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

This week, three and a half months after American Oversight first sued for transparency in the Arizona Senate’s bogus election “audit,” the Senate finally released tens of thousands of pages of records on its court-ordered deadline of Aug. 31. 

The final report on the contractors’ findings is still weeks away, according to the Senate’s attorney, with the most recent delay coming after members of the Cyber Ninjas team became sick with Covid-19. The records released on Tuesday provide yet more evidence of the depths of partisanship and political bias that permeated the process from the beginning — and add some new names to the list of outside parties in touch with the officials running the operation. (More details below.) 

But while American Oversight has been reviewing the more than 80,000 pages that were released, the Senate withheld nearly 3,000 additional documents, citing legislative privilege for a great many of them. 

  • The Senate provided a log listing records that had been withheld; among those the Senate claims are protected by that privilege are texts between Senate President Karen Fann and Cyber Ninjas CEO Doug Logan and others. 
  • But the log also revealed that Fann had texted about the investigation and vendors with U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar, a vocal proponent of the Big Lie who attended the Jan. 6 rally that preceded the Capitol attack. 
  • Other frequent contacts include Arizona Republican Liz Harris, who has been organizing problematic direct-canvassing operations in which volunteers ask residents about their votes. 

Election-denying conspiracists are hardly on the fringe — as ProPublica reports, thousands of supporters of the former president’s stolen-election lie are “tak[ing] over the Republican Party at the local level, exerting more partisan influence on how elections are run.” They also include elected officials in states across the country. 

This infiltration of the Big Lie becomes even more concerning when considering the enormous power that state governments wield.  

On the Records 

Arizona Senate ‘Audit’ Documents
American Oversight has been reviewing the records released on Tuesday — there are a lot of them! — and have posted them here. Check our website Friday afternoon for an update on our findings, and read here in detail about what we’ve already seen. A summary: 

  • The records further confirm the partisan nature of the “audit,” as well as top officials’ deference to election conspiracists. For example, there are multiple instances of communications with election denier and anti-vaccine activist Shiva Ayyadurai, including what appears to be a signed contract between him and Cyber Ninjas. 
  • Spokesman Randy Pullen exchanged texts with former Trump appointee Jeff DeWit, who the texts suggest was acting as a messenger for the former president. 
  • There’s also yet more evidence that top officials were aware of the problematic direct canvassing that has been going on, even if those potentially voter-intimidating operations were not officially sanctioned by the Senate. 
  • New details about audit costs show how quickly the operation blew past the initial $150,000 the Senate had authorized. An invoice from the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix alone totals nearly $130,000. 
  • Election deniers in other states have taken cues from the Arizona review. The records indicate that officials were in touch with Wisconsin’s Gableman, and there are other communications with activists looking to replicate the effort elsewhere. 

The Trump Administration’s Casual Corruption
We obtained emails showing that the former Trump-appointed ambassador to Canada, Kelly Craft, directed government business to the Trump International Hotel in D.C. “Is this a meeting I should attend?” Craft wrote in one email to a staffer. “If so, I would prefer the TRUMP HOTEL.” Read more in Forbes, which reported on the emails, as did the Washington Post. 

Other Stories We’re Following 

National News 
  • Supreme Court refuses to block Texas law banning abortions at six weeks (Washington Post) 
  • The Sackler family has won immunity from all future opioid lawsuits (NPR) 
  • Federal judge throws out Trump administration rule allowing the draining and filling of streams, marshes and wetlands (Washington Post) 
  • Only 2 governors are so far refusing to take in Afghan refugees (HuffPost) 
  • Immigrants pay cripplingly high bail bonds to be released from detention across U.S. (Guardian) 
  • Corporate America launches massive lobbying blitz to kill key parts of Democrats’ $3.5 trillion economic plan (Washington Post) 
 In the States 
  • Lawsuit claims Montana secretary of state’s office knowingly profited $120k off duplicate charges (NBC Montana) 
  • FBI examining $100M tax refund push by Arizona Gov. Ducey staffers (Arizona Republic) 
  • Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton cleared by his own office of wrongdoing in bribery allegations (Texas Tribune) 
  • Colorado secretary of state sues to stop Mesa County clerk from overseeing elections (Denver Post) 
  • Arizona Supreme Court will be first state to end peremptory challenges to potential jurors (Arizona Republic) 
  • Michigan Republicans announce voting restrictions ballot measure as end-run around Whitmer (Michigan Advance) 
  • Slammed by staff shortages and ‘desperation,’ some north Florida prisons to shutter (Miami Herald) 
  • Private donations for a Texas border wall have soared to $54 million. But it’s still unclear who’s giving. (Texas Tribune) 
  • Police ‘target list’ of protesters shared among law enforcement agencies (Wisconsin Examiner) 
The Coronavirus Pandemic 
  • Massive randomized study is proof that surgical masks limit coronavirus spread, authors say (Washington Post) 
  • Vaccines cut risk of ‘long Covid’ in half, major study finds (Washington Post) 
  • Religious exemptions from coronavirus vaccine are expected to become a legal battleground (Washington Post) 
  • WHO monitoring new coronavirus variant named Mu (Guardian) 
  • Tens of billions of dollars in pandemic aid for hospitals and nursing homes sits unused (Washington Post) 
  • Two senior FDA vaccine leaders step down as agency faces decision on boosters (CNN) 
  • More states embrace vax passports without waiting for Biden (Politico) 
  • Biden administration opens civil rights investigation over bans on school mask mandates (Washington Post) 
The Pandemic in Florida 
  • Florida changed its Covid-19 data, creating an ‘artificial decline’ in recent deaths (Miami Herald) 
  • Doctor who promoted ivermectin as a Covid-19 treatment has advised Florida’s governor (Miami Herald) 
  • Florida judge rules DeSantis administration cannot restrict school districts’ mask mandates (Washington Post) 
  • Amid pandemic resurgence, Florida’s surgeon general is preparing to leave his post (Miami Herald) 
The Jan. 6 Attack 
  • Intel shows extremists to attend Capitol rally (Associated Press) 
  • McCarthy warns telecom and social media companies that comply with January 6 committee records requests (CNN) 
  • Capitol riot defendants’ lawyer apparently hospitalized with Covid leaves clients without counsel, prosecutors say (Washington Post) 
  • Jan. 6 House investigators digging into Trump’s attempt to pressure Michigan GOPers into stealing election (Talking Points Memo) 
  • Eight months after the Capitol riots, thousands of hours of surveillance footage remains secret (BuzzFeed News) 

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December 8, 2021

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Texas - Collin County, Texas - Montgomery County, Texas - Tarrant County, Texas Secretary of State
December 6, 2021

Documents from Wisconsin Election Investigation Reveal Contact with Mike Lindell, Other Partisan Activists

Wisconsin Office of Special Counsel
December 3, 2021

American Oversight Files Motion to Hold Speaker Vos in Contempt for Failure to Comply with Wisconsin Public Records Law

Wisconsin
December 3, 2021

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

Wisconsin Elections Commission, Wisconsin Senate
December 2, 2021

Discrepancies in Fulton County Commissioner’s Testimony to Pennsylvania Senate

December 1, 2021

Emails from Spring 2021 Show County Officials’ Opposition to Local Election Board Restructuring in Georgia

Georgia, Georgia - Lincoln County, Georgia - Pickens County, Georgia - Pierce County, Georgia - Spalding County
November 24, 2021

Expense Records Reveal New Details about Wisconsin’s Partisan Election Investigation

Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Assembly
November 19, 2021

News Roundup: The Lasting Damage of Partisan Election Reviews

Florida Office of the Governor
November 16, 2021

American Oversight Sues DHS for Records on Deaths in Immigration Custody

Department of Homeland Security
November 11, 2021

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

Department of Defense, DOD - National Guard Bureau, Texas, Texas Office of the Governor
November 10, 2021

