against Louisiana and Ohio Secretaries of State

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

News Roundup: Trump Investigations

News Roundup: Eyes on Texas

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

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

News Roundup: The Latest Attacks on Individual Rights

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

News Roundup: Paying Up for Election Lies

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

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

News Roundup: Trump Indictment, Update from Wisconsin

News Roundup: Investigations into Trump

News Roundup: Sunshine Week and the Sunshine State

News Roundup: Exposing Lies

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

News Roundup: Rewriting History

News Roundup: Deliberate Lies

News Roundup: Attacks on Civil Rights

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

News Roundup: Arizona Lawmakers’ Disdain for Accountability and Transparency

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

News Roundup: Victory for Accountability in South Dakota

News Roundup: Two Years After the Jan. 6 Attack

News Roundup: Trump Accountability

News Roundup: Public Records and Trans Rights in Texas

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

News Roundup: Election Denial Is Alive in Arizona

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

News Roundup: Testing Democracy

News Roundup: The Activist Network Eroding Trust in Democracy

News Roundup: Election Denial and the 2022 Vote

News Roundup: Election Deniers Gear Up for Midterms

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

News Roundup: The Mar-a-Lago Files

News Roundup: Following the Digital Paper Trail

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

News Roundup: A Cruel and Cynical Stunt

News Roundup: More Revelations about Attacks on Voting Rights

News Roundup: The Threats to Our Democracy

News Roundup: The Preservation of Official Records

News Roundup: ‘The Evidence Speaks for Itself’

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

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

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

News Roundup: 187 Minutes

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

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

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

News Roundup: Pardons, Partisans and Our Endangered Democracy

News Roundup: Contempt of Court, Subversion of Democracy

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

News Roundup: The Coordinated Effort to Contest the Next Election

News Roundup: Tightening the Net around the Fake Electors

News Roundup: Gone Rogue

News Roundup: The Cost of Undermining Elections

News Roundup: The Frightening Road Ahead

News Roundup: Let the Records Show

News Roundup: Victory in Wisconsin

News Roundup: Efforts to Overturn 2020 Are Not Over

News Roundup: Ongoing Investigations, Ongoing Lies

News Roundup: Vos Held in Contempt in Election Inquiry Lawsuit

News Roundup: The Lies that Undermine

News Roundup: How Far Is Too Far

News Roundup: ‘Much To-Do About Nothing’

News Roundup: Legally Impossible, Democratically Dangerous

News Roundup: Threats to Voting Rights Accelerate

News Roundup: Exploiting the Big Lie

News Roundup: ‘Records Matter’

News Roundup: There’s a Memo for That

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

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

News Roundup: Demands for Accountability in Fake-Electors Plot

News Roundup: A Coordinated Coup Attempt

News Roundup: Fighting for Our Democracy — and Winning

News Roundup: What We’ve Learned This Year

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

News Roundup: Presidential Coups and Election Reviews

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

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

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

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

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

News Roundup: The Lasting Damage of Partisan Election Reviews

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

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

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

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

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

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

News Roundup: Sham Wisconsin Election Investigation Has Rough Couple Weeks

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

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

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

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

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

News Roundup: The Evolution of the Big Lie

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

News Roundup: A Web of (Big) Lies

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

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

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

News Roundup: Victories for Transparency and Preparations for Disinformation

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

Covid-19 Oversight News: Surging Cases and More Vaccinations

News Roundup: The Big Lie’s Long Reach

News Roundup: The Resurgent Pandemic and Partisan Election Reviews

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

News Roundup: Sham Audit, Sham Findings

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

News Roundup: A Victory for Transparency in Arizona

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

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

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

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

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

News Roundup: Same Lies, Different States

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

News Roundup: From the Trump White House to Wisconsin

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

News Roundup: Arizona Senate Emails Reveal Giuliani, Trump Contacts

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

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

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

News Roundup: Sham Audits and the Fruits of Disinformation

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

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

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

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

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

News Roundup: Voting Rights and Trump Accountability

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

News Roundup: What’s Going On in Arizona?

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

News Roundup: Stifling Dissent

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

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

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

News Roundup: From Georgia to Arizona

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

News Roundup: Georgia’s Attack on Voting Rights

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

News Roundup: The Big Lie Becomes Big Policy

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

News Roundup: Spotlight on the States

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

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

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

News Roundup: The Lie Lives On

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

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

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

News Roundup: Power Failures and Power Plays

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

News Roundup: Trump’s Second Impeachment

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

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

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

News Roundup: Accountability, Not Complicity

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

News Roundup: Looking Ahead

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

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

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

News Roundup: A Dark Day

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

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

News Roundup: The Long Month Ahead

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

News Roundup: A Litany of Failures

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

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

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

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

News Roundup: Overstepping Authority and Undermining Democracy

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

News Roundup: Trump’s Warped Priorities

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

News Roundup: Lessons from Election Week

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

News Roundup: Out of Control

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

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

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

News Roundup: Restricting the Vote

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

News Roundup: The Real Dangers

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

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

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

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

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

News Roundup: Behind the Scenes at the Postal Service

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

News Roundup: What Trump Knew, and What We Know

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

News Roundup: Sowing Confusion and Discord

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

News Roundup: The Grift Economy

News Roundup: A White House At War with the People

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…

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

News Roundup: The Political Theater of ‘Operation Legend’

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

News Roundup: Sidelining Safety and Science

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

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

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

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

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

News Roundup: A Somber Week After Memorial Day

News Roundup: One Firing, Multiple Scandals

News Roundup: The Subversion of Justice at the Justice Department

News Roundup: Who Will Watch the Inspectors General?

