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American Oversight Sues for Records on Trump Judicial Nominee Emil Bove Amid Alarming Whistleblower Allegations

We’re seeking DOJ documents that could shed light on Bove’s potential misconduct, including his role in defying court orders, politically motivated…

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July 10, 2025

American Oversight Denounces USAID’s Closure as Politically Motivated Sabotage ‘Behind Closed Doors’

American Oversight is pressing ahead with its lawsuit to uncover the truth behind the agency’s political undoing and orders to destroy records.

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July 1, 2025

New Lawsuit Seeks Disclosure of Agreements Giving Local Law Enforcement Immigration Enforcement Powers

American Oversight is seeking records related to the Trump administration’s dramatic expansion of the 287(g) program, which opens the door for abus…

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June 26, 2025

A Judge Blocked Key Portions of Trump’s Anti-Voting Executive Order, But DOJ and States Continue Anti-Democracy Agenda

The anti-democratic push to undermine trust in our elections is alive and well, both in Trump’s Justice Department and in several states.

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June 25, 2025

American Oversight Urges Senate to Reject Emil Bove’s Judicial Nomination, Renews Call for Misconduct Probe Amid Damning New Whistleblower Allegations

New allegations that Bove suggested defying court orders to speed deportations, even telling DOJ employees to tell the courts “f— you,” point to an…

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June 25, 2025

American Oversight Sues Trump Administration Over Withheld Records on DOGE Social Security Takeover 

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court granted DOGE access to Social Security systems, allowing an entity shrouded in secrecy access to personal dat…

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June 24, 2025

The Government’s Arguments Against DOGE Transparency Are Legally Unfounded

In a new court filing, American Oversight rebutted the Trump administration’s attempt to block discovery into the shadow bureaucracy linked to Elon…

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June 23, 2025

Court Orders Rubio to Refer Signalgate Record Violations to Attorney General Bondi

The ruling requires top Trump administration officials to alert Marco Rubio, the acting U.S. archivist, of Signal messages containing federal recor…

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June 20, 2025

New Lawsuit Seeks Trump Administration Records on Weaponized Immigration Enforcement

American Oversight is zeroing in on the administration’s use of immigration enforcement to punish perceived opponents — and to protect allies.

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June 20, 2025

Georgia Supreme Court Ruling Underscores Anti-Democratic Motivations of Trump-Aligned State Election Board

The state Supreme Court ruled that the board’s far-right majority overstepped its authority when it passed new election administration rules right …

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June 18, 2025

American Oversight Asks Court to Reject Latest Trump Administration Attempt to Block DOGE Transparency

The Trump administration continues fighting disclosure despite Musk’s assurance DOGE would be “the most transparent organization in government ever.”

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June 17, 2025

Abuse of Power Comes as No Surprise — Including Trump’s Militarized Suppression of Protest

Trump pardoned 1,500 insurrectionists on his first day in office. Now, he’s distorting protests of his administration’s immigration raids to “justi…

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June 13, 2025

American Oversight Launches Investigation into Trump’s Parade Threats Amid Escalating Use of Force and Strongman Posturing

American Oversight FOIA requests follow president’s statement that parade protestors will be met with “very heavy force.”

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June 13, 2025

Sen. Alex Padilla’s Violent Removal from DHS Event Is a Shameless Attempt to Silence Critics

“If this is how they treat a senator, what will they do to ordinary Americans?”

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June 12, 2025

American Oversight Condemns House Homeland Security Committee’s Unfounded Probes into Nonprofits

The committee’s actions are the latest effort to weaponize congressional oversight and punish organizations that do not conform to the Trump admini…

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June 12, 2025

American Oversight Sues over Guantanamo Deportation Plan Amid Trump’s Authoritarian Posturing

From Guantánamo and Alcatraz to a military parade in the nation’s capital on his birthday, the president is channeling strongman imagery. Our lawsu…

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June 12, 2025

American Oversight Files Suit, Launches Broad Investigation into Trump Administration’s Militarized Response to Immigration Protests

The organization anticipated Trump’s use of federal troops to silence dissent, having requested records months in advance of the protests in Los An…

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June 10, 2025

Supreme Court Grants DOGE Access to Americans’ Social Security Data, Undermining Privacy Protections

On the same day it hindered DOGE transparency, the high court allowed the exposure of sensitive Social Security data to the shadowy entity of DOGE.

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June 6, 2025

Supreme Court Again Sides with Secrecy, Undermines Transparency in DOGE Decision

Overturning the discovery order and sending the case back to the D.C. Circuit for further narrowing, the Supreme Court has made clear that any inqu…

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June 6, 2025

Trump’s ‘Free’ Jet from Qatar and Corruption’s Slippery Slope 

The Qatari jet deal isn’t finalized, but the White House’s enthusiasm for the gift encapsulates the blatant disregard for ethics norms and laws tha…

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June 6, 2025

American Oversight Asks Court to Uncover Truth Behind DOGE’s Sweeping, Shadowy Power

The Trump administration continues resisting disclosure despite Musk’s past assurance that DOGE would be “the most transparent organization in gove…

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June 3, 2025

Statement: American Oversight Condemns Nomination of Emil Bove to Serve on United States Court of Appeals

Bove’s conduct in the dismissal of serious federal charges against Mayor Eric Adams raises urgent questions about his fitness to serve in any publi…

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May 28, 2025

American Oversight Reacts to SCOTUS Shielding DOGE and Musk from Transparency

The stay granted today does not resolve the underlying legal questions about whether DOGE is a federal agency subject to FOIA. It simply postpones …

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May 23, 2025

Texas Gang Database Contained Incorrect Information About Man Who Has Since Been Sent to CECOT

Records obtained by American Oversight and reported on by USA Today reveal that the Trump administration may have sent the wrong man, one with no r…

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May 23, 2025