American Oversight Obtains Top Justice Dept. Officials’ Call Logs from Jan. 6

Department of Justice
November 8, 2021

American Oversight Reaches Landmark Open Records Settlement with Georgia Secretary of State

November 5, 2021

Court Orders Release of Wisconsin Election Investigation Records

Wisconsin State Assembly
November 4, 2021

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

November 2, 2021

Documents Obtained by American Oversight Cited in Washington Post’s Detailed Investigation of Jan. 6 Attack

Department of Homeland Security, DHS - United States Secret Service
November 2, 2021

Judge Sets Dec. 2 Hearing on American Oversight’s Motion to Hold Arizona Senate in Contempt

Arizona Senate
October 29, 2021

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

October 27, 2021

Lawyers in Florida Attorney General’s Office Mocked December 2020 Lawsuit Seeking to Overturn Election Results

Florida, Florida Attorney General
October 27, 2021

Why Biden Can Hire Better for Immigration Review

Department of Justice, DOJ - Executive Office for Immigration Review
October 22, 2021

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

October 19, 2021

American Oversight Files Second Lawsuit Against Wisconsin Assembly Speaker for Election Investigation Records

Wisconsin
October 15, 2021

News Roundup: Sham Wisconsin Election Investigation Has Rough Couple Weeks

Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, DOD - National Guard Bureau, Wisconsin State Assembly
October 8, 2021

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

Department of State
October 8, 2021

American Oversight Sues Wisconsin Assembly, Speaker Vos for Election ‘Investigation’ Records

Wisconsin State Assembly
October 6, 2021

American Oversight Launches Investigation into Texas Election ‘Audit’

Texas - Collin County, Texas - Dallas County, Texas - Harris County, Texas - Tarrant County, Texas Attorney General, Texas Office of the Governor, Texas Secretary of State
October 6, 2021

In Emails, Jeff Sessions Praised ‘Zero-Tolerance’ Policy That Separated Migrant Families

Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice
October 5, 2021

New Arizona ‘Audit’ Records Released

Arizona Senate
October 1, 2021

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

Department of Health and Human Services, Environmental Protection Agency, Texas, Texas Department of Public Safety
September 30, 2021

Court Rules that USPS’s Excessive Redactions on Postmaster General DeJoy’s Calendar Were Not Properly Justified

United States Postal Service
September 30, 2021

More Evidence of the Biased Origins of the Arizona Senate Election ‘Audit’

Arizona Senate
September 24, 2021

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

September 23, 2021

Why You (Still) Should Not Trust the Arizona Senate’s Final ‘Audit’ Report

Arizona Senate
September 16, 2021

News Roundup: The Evolution of the Big Lie

Department of State
September 13, 2021

Pennsylvania County Ordered to Release Election ‘Audit’ Records Within 30 Days

Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania - Fulton County
September 13, 2021

From Voter-Fraud Myths to Bogus Election Audits: The Evolution of the Big Lie

September 10, 2021

News Roundup: A Web of (Big) Lies

September 3, 2021

New Details from Arizona Senate’s ‘Audit’-Related Records

Arizona Senate
September 1, 2021

Arizona Senate Releases ‘Audit’ Records Following Court Order

Arizona Senate
August 27, 2021

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

Department of Justice, DOJ - Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys
August 25, 2021

Justice Department Releases Former AG Barr’s Text Messages Sought in American Oversight Lawsuit

Department of Justice
August 20, 2021

News Roundup: Victories for Transparency and Preparations for Disinformation

Arizona Senate, Department of Justice, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
August 19, 2021

Arizona Appeals Court Denies State Senate’s Attempt to Shield Cyber Ninjas ‘Audit’ Records from Public

Arizona Senate
August 18, 2021

Judge Upholds Aug. 31 Deadline for Arizona Senate to Produce Election ‘Audit’ Records

Arizona Senate
August 13, 2021

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

Securities and Exchange Commission, Wisconsin Senate
August 11, 2021

Arizona Appeals Court Denies Stay of Audit Records Lawsuit, Grants Limited Stay of Document Release Order

Arizona Senate
August 5, 2021

News Roundup: The Big Lie’s Long Reach

August 3, 2021

Court Orders Arizona Senate to Immediately Release ‘Audit’ Records

Arizona Senate
July 29, 2021

News Roundup: The Resurgent Pandemic and Partisan Election Reviews

Department of Justice, DOJ - Office of Information Policy
July 28, 2021

Records Reveal Private-Sector Pandemic Requests from Spring 2020

Department of the Treasury
July 22, 2021

News Roundup: Sham Audit, Sham Findings

Arizona Senate, Department of Justice, Department of the Treasury, DHS - United States Secret Service, DOJ - Office of Information Policy, U.S. Election Assistance Commission
July 22, 2021

New Report: How the Arizona Election ‘Audit’ Has Already Been Compromised

Arizona Senate
July 19, 2021

New Emails Show Election Assistance Commission Officials in Communication with Anti-Voting Rights Groups

U.S. Election Assistance Commission
July 15, 2021

News Roundup: A Victory for Transparency in Arizona

Arizona Senate
July 15, 2021

Court Rejects Arizona Senate’s Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit for Records from Sham Election ‘Audit’

Arizona Senate
July 13, 2021

New Documents Reveal More Details About Conditions in ICE Facilities During the Pandemic

DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement
July 9, 2021

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

Department of Justice, South Carolina Attorney General
July 2, 2021

Why Former Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue’s Compliance with Federal Ethics Rules Still Needs to Be Investigated

Department of Agriculture
July 1, 2021

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

Florida Division of Emergency Management, New York Office of the Governor
June 28, 2021

Open Questions About the Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol

June 25, 2021

News Roundup: Same Lies, Different States

Arizona Senate
June 22, 2021

Newly Released Arizona ‘Audit’ Records Contain Service Agreements, Emails to Senate President Fann

Arizona Senate
June 21, 2021

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

June 17, 2021

News Roundup: From the Trump White House to Wisconsin

June 17, 2021

The Latest Attempt by Wisconsin Legislative Leaders to Undermine Election Has Been in the Works for Months

June 17, 2021

New Records About Trump Administration’s Response to Summer 2020 Racial Justice Protests

Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DOJ - U.S. Marshals Service, Oregon - City of Portland
June 15, 2021

New Communications Offer Glimpse into U.S.-China Tensions Last Spring

Department of State
June 10, 2021

News Roundup: Arizona Senate Emails Reveal Giuliani, Trump Contacts

Arizona Senate
June 4, 2021

Arizona Senate Releases Emails Related to Election ‘Audit’ to American Oversight

Arizona Secretary of State, Arizona Senate
June 3, 2021

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

June 1, 2021

Good-Government Advocates Call on Biden to Appoint Senior Ethics Official

White House
May 27, 2021

News Roundup: Sham Audits and the Fruits of Disinformation

Arizona Senate, Department of Homeland Security
May 27, 2021

New Records Include Private Executives’ Emails with Hahn, Kushner

Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, HHS - Food and Drug Administration
May 25, 2021

Seeking Records from Seema Verma’s Lost Cell Phone

Department of Health and Human Services, HHS - Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS - Food and Drug Administration
May 25, 2021

Arizona Audit Investigation Update: Arizona Senate Begins Releasing Fann’s Emails to American Oversight

Arizona Senate
May 24, 2021

Judge Sets Hearing Date in American Oversight’s Audit Litigation

Arizona Senate
May 20, 2021

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

May 19, 2021

American Oversight Sues Arizona Senate to Release Audit Records to the Public

Arizona Senate
May 17, 2021

Inside Newt Gingrich’s 5G Pitch to the FCC

Federal Communications Commission
May 13, 2021

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

May 13, 2021

Justice Department Finally Releases Jeff Sessions’ Calendars — Two Years After We Sued for Them

