American Oversight
American Oversight is pressing ahead with its lawsuit to uncover the truth behind the agency’s political undoing and orders to destroy records.
American Oversight is seeking records related to the Trump administration’s dramatic expansion of the 287(g) program, which opens the door for abus…
The anti-democratic push to undermine trust in our elections is alive and well, both in Trump’s Justice Department and in several states.
New allegations that Bove suggested defying court orders to speed deportations, even telling DOJ employees to tell the courts “f— you,” point to an…
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court granted DOGE access to Social Security systems, allowing an entity shrouded in secrecy access to personal dat…
In a new court filing, American Oversight rebutted the Trump administration’s attempt to block discovery into the shadow bureaucracy linked to Elon…
The ruling requires top Trump administration officials to alert Marco Rubio, the acting U.S. archivist, of Signal messages containing federal recor…
American Oversight is zeroing in on the administration’s use of immigration enforcement to punish perceived opponents — and to protect allies.
The state Supreme Court ruled that the board’s far-right majority overstepped its authority when it passed new election administration rules right …
The Trump administration continues fighting disclosure despite Musk’s assurance DOGE would be “the most transparent organization in government ever.”
Trump pardoned 1,500 insurrectionists on his first day in office. Now, he’s distorting protests of his administration’s immigration raids to “justi…
American Oversight FOIA requests follow president’s statement that parade protestors will be met with “very heavy force.”
“If this is how they treat a senator, what will they do to ordinary Americans?”
The committee’s actions are the latest effort to weaponize congressional oversight and punish organizations that do not conform to the Trump admini…
From Guantánamo and Alcatraz to a military parade in the nation’s capital on his birthday, the president is channeling strongman imagery. Our lawsu…
The organization anticipated Trump’s use of federal troops to silence dissent, having requested records months in advance of the protests in Los An…
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.
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…
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…
The Trump administration continues resisting disclosure despite Musk’s past assurance that DOGE would be “the most transparent organization in gove…
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…
The stay granted today does not resolve the underlying legal questions about whether DOGE is a federal agency subject to FOIA. It simply postpones …
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…
Never-before-seen documents in the brief call into question the government’s claims about DOGE’s structure and operations.