News Roundup: Protecting the Right to Vote During a Pandemic

News Roundup: Miracle Drugs and Trump’s Alternate Reality

News Roundup: Who Stands to Gain?

News Roundup: Corruption and Coronavirus

News Roundup: Whose Stockpile, and Which States?

News Roundup: Transparency and Oversight Are More Important Than Ever

News Roundup: Testing, Messaging and Missed Chances

News Roundup: Continuing Our Investigation of Coronavirus Response

News Roundup: Rising Coronavirus Fears and Sinking Public Trust

News Roundup: Launching Our Investigation of Trump’s Authoritarian Purges

News Roundup: The Post-Impeachment Purge and the Knock of Authoritarianism

News Roundup: Trump Has Learned His ‘Lesson’

News Roundup: Acquittal Isn’t the End

News Roundup: Hear No Evil, See No Evil

News Roundup: Evidence of Obstruction

News Roundup: The Evidence Continues to Mount

News Roundup: Presidential War Powers and New Impeachment Documents

News Roundup: Beyond Impeachment — The Investigations Continue

News Roundup: Stephen Miller’s Extremist Network

News Roundup: Impeachment Report, Border Wall Contracts, and Pompeo’s Meeting with GOP Donors

News Roundup: Thankful for FOIA

News Roundup: Fiona Hill’s Warnings, Nikki Haley’s Emails, and Matt Bevin’s Stay at Trump’s Hotel

News Roundup: Impeachment Inquiry Goes Public

News Roundup: Ukraine-Related Documents, Hurdles for Asylum-Seekers, and Chad Wolf’s Involvement in Family Separation

News Roundup: Impeachment Votes and Sonny Perdue’s Georgia Connections

News Roundup: Court Chips Away at Trump Administration Obstruction

News Roundup: Corruption, Plain and Simple

News Roundup: Impeachment, Obstruction, and More Questions about Rick Perry

News Roundup: The Public Needs Answers

News Roundup: From the Top Down

News Roundup: Trump, Giuliani, and Ukraine

News Roundup: Photos of Detention Centers for Migrant Children; Stephen Miller’s Hand in Immigration Policy

News Roundup: Trump’s Enthusiastic Support for New Drug Raises Questions

News Roundup: Remain in Mexico’s Harmful Effects and Trump’s Dangerous Impatience

News Roundup: Political Appointees, Lobbyists and Those In Between

News Roundup: The Hatch Act and Freedom of Speech

News Roundup: Investigating the Administration’s Response to Domestic Terrorism

News Roundup: “Remain in Mexico,” New Lawsuits, and Trump’s Friend Tom Barrack

News Roundup: Mueller Speaks

News Roundup: Investigating the Fallout from Spring’s DHS Shakeup

News Roundup: Acosta Resigns and White House Admits Census Defeat

News Roundup: Setbacks for Freedom of Information

News Roundup: Hicks, Barr, Ross and Congressional Oversight

News Roundup: The Trump Administration and the Hatch Act

News Roundup: Investigating Outside Influence and Political Appointments at the State Department

News Roundup: Elaine Chao’s Stocks, Trump’s Handwritten Notes, and the Administration’s Communications with the NRA

News Roundup: Congressional Hearing Shows and No-Shows

News Roundup: Investigating State-Level Threats to Democracy

News Roundup: Casinos and Questions

News Roundup: Above the Law

News Roundup: Trump Administration’s Defiance of Congressional Subpoenas

News Roundup: All Eyes on the Mueller Report

News Roundup: DeVos, Mnuchin, Barr Testify in Congress

News Roundup: Turning to the Courts

News Roundup: The Mueller Investigation Is Over, But the Swamp Is Thriving

News Roundup: Same Old Stories

Ben Carson Faces Questions on PBS NewsHour About Frequent Travel and Attempted Dining Set Purchase

News Roundup: Sunshine Week Draws to a Close

News Roundup: Lawsuits Against Departments of Defense, Agriculture, and Health and Human Services

News Roundup: What We Can Learn from Trump Administration Calendars

News Roundup: Wilbur Ross’ Uncertified Financial Disclosures

News Roundup: Citizenship, the Census and the Constitution

News Roundup: The First Real Confrontation Between the Trump Administration and Congressional Oversight

News Roundup: More Troops at the Border Means More Questions for the Administration

News Roundup: Shutdown Ends Before Hearings Begin

News Roundup: Two Troubling Inspector General Reports

News Roundup: The Administration’s Misleading Claims About Terrorists at the Southern Border

News Roundup: New Year, New Congress, More Oversight

American Oversight in the News: 2018 in Review

News Round-up: Ghosts of Special Counsel Investigations Past and Present

News Round-up: Auditing the Wall, Investigating Saudi Arabia’s Influence, and Uncovering Hidden Reports

Wait, There’s More: News of Another Administration Official Using Personal Email

News Round-up: Attorney General Nomination, Family Separation Lawsuits, and Treating Immigrants Like Humans

In the News: Flights at Taxpayer Expense, Zinke’s Ethics Investigations, and the FBI Headquarters Project

New Lawsuit Seeks DHS Border Wall Emails with White House, Fox News, Border States

In the News: Trump Continues Profiting From The Presidency

“News to Me!” – Inside the Health Care Emails