Department of Justice
May 10, 2021

Massachusetts ACLU, American Oversight Sue ICE for Records Related to Federal Prosecution of State Court Judge

Department of Homeland Security, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement
May 7, 2021

News Roundup: Voting Rights and Trump Accountability

Department of State, Florida, Georgia, Texas - Galveston County
May 6, 2021

Former Trump Administration Official Gene Hamilton’s Contacts with Far-Right Anti-Immigration Groups

Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, DHS - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
May 6, 2021

New Details About Trump-Era Efforts to Block Pregnant Minors in Immigration Detention from Accessing Abortions

DHS - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection
May 3, 2021

Lawsuit Seeks Records from U.S. Agency for Global Media, Including Communications of Controversial Trump-Appointed Former CEO

U.S. Agency for Global Media
April 30, 2021

‘A Possible Discreet Assignment’: American Oversight Obtains DOJ Emails Regarding ‘Intake Process’ for Giuliani Ukraine Information

Department of Justice
April 30, 2021

News Roundup: What’s Going On in Arizona?

April 29, 2021

New Documents Show CDC Officials Dealing with Early Covid Testing Problems

Department of Health and Human Services, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS - Food and Drug Administration
April 29, 2021

American Oversight Sues for Records Related to ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy

Department of Homeland Security
April 26, 2021

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

April 23, 2021

News Roundup: Stifling Dissent

April 21, 2021

Rooting Out Corruption in Government: What Will It Take?

April 20, 2021

American Oversight Sues Justice Department for Records of Efforts to Overturn Election

Department of Justice, DOJ - Civil Division, DOJ - Civil Rights Division
April 16, 2021

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

April 15, 2021

Records Reveal New Details About Rush of Federal Deputations for Controversial Operation Legend Program

Department of Justice, DOJ - U.S. Marshals Service
April 15, 2021

In the Documents: Emails About Last-Minute Trump DHS Agreements with States

Department of Homeland Security, Louisiana Attorney General, Texas Attorney General
April 15, 2021

DHS Watchdog Report Finds ICE Violated Detention Standards at Arizona Facility

Department of Homeland Security, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement
April 8, 2021

News Roundup: From Georgia to Arizona

April 6, 2021

American Oversight Launches Investigation of Arizona Senate’s Partisan Election Audit

Arizona House of Representatives, Arizona Senate
April 5, 2021

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

April 1, 2021

News Roundup: Georgia’s Attack on Voting Rights

Department of Agriculture, Department of Justice, DOJ - Office of Information Policy
March 30, 2021

Documents Show Far-Right Influence at Trump Commerce Department

Commerce - Census Bureau, Department of Commerce
March 26, 2021

Arizona Attorney General Calendar Released to American Oversight Excludes Jan. 6

Arizona Attorney General
March 26, 2021

Records Shed New Light on DOJ ‘Denaturalization’ Section

Department of Justice
March 25, 2021

News Roundup: The Big Lie Becomes Big Policy

Arizona Attorney General, Texas, Texas - Brazoria County, Texas Secretary of State
March 25, 2021

Chad Wolf’s Legacy of Loyalty to Trump

March 24, 2021

One Year of the Coronavirus Pandemic: The Federal Response

March 18, 2021

News Roundup: Spotlight on the States

March 18, 2021

One Year of the Coronavirus Pandemic: Covid-19 in Prisons

March 17, 2021

Seven Reforms to FOIA and Record-Keeping to Improve Transparency and Accountability

March 16, 2021

Investigations Update: Covid-19 in Immigration Detention, MPD’s Kettling of Protesters, and Covid-19 Liability Shields

Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, District of Columbia, District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, Florida - Flagler County, Georgia, Georgia Department of Administrative Services, Illinois House of Representatives, New Jersey - Barnegat Township, New York - Malta, Ohio - Marysville City, Ohio - Van Wert County, Texas Department of Agriculture
March 12, 2021

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

March 10, 2021

American Oversight Sues for Records About Trump’s Actions During Jan. 6 Attack

Department of Defense, Department of Justice, DOD - Department of the Army, DOD - National Guard Bureau
March 9, 2021

American Oversight Sues for Top Officials’ Communications from Day of Capitol Riot

Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, DHS - United States Secret Service, DOD - Department of the Army, DOD - National Guard Bureau, DOJ - Office of Legal Counsel
March 5, 2021

USAID Watchdog Report Sheds Light on U.S. Ventilator Exports During Pandemic

U.S. Agency for International Development
March 4, 2021

News Roundup: The Lie Lives On

Department of Homeland Security, DHS - United States Secret Service, Ohio Department of Education, White House - Office of Management and Budget
March 4, 2021

Transportation Dept. Watchdog Says Former Secretary Elaine Chao Misused Her Office, Echoing American Oversight Investigations

Department of Transportation
March 2, 2021

Investigations Update: Covid-19 Outbreaks in Meatpacking Facilities, New Arizona Voting-Restriction Bills

Arizona House of Representatives, Arizona Senate, Department of Agriculture, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Labor, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Georgia, Georgia Building Authority, Georgia Department of Community Health, Georgia Department of Public Health, Georgia Office of the Governor, Georgia Technology Authority, New Mexico - Otero County, Oklahoma - Canadian County, South Dakota Office of the Governor
March 2, 2021

American Oversight Obtains Seven Phony Certificates of Pro-Trump Electors

National Archives and Records Administration
February 26, 2021

American Oversight Challenges Excessive Redactions in USPS Chief Louis DeJoy’s Calendar

United States Postal Service
February 25, 2021

In March 2020 Email to Azar, Nielsen Recommended Company That DHS Had Used to Conduct DNA Testing at the Border

Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security
February 23, 2021

Investigations Update: Texas Energy Crisis, Covid-19 in Poultry Plants, and New Legislation in Missouri

Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, DOD - Department of the Army, HHS - Food and Drug Administration, Missouri House of Representatives, Missouri Senate, Texas, Texas Office of the Governor
February 23, 2021

Questions About Jan. 6 Capitol Attack Remain as Senate Investigates

Department of Homeland Security
February 18, 2021

News Roundup: Power Failures and Power Plays

Department of Justice, Georgia - Glynn County, Georgia - Hall County, Georgia Secretary of State
February 16, 2021

Investigations Update: State Pandemic Responses, Space Command Headquarters Location, and Trump’s Refusal to Concede

Arizona Office of the Governor, Department of Defense, Department of State, DOD - Defense Health Agency, DOD - Department of the Air Force, Florida, Florida Office of the Governor, Idaho Office of the Governor, Oklahoma Office of the Governor, U.S. Agency for Global Media, Wyoming Office of the Governor
February 11, 2021

News Roundup: Trump’s Second Impeachment

Department of Education, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, White House - Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
February 11, 2021

Campaign Against Corporate Complicity Cautions Previous Lobbying Firm and Clients of Former Secretary Bernhardt

Department of the Interior
February 9, 2021

Investigations Update: Florida Vaccine Distribution, Anti-Protest Measures, and Trump’s Efforts to Overturn Georgia’s Election Results

Federal Election Commission, Florida, Florida Department of Health, Florida Division of Emergency Management, Florida House of Representatives, Florida Office of the Governor, Florida Senate, Georgia, Georgia Attorney General, National Archives and Records Administration, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Senate
February 8, 2021

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

February 8, 2021

American Oversight Expands Lawsuit for HHS Officials’ Pandemic-Related Text Messages

Department of Health and Human Services, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS - Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS - Food and Drug Administration
February 5, 2021

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

Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice, Georgia Department of Community Health, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Iowa Department of Public Health
February 4, 2021

