Trump has seemingly failed to learn that no amount of political spin can minimize his administration’s mismanaged pandemic response.

Two recent federal court rulings found that agencies had conducted inadequate searches for documents American Oversight requested related to the president's influence over a multibillion-dollar project.

Opinion issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, ruling that agencies had conducted inadequate searches for records requested by American Oversight.

FOIA to Office of Management and Budget seeking communications with companies developing vaccines or treatments for coronavirus.

FOIA to Office of Management and Budget seeking communications with individuals regarding vaccines or treatments for coronavirus.

FOIA to multiple agencies seeking Mark Meadows’s emails with agency officials in light of Meadows’s appointment to White House Chief of Staff.

FOIA to multiple agencies seeking Mark Meadows’s text messages with agency officials in light of Meadows’s appointment to White House Chief of Staff.

It shouldn’t be surprising that the president, who downplayed the crisis until just a few weeks ago, is once again avoiding taking responsibility.

Opinion and order issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruling that the Office of Management and Budget had unlawfully restricted its search for records requested under FOIA by American Oversight, and that it must conduct a new search reasonably designed to capture the records.

During ordinary times, government transparency maintains a functioning democracy. But during the coronavirus outbreak, it can also save lives.