Where Did the Money Go? A Summary of Findings from CARES Act Investigations

February 2, 2021

Investigations Update: The Efforts by Trump — and Top Officials — to Overturn the Election

Department of Justice, Department of State, DOJ - Civil Division, DOJ - Civil Rights Division, Maryland Department of Legislative Services, Missouri House of Representatives, Oklahoma Attorney General, Texas, Texas Attorney General, West Virginia Attorney General
January 29, 2021

Emails Reveal DOJ Official’s Close Working Relationship with Stephen Miller at Height of Family Separations

Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, HHS - Administration for Children and Families
January 29, 2021

News Roundup: Accountability, Not Complicity

Department of Health and Human Services, HHS - Food and Drug Administration
January 22, 2021

News Roundup: Looking Ahead

January 19, 2021

Investigations Update: West Virginia Lawmaker’s Involvement in Capitol Attack and Trump’s Attempts to Overturn Georgia Election Results

Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of the Interior, Department of Veterans Affairs, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS - Office of Intelligence and Analysis, District of Columbia, District of Columbia Mayor's Office, District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, DOD - National Guard Bureau, DOD - National Security Agency, DOD - U.S. Department of the Navy, DOI - National Park Service, DOJ - Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, Florida Office of the Governor, Georgia Secretary of State, Office of Personnel Management, VA - Veterans Health Administration, White House - Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
January 19, 2021

DHS Claims No Records of Communications with White House About Firing of CISA Director Chris Krebs

Department of Homeland Security
January 19, 2021

Records Highlight Difference in Trump Administration’s Response to Racial Justice Protests and Attack on Capitol

Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection
January 14, 2021

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

January 13, 2021

Investigations Update: The Attack on the Capitol, Georgia U.S. Attorney’s Resignation, and White House Meeting with State Attorneys General

Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, DHS - Federal Protective Service, DHS - United States Secret Service, DOD - National Guard Bureau, DOI - National Park Service, DOJ - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, DOJ - Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, DOJ - Federal Bureau of Investigation, DOJ - U.S. Marshals Service, Texas Attorney General
January 7, 2021

News Roundup: A Dark Day

Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice, Department of State, White House
January 7, 2021

American Oversight Statement on Trump-Incited Mob Attack on Capitol

January 5, 2021

Investigations Update: Trump’s Election-Stealing Efforts in Georgia, DeJoy’s Communications, and Giroir’s Covid-19 Text Messages

Department of Health and Human Services, Georgia Office of the Governor, Georgia Secretary of State, United States Postal Service
January 5, 2021

American Oversight Demands Records of Raffensperger, Kemp Communications with White House and Trump Lawyers

Georgia, Georgia Office of the Governor, Georgia Secretary of State
December 30, 2020

American Oversight Sues Georgia’s Muscogee County for Records Related to Voter-Registration Challenges

Georgia - Muscogee County
December 24, 2020

Documents Show Further Details of Stephen Miller’s Efforts to Push Anti-Immigrant Policies

Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, DHS - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection
December 23, 2020

American Oversight Calls for Investigations into Troubling Border Wall Contracts

Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
December 22, 2020

American Oversight Seeks Records of Communications Between Georgia Election Officials and Voter-Purge Group

Georgia - Athens-Clarke County, Georgia - Cobb County, Georgia - DeKalb County, Georgia - Forsyth County, Georgia - Gwinnett County, Georgia - Macon-Bibb County, Georgia - Muscogee County, Georgia - Richmond County, Georgia - Walton County
December 22, 2020

Investigations Update: Voting Rights in Georgia, Trump Loyalists at the Pentagon, and Giuliani’s Dubious Investigations

Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice, DOJ - Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, Georgia - Athens-Clarke County, Georgia - Baldwin County, Georgia - Cobb County, Georgia - DeKalb County, Georgia - Floyd County, Georgia - Fulton County, Georgia - Gwinnett County, Georgia - Macon-Bibb County, Georgia - Spalding County, Georgia Office of the Governor, Georgia Secretary of State, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS - Food and Drug Administration
December 16, 2020

Documents from March and April Reveal Cozy White House Private-Sector Communications About Pandemic

Department of Health and Human Services, HHS - Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services
December 15, 2020

Investigations Update: Political Interference in Coronavirus Data, Texas Election Lawsuit, and State Officials’ Voter-Fraud Allegations

Arizona House of Representatives, Department of Health and Human Service, Florida Attorney General, Florida Department of Health, Florida Office of the Governor, Georgia, Georgia - Baldwin County, Georgia - Cobb County, Georgia - DeKalb County, Georgia - Floyd County, Georgia - Fulton County, Georgia - Gwinnett County, Georgia - Spalding County, Georgia Secretary of State, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Texas, Texas Attorney General, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Elections Commission
December 15, 2020

New Details About the Work of Former DHS Official Who Left Administration Because of White Nationalist Ties

Department of Homeland Security, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection
December 9, 2020

Documents Provide New Details Regarding Trump’s Irregular Pardon of Scooter Libby in 2018

Department of Justice
December 8, 2020

Investigations Update: Preservation of White House Communications, Federally Deputized Portland Police, Trump Aide Banned from DOJ

Arizona Office of the Governor, Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice, Department of State, DOJ - Office of Justice Programs, Florida Department of Health, Florida Office of the Governor, Georgia Department of Community Health, Georgia Department of Public Health, Georgia Office of the Governor, Georgia Secretary of State, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS - Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS - Food and Drug Administration, Iowa Department of Public Health, Iowa Office of the Governor, Oklahoma Department of Health, Oklahoma Office of the Governor, Oregon - City of Portland, Oregon - Portland Police Bureau, Texas Secretary of State
December 8, 2020

American Oversight Documents Reveal Troubling Details About ICE’s Handling of Death in Custody

Department of Homeland Security, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement
December 3, 2020

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

Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, White House
December 1, 2020

Investigations Update: ‘Burrowing In,’ Medicaid Block Grants, and Pennsylvania County Election Certifications

Commerce - Census Bureau, Commerce - National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, DHS - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DOD - National Security Agency, DOJ - Executive Office for Immigration Review, Office of Personnel Management, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, Oklahoma Office of the Governor, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania - Luzerne County
December 1, 2020

Steep Price Tag for Chad Wolf’s Trip to Portland During July Protests

Department of Homeland Security
November 30, 2020

New Documents Provide Further Details of Stephen Miller’s Influence on Immigration Policy

Department of Health and Human Service, Department of Homeland Security, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement
November 24, 2020

Investigations Update: Krebs’ Firing, Federal Record Preservation Laws, and Trump’s Contacts with Michigan Officials

Department of Agriculture, Department of Health and Human Service, Department of Homeland Security, Department of the Interior, Department of Veterans Affairs, Small Business Administration, Texas, Texas Military Department, U.S. Agency for International Development, VA - Veterans Health Administration, White House - Office of Management and Budget
November 23, 2020

Investigating the Firing of Key Election Security Official Who Defied Trump

Department of Homeland Security
November 19, 2020

News Roundup: Overstepping Authority and Undermining Democracy

Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, General Services Administration
November 18, 2020

How Members of Anti-Immigrant Extremist Groups Have Worked Closely with — and Joined — the Trump Administration

Department of Homeland Security, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection
November 17, 2020

Investigations Update: ‘Sharpiegate,’ the Census, and Barr’s ‘Voter Fraud’ Investigations

Arizona House of Representatives, Commerce Office of the Inspector General, Department of Agriculture, Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of the Interior, Department of the Treasury, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, District of Columbia, District of Columbia Mayor's Office, DOJ - Civil Rights Division, DOJ - Criminal Division, DOJ - Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, Environmental Protection Agency, Georgia, HHS - Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services, Missouri - City of St. Louis Mayor's Office, Oregon - City of Portland, Oregon - Portland Mayor's Office, Wisconsin, Wisconsin - Kenosha Mayor's Office
November 12, 2020

News Roundup: Trump’s Warped Priorities

Department of Health and Human Services, Department of State, General Services Administration, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
November 12, 2020

American Oversight Launches Investigation into Wisconsin, Arizona Officials Repeating Trump Campaign’s Voter Fraud Allegations

November 10, 2020

American Oversight Launches Document Preservation Initiative

Central Intelligence Agency, Department of State, National Archives and Records Administration, White House
November 6, 2020

News Roundup: Lessons from Election Week

November 5, 2020

State and Local Officials’ Communications with Voting-Restriction Activists and Groups

Florida, Florida - Broward County, Florida - Miami-Dade County, Florida - Osceola County, Florida - Palm Beach County, Florida Department of State, Florida Office of the Governor, Georgia, Georgia - Clayton County, Georgia - Cobb County, Georgia Office of the Governor, Georgia Secretary of State, Texas, Texas - Cameron County, Texas - Dallas County, Texas Office of the Governor, Texas Secretary of State
October 29, 2020

Open Questions About Trump Administration Policies

Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Environmental Protection Agency, White House
October 27, 2020

Investigations Update: Poll Watchers, Vaccine Communications, and Continued Political Interference in Pandemic Response

Arizona - Pinal County, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, DHS - Federal Emergency Management Agency, Florida, Florida - Alachua County, Florida - Brevard County, Florida - Pinellas County, Georgia - Gwinnett County, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS - Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS - Food and Drug Administration, HHS - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, HHS - National Institutes of Health, HHS - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Montana Secretary of State, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Oregon - Grant County, Oregon - Morrow County, Pennsylvania - Beaver County, Small Business Administration, Texas - Dallas County, Texas - Harris County, Texas - Rockwall County, Washington - Klickitat County, White House - Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Wisconsin - Oshkosh County, Wisconsin - Waukesha County
October 24, 2020

Georgia Officials Confirm: Voting by Mail Is Secure, Accurate

Georgia - Glynn County, Georgia - Hall County, Georgia Secretary of State
October 22, 2020

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

Department of Commerce, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, DOJ - Justice Management Division, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS - Food and Drug Administration
October 21, 2020

Pompeo’s Use of Personal Email While CIA Director Highlights State Department’s Failure to Produce His Emails as Secretary

Central Intelligence Agency, Department of State
October 20, 2020

Investigations Update: Hatch Act Violations, Covid-19 Vaccine Contracts, and South Carolina Ballots

Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Justice, DOD - Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, DOD - Department of the Army, DOD - U.S. Department of the Navy, DOI - Fish and Wildlife Service, DOI - National Park Service, DOJ - Office of Legal Counsel, HHS - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, North Carolina, North Carolina House of Representatives, North Carolina Senate, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Pennsylvania Senate, South Carolina - Georgetown County, South Carolina - Richland County, South Carolina Election Committee, Treasury - Comptroller of the Currency, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Senate
October 15, 2020

News Roundup: Restricting the Vote

Department of Agriculture, Department of Homeland Security, DHS - Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Georgia, Georgia - DeKalb County, Georgia - Fulton County, Georgia Attorney General, Georgia Secretary of State
October 14, 2020

American Oversight Sues Georgia Secretary of State for Records Related to Elections

Georgia, Georgia - DeKalb County, Georgia - Fulton County, Georgia Secretary of State
October 8, 2020

News Roundup: The Real Dangers

Arizona Office of the Governor, Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice, Department of State, DOJ - Executive Office for Immigration Review, Florida Department of State, Georgia - Gwinnett County, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, White House
October 6, 2020

Investigations Update: The White House Outbreak, the Administration’s Naturalization Policy, and Texas’ Ballot Drop Boxes

Arizona Secretary of State, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DOJ - Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, DOJ - Office of Legal Counsel, HHS - Administration for Children and Families, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS - Food and Drug Administration, Iowa Secretary of State, Kentucky Office of Homeland Security, New Mexico Secretary of State, North Carolina, Texas, Texas Attorney General, Texas Office of the Governor, Texas Secretary of State, United States Postal Service, White House - Office of Management and Budget
October 6, 2020

DOJ Finds ‘No Responsive Records’ About Outside Agitators at George Floyd Protests

Department of Justice, DOJ - Office of Information Policy
October 2, 2020

New Documents Highlight 2018 Tech Woes in Florida’s Online Voter Registration System

Florida, Florida - Hillsborough County, Florida - Palm Beach County, Florida Department of State
October 1, 2020

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

Commerce - Census Bureau, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of the Treasury, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Treasury - Internal Revenue Service, United States Postal Service
September 29, 2020

Investigations Update: Coronavirus Safety Measures, USAGM Lobbying, and Voting by Mail Alarmism

Department of Agriculture, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, DOD - Defense Intelligence Agency, DOJ - Civil Division, DOJ - Criminal Division, DOJ - Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, DOJ Office of the Inspector General, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS - Food and Drug Administration, HHS - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Kentucky State Board of Elections, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, U.S. Agency for Global Media
September 25, 2020

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

Commerce - Census Bureau, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State
September 23, 2020

Investigations Update: New Kentucky Voter Fraud Task Force Lawsuit, and Our Supreme Court Short List Investigation

Commerce - International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of the Treasury, DOJ - Office of Information Policy, Florida, Florida Office of the Governor, Florida Supreme Court, Georgia, Georgia - Cobb County, Georgia - DeKalb County, Georgia - Fulton County, Georgia - Gwinnett County, Georgia - State Records Center, Georgia Attorney General, Georgia Office of the Governor, Georgia Secretary of State, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS - Food and Drug Administration, HHS - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, United States Postal Service
September 22, 2020

American Oversight Sues for Records Related to Kentucky’s Ballot Integrity Task Force

Kentucky Attorney General
September 21, 2020

American Oversight Sues USPS for Postmaster General DeJoy’s Emails and Directives

United States Postal Service, White House
September 17, 2020

News Roundup: Behind the Scenes at the Postal Service

Department of Agriculture, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, Department of the Treasury, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States Postal Service
September 17, 2020

Documents Show DeJoy Hired Staff with Ties to His Businesses

United States Postal Service
September 15, 2020

Investigations Update: DeJoy’s Calendars, Barr’s False Voting Fraud Story, and Delays in Prescription Deliveries

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of Veterans Affairs, DOJ - Office of Information Policy, HHS - Food and Drug Administration, United States Postal Service, VA - Veterans Health Administration
September 15, 2020

American Oversight Sues USPS for Postmaster General DeJoy’s Calendars

United States Postal Service
September 14, 2020

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

September 10, 2020

News Roundup: What Trump Knew, and What We Know

Congress, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of State, Department of Veterans Affairs, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS - Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services, State Office of the Inspector General, United States Postal Service, VA - Veterans Health Administration, White House
September 10, 2020

In the Documents: The Trump Administration’s History of Anti-Immigrant PR Efforts

Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DOJ - National Security Division
September 9, 2020

Investigations Update: Pompeo’s RNC Speech, DeJoy’s Calendars, and Kentucky’s Voter Fraud Task Force

Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of the Interior, DHS - Federal Emergency Management Agency, DOD - Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, DOD - Defense Logistics Agency, DOI - National Park Service, DOJ - Office of Information Policy, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS - Food and Drug Administration, HHS Office of the Inspector General, Kentucky Department of Military Affairs, Kentucky Office of Homeland Security, Kentucky State Board of Elections, Small Business Administration, U.S. Office of Special Counsel, United States Postal Service, White House - Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
September 3, 2020

News Roundup: Sowing Confusion and Discord

Congress, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of the Treasury, DOJ - National Security Division, Federal Election Commission, New Hampshire Office of the Governor, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, United States Postal Service, Wisconsin Office of the Governor
September 1, 2020

Investigations Update: Operation Legend, Crossfire Hurricane, and the Rush for a Coronavirus Vaccine

Arizona Department of Health Services, Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, DOJ - Federal Bureau of Investigation, DOJ - National Security Division, Federal Communications Commission, Georgia - Sumter County, Georgia Secretary of State, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS - Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services, Illinois - Chicago Mayor's Office, Illinois - Chicago Police Department, Illinois - Office of the Governor, Missouri - Kansas City Mayor's Office, Missouri - Office of the Governor, Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, New Mexico - Albuquerque Mayor's Office, New Mexico - Albuquerque Police Department, New Mexico Office of the Governor, North Carolina, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Ohio - City of Cleveland Mayor's Office, Ohio - Cleveland Division of Police, Ohio Office of the Governor, United States Postal Service, USDA - Food Safety and Inspection Service, White House, Wisconsin - Milwaukee County, Wisconsin - Milwaukee Mayor's Office, Wisconsin - Milwaukee Police Department, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Wisconsin Office of the Governor
August 25, 2020

Investigations Update: Attorney General Barr’s Conduct, Airline Industry Influence, and Trump’s Suggestion to Postpone the Election

Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of State, Department of the Treasury, Department of Transportation, DHS - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DOJ - Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, DOJ - Office of Legal Counsel, DOT - Federal Aviation Administration, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States Postal Service
August 21, 2020

News Roundup: The Grift Economy

Department of Justice, DOD - U.S. Department of the Navy, United States Postal Service
August 20, 2020

The Latest in American Oversight’s Covid-19 Investigations

Department of Homeland Security, Department of Veterans Affairs, Louisiana - New Orleans Mayor's Office, Louisiana Department of Health, United States Postal Service, White House - Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
August 18, 2020

Investigations Update: Postal Service Sabotage, Covid-19 Operation Warp Speed, and Portland Protest Deployment Costs

Central Intelligence Agency, Colorado Attorney General, Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Labor, Department of State, DHS - Federal Protective Service, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS - Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Defense, DHS - Transportation Security Administration, DHS - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS - United States Coast Guard, DOJ - Federal Bureau of Investigation, DOJ - Federal Bureau of Prisons, DOJ - U.S. Marshals Service, DOL - Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Drug Enforcement Administration, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS - Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS - Food and Drug Administration, HHS - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, HHS - National Institutes of Health, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, White House - Office of Management and Budget
August 13, 2020

News Roundup: A White House At War with the People

DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DHS - United States Secret Service, White House
August 11, 2020

Investigations Update: Covid-19 Medical Supplies Lawsuit, Rio Grande Valley Outbreak, and Operation Legend

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of the Treasury, DHS - Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DOD - National Security Agency, DOJ - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, DOJ - Civil Division, DOJ - Criminal Division, DOJ - Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, DOJ - Federal Bureau of Investigation, DOJ - Office of Information Policy, DOJ - Office of Justice Programs, DOJ - U.S. Marshals Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, North Carolina Attorney General, Texas - Hidalgo County, Texas - Starr County, Texas Attorney General, Texas Health and Human Services, Texas Office of the Governor, U.S. Agency for International Development
August 10, 2020

Barr Continues to Comment on Ongoing Durham Investigation — Even as Justice Dept. Withholds Documents About It from Public

Department of Justice
August 7, 2020

American Oversight Sues for Records of Federal Protest Crackdown

Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DOD - National Guard Bureau
August 6, 2020

News Roundup: The Levers of Power

Commerce - Census Bureau, Department of Justice, United States Postal Service
August 5, 2020

American Oversight Calls on Justice Department to Investigate Gene Hamilton

Department of Justice, DOJ Office of the Inspector General
August 4, 2020

Investigations Update: DHS Intelligence Efforts in Portland, the Politicization of Key Government Agency, and the Pandemic’s Impact on Census

Arizona Attorney General, Commerce - Census Bureau, Department of Commerce, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of Transportation, DHS - Office of Intelligence and Analysis, Georgia Office of the Governor, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, State Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Agency for Global Media, U.S. Election Assistance Commission
July 30, 2020

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

Department of Education, Department of Justice, United States Postal Service
July 28, 2020

Investigations Update: ‘Burrowing In,’ Voter Fraud Task Forces, and Federal Law Enforcement

Arizona Attorney General, Arizona Office of the Governor, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Department of Defense, Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of State, Department of the Interior, Department of the Treasury, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DHS - United States Secret Service, DHS Office of Inspector General, DOJ - Executive Office for Immigration Review, DOJ Office of the Inspector General, Environmental Protection Agency, Florida Attorney General, Florida Department of State, Florida Office of the Governor, Georgia Secretary of State, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS - Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS - Food and Drug Administration, HHS - Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, HHS - National Institutes of Health, Kentucky Attorney General, Kentucky Secretary of State, Millennium Challenge Corporation, Nevada Secretary of State, New York Office of the Governor, New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, Office of Personnel Management, Oklahoma Attorney General, Oklahoma Office of the Governor, Oregon - Portland Independent Police Review Division, Oregon - Portland Mayor's Office, Oregon - Portland Police Bureau, Oregon Office of the Governor, Small Business Administration, U.S. Agency for Global Media, U.S. Agency for International Development, White House - Office of Management and Budget, White House - Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Wisconsin Elections Commission
July 24, 2020

News Roundup: The Political Theater of ‘Operation Legend’

Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, State Office of the Inspector General
July 23, 2020

American Oversight Sues ICE, CBP for Records of Deaths in Custody

Department of Homeland Security, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection
July 23, 2020

In the Documents: Stephen Miller Emails with Justice Department Official About Anti-Immigration Measures

Department of Justice
July 21, 2020

Investigations Update: Trump Administration’s Occupation of Portland, CDC Hospital Data, and the Republican Convention

California Department of Public Health, California Department of Technology, Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of Transportation, Department of Veterans Affairs, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DOJ - Federal Bureau of Investigation, DOJ - Federal Bureau of Prisons, DOJ - Office of Information Policy, DOJ - U.S. Marshals Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, Florida - Jacksonville Mayor’s Office, Florida Department of Health, Florida Department of Management Services, Florida Office of the Governor, Georgia Department of Public Health, Georgia Office of the Governor, Georgia Technology Authority, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS - Food and Drug Administration, HHS - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, New York Office of the Governor, New York State Department of Health, New York State Office of Information Technology Services, Small Business Administration, Texas Health and Human Services, Texas Office of the Governor, Wisconsin - Waukesha County
July 17, 2020

The Trump Administration’s Dangerous Escalation of Aggression Against Portland Protesters

Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DOJ - Federal Bureau of Investigation, DOJ - Office of Information Policy, DOJ - U.S. Marshals Service, Drug Enforcement Administration
July 17, 2020

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

Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, White House - Office of Management and Budget
July 14, 2020

Investigations Update: Militarization of Police, Covid-19 in Migrant Detention Centers, and Barr’s Political Interference

Central Intelligence Agency, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Justice, DHS - Transportation Security Administration, DOD - Defense Logistics Agency, DOJ - Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, DOJ - Office of Legal Counsel, Florida - Palm Beach County, General Services Administration
July 8, 2020

Investigations Update: Mike Pompeo’s Abuses of Office, Trump’s Loyalty Purges, and Caring for Uninsured Covid-19 Patients

Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, DHS - Federal Emergency Management Agency, Florida Department of State, Florida House of Representatives, Florida Senate, HHS - Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, HHS - National Institutes of Health, Iowa Office of the Governor, Iowa Secretary of State, National Credit Union Administration, Nevada Office of the Governor, Nevada Secretary of State, New Hampshire Office of the Governor, North Carolina House of Representatives, Office of Personnel Management, Ohio House of Representatives, Ohio Office of the Governor, Ohio Secretary of State, Ohio Senate, Small Business Administration, Texas House of Representatives, Texas Office of the Governor, Texas Secretary of State, Texas Senate, White House - Office of Management and Budget, White House - Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
June 30, 2020

Investigations Update: Family Separation, Unmarked Law Enforcement, and Trump’s Campaign Rallies

Arizona Department of Health Services, Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of the Interior, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS - Transportation Security Administration, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DOD - Defense Intelligence Agency, DOD - Department of the Army, DOD - National Guard Bureau, DOI - National Park Service, DOJ - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, DOJ - Federal Bureau of Investigation, DOJ - Federal Bureau of Prisons, DOJ - U.S. Marshals Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, Florida Department of Health, New Hampshire Attorney General, New Hampshire Office of the Governor, New Hampshire Secretary of State, North Carolina Department of Health, Oklahoma - Tulsa County, Oklahoma Department of Health, Securities and Exchange Commission, Texas - Cameron County, Texas - Dallas County, Texas - Nueces County, Texas - Tarrant County, Texas - Travis County, Texas Attorney General, U.S. Agency for International Development
June 24, 2020

In the Documents: Partisan Communications Between Wisconsin Elections Commission Members and State Lawmakers

Wisconsin Elections Commission, Wisconsin Senate, Wisconsin State Assembly
June 24, 2020

American Oversight Sues ICE for Family-Separation Memos

Department of Homeland Security, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement
June 23, 2020

The Federal Government’s Latest Attempt to Delay the Release of Coronavirus Documents

Department of Health and Human Services, HHS - Food and Drug Administration
June 19, 2020

Barr’s Policing Commission Undermines Community Trust and Violates Federal Law

Department of Justice
June 19, 2020

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

Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of the Treasury, Department of Transportation, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DOJ - Civil Division, DOJ - Civil Rights Division, DOT Office of Inspector General, Florida - Jacksonville Mayor’s Office, Florida Department of Health, Florida Office of the Governor, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Credit Union Administration, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Small Business Administration, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Treasury - Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, United States Postal Service, White House - Office of Science and Technology Policy, Wisconsin Department of Health Services
June 18, 2020

American Oversight Sues ICE for Records of Detention Center Complaints

DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement
June 12, 2020

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

Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of the Interior, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS - Office of Intelligence and Analysis, DHS - Transportation Security Administration, DHS - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DHS - United States Secret Service, District of Columbia Mayor's Office, District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, DOD - Defense Intelligence Agency, DOD - Department of the Air Force, DOD - National Guard Bureau, DOI - National Park Service, DOJ - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, DOJ - Civil Division, DOJ - Federal Bureau of Investigation, DOJ - Federal Bureau of Prisons, DOJ - Justice Management Division, DOJ - Office of Information Policy, DOJ - U.S. Marshals Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, Florida - Miami-Dade County, Florida Department of State, Maryland - Baltimore Mayor's Office, Nevada Secretary of State, New Jersey Department of Human Services, New York City Department for the Aging, New York City Office of the Mayor, New York Police Department, New York State Department of Health, New York State Office for the Aging, North Carolina, North Carolina House of Representatives, North Carolina Senate, Ohio House of Representatives, Ohio Secretary of State, Ohio Senate, State Office of the Inspector General, Texas Secretary of State, United States Postal Service, White House - Office of Management and Budget, Wisconsin Elections Commission
June 11, 2020

In the Documents: Florida Health Department Efforts to Suppress Release of Coronavirus Records

Florida - Miami-Dade County
June 11, 2020

American Oversight Files Lawsuit for Records of Political Interference at USPS Related to Covid-19 and Vote by Mail

United States Postal Service
June 8, 2020

Voter Fraud Task Forces and Their Threat to Democracy

Georgia Attorney General, Georgia Secretary of State
June 5, 2020

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

Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of Transportation, Department of Veterans Affairs, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS - Transportation Security Administration, DHS - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DHS - United States Secret Service, DOD - Department of the Army, DOD - National Guard Bureau, DOJ - Executive Office for Immigration Review, DOJ - Federal Bureau of Prisons, DOJ - U.S. Marshals Service, DOT - Federal Aviation Administration, Florida Department of State, Florida House of Representatives, Florida Office of the Governor, Florida Senate, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS - Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS - Food and Drug Administration, HHS - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, HHS - National Institutes of Health, Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, Washington - King County
June 1, 2020

Tips for Filing Public Records Requests in Your State or City

May 29, 2020

News Roundup: A Somber Week After Memorial Day

Department of Defense, Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DOD - Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, DOD - Department of the Army, DOD - National Security Agency, DOD - U.S. Department of the Navy, DOJ - Federal Bureau of Investigation, DOJ - Office of Information Policy, Environmental Protection Agency, General Services Administration, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS - Food and Drug Administration, North Carolina Department of Health, North Carolina Office of the Governor, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, U.S. Agency for Global Media, Wisconsin - Brown County, Wisconsin - Dane County, Wisconsin - Milwaukee County, Wisconsin - Outagamie County, Wisconsin - Waukesha County, Wisconsin - Winnebago County
May 29, 2020

New DHS Executive Secretary Linked to Stephen Miller’s Network

Department of Homeland Security, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Social Security Administration
May 22, 2020

News Roundup: One Firing, Multiple Scandals

Department of Defense, Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of the Interior, DOD - Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, DOJ - Federal Bureau of Investigation, Environmental Protection Agency, Georgia - Athens-Clarke County, Georgia - Cobb County, Georgia - Gwinnett County, Georgia Department of Administrative Services, Georgia Department of Corrections, Georgia Secretary of State, Office of Personnel Management, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Small Business Administration, State Office of the Inspector General, Texas - Bexar County, Texas - Dallas County, Texas - Harris County, Texas - Travis County, Texas - Webb County, Texas Department of State Health Services, U.S. Agency for International Development, White House - Office of Management and Budget, White House - Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
May 21, 2020

American Oversight Sues Administration for Documentation of Detention Center Covid Response

Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DOJ - Federal Bureau of Prisons
May 21, 2020

In the Documents: Vaccines Expired in Detention Facility Fridge in Early 2019

Texas Department of State Health Services
May 15, 2020

News Roundup: The Subversion of Justice at the Justice Department

Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Justice, Department of the Interior, Department of the Treasury, Department of Transportation, Department of Veterans Affairs, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DOJ - Office of Legal Counsel, DOT - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Georgia - Cobb County, Georgia - Gwinnett County, Georgia Department of Corrections, HHS - Food and Drug Administration, Louisiana - New Orleans Mayor's Office, Louisiana Department of Health, Louisiana Office of the Governor, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York City Office of the Mayor, New York Office of the Governor, New York State Department of Health, Small Business Administration, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, United States Postal Service, White House - Office of Management and Budget, Wisconsin Elections Commission
May 12, 2020

Chaos, Confusion and Obfuscation at DHS Around Family Separation

Department of Homeland Security, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection
May 8, 2020

News Roundup: Who Will Watch the Inspectors General?

Department of Defense, Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of the Treasury, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS - United States Coast Guard, DOD - Department of the Air Force, DOD - Department of the Army, DOD - U.S. Department of the Navy, DOD - U.S. Marine Corps, DOJ - Civil Division, DOJ - Criminal Division, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Election Commission, Georgia - Troup County, Georgia Attorney General, Georgia Department of Administrative Services, Georgia Secretary of State, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Treasury - Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Agency for International Development, White House - Office of Management and Budget
May 1, 2020

News Roundup: Protecting the Right to Vote During a Pandemic

Arizona - Yuma County, Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, Arizona Department of Homeland Security, Arizona-Mexico Commission, Central Intelligence Agency, Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of the Treasury, DHS - Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, DOJ - Federal Bureau of Investigation, DOJ - Office of Information Policy, Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Florida Department of State, Florida Office of the Governor, Georgia - Cobb County, Georgia - DeKalb County, Georgia - Fulton County, Georgia - Gwinnett County, Georgia - Richmond County, Georgia Secretary of State, HHS - Food and Drug Administration, Indiana Secretary of State, Iowa Secretary of State, Kentucky Secretary of State, Kentucky State Board of Elections, Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, New Jersey - Essex County, New Orleans, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Texas Attorney General, Texas Secretary of State, Wisconsin Elections Commission
April 24, 2020

News Roundup: Miracle Drugs and Trump’s Alternate Reality

Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of the Treasury, Department of Veterans Affairs, DHS - Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DOJ - Federal Bureau of Prisons, Florida Department of Corrections, General Services Administration, Georgia - Albany-Dougherty County, Georgia - Chatham County, Georgia - Cobb County, Georgia - DeKalb County, Georgia - Fulton County, Georgia - Gwinnett County, Georgia - Macon-Bibb County, Georgia - Muscogee County, Georgia - Richmond County, Georgia Department of Community Health, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS - Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS - Food and Drug Administration, HHS - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, HHS - National Institutes of Health, Illinois - Cook County, Texas Health and Human Services, USDA - Food Safety and Inspection Service, VA - Veterans Health Administration, Washington - King County, White House - Office of Management and Budget, White House - Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
April 21, 2020

The Administration’s Attempts to Stonewall Investigations of Trump FBI Headquarters Interference Stumble in Court

Department of Justice, DOJ - Federal Bureau of Investigation, General Services Administration, White House - Office of Management and Budget
April 17, 2020

News Roundup: Who Stands to Gain?

Department of Agriculture, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of the Treasury, Department of Veterans Affairs, Federal Reserve, Florida, Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, Florida Department of Health, Florida Division of Emergency Management, Florida Office of the Governor, Georgia - Tybee Island City, Georgia Department of Administrative Services, Georgia Department of Public Health, Georgia Office of the Governor, Georgia Secretary of State, Small Business Administration, Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs, Wisconsin Senate, Wisconsin State Assembly
April 10, 2020

News Roundup: Corruption and Coronavirus

Commerce - Census Bureau, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury, DHS - Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DHS - United States Secret Service, DOD - U.S. Department of the Navy, DOJ - Executive Office for Immigration Review, DOJ - Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, DOJ - Justice Management Division, DOJ - Office of Information Policy, DOJ - Office of Legal Counsel, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS - Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS - Food and Drug Administration, HHS - Indian Health Service, Nevada Department of Administration, Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, Social Security Administration, U.S. Agency for International Development
April 3, 2020

News Roundup: Whose Stockpile, and Which States?

California Office of the Governor, Central Intelligence Agency, Commerce - Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of State, Department of the Treasury, DHS - Federal Emergency Management Agency, Florida - Broward County, Florida - Duval County, Florida - Gadsden County, Florida - Hendry County, Florida - Jackson County, Florida - Leon County, Florida - Miami-Dade County, Florida - Osceola County, Florida Office of the Governor, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS - Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS - Food and Drug Administration, HHS - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, New York Office of the Governor, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Ohio Office of the Governor, Oklahoma Department of Health, Oklahoma Office of the Governor, Texas Attorney General, Texas Office of the Governor, Washington - King County, Washington Office of the Governor, White House - Office of Management and Budget
March 28, 2020

A Pandemic Is No Time for Secrecy

March 27, 2020

News Roundup: Transparency and Oversight Are More Important Than Ever

Department of Commerce, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of the Treasury, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DOJ - Executive Office for Immigration Review, DOJ - Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, DOJ - National Security Division, DOJ - U.S. Marshals Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Election Commission, Florida Attorney General, Florida Department of State, Florida Office of the Governor, General Services Administration, Georgia - Bartow County, Georgia - Cobb County, Georgia - DeKalb County, Georgia - Fulton County, Georgia - Gwinnett County, Georgia Office of the Governor, Georgia Secretary of State, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS - Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of Personnel Management, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Tennessee Valley Authority, Texas Attorney General, Texas Office of the Governor, Texas Secretary of State, White House - Office of Management and Budget, White House - Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
March 25, 2020

American Oversight Expands State Voting Rights Investigations to Wisconsin, New Hampshire

March 24, 2020

We Cannot Let Trump Use a National Emergency to Get Rich and Ignore the Constitution

Congress, White House
March 20, 2020

News Roundup: Testing, Messaging and Missed Chances

Department of Commerce, Department of Justice, Department of the Treasury, DOJ - Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, Federal Communications Commission, Florida Attorney General, Georgia Attorney General, Nevada Department of Administration, Texas - Harris County, Texas Attorney General, White House - Office of Management and Budget, White House - Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
March 19, 2020

Three Years of American Oversight

March 17, 2020

The Increase in FOIA Lawsuits Isn’t the Problem — It’s Agencies Underfunding Their Transparency Obligations

Department of Justice
March 17, 2020

Floridians with Prior Felonies Need to Pay Fines Before Voting — But Documents Reveal the State Can’t Properly Track What They Owe

Florida - Hernando County, Florida - Hillsborough County, Florida - Leon County, Florida - Martin County, Florida - Okaloosa County, Florida Department of State
March 13, 2020

News Roundup: Continuing Our Investigation of Coronavirus Response

Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of State, Department of the Treasury, Federal Reserve, Georgia Secretary of State, Texas Secretary of State, Washington State Department of Health, Wisconsin
March 12, 2020

American Oversight Sues Trump, Kushner for Transparency in Clemency Process

Executive Office of the President, White House
March 6, 2020

News Roundup: Rising Coronavirus Fears and Sinking Public Trust

Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of State, Department of the Interior, Department of the Treasury, Department of Transportation, Department of Veterans Affairs, DHS - Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DOI - Bureau of Land Management, DOJ - Criminal Division, DOJ - Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, DOJ - Office of Information Policy, Federal Reserve, Georgia - Cobb County, Georgia - Gwinnett County, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Georgia Department of Driver Services, Georgia Secretary of State, HHS - Administration for Children and Families, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HHS - Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS - Food and Drug Administration, HHS - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, HHS - National Institutes of Health, Texas - Briscoe County, Texas - Freestone County, Texas - Hall County, Texas - Hill County, Texas - Hood County, Texas - Jones County, Texas - Kendall County, Texas - Lavaca County, Texas - Leon County, Texas - Limestone County, Texas - Loving County, Texas - Morris County, Texas - Scurry County, Texas - Starr County, Texas - Swisher County, Texas - Victoria County, Texas Secretary of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, VA - Veterans Health Administration, Washington - King County, Washington State Department of Health, White House - Office of Management and Budget, White House - Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
February 28, 2020

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

Central Intelligence Agency, Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of State, DOD - National Security Agency, DOI - Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, DOJ - Federal Bureau of Investigation, Florida - Hillsborough County, Florida - Leon County, Florida Department of State, HHS - Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
February 26, 2020

New Lawsuit Seeks Information on Stephen Miller’s Involvement in Public Charge Rule

Department of Agriculture, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Labor, HHS - Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services
February 21, 2020

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

Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of State, Department of the Interior, Department of the Treasury, DHS - United States Secret Service, DOI - Fish and Wildlife Service, HHS - Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services, HHS - Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, White House - Office of Management and Budget
February 21, 2020

When the Government Uses Redactions to Hide Evidence of Wrongdoing

Department of Defense, Department of Justice, White House - Office of Management and Budget
February 20, 2020

Records from Trump’s Presidential Pardons Advisory Committee Must Be Available to the Public

February 14, 2020

News Roundup: Trump Has Learned His ‘Lesson’

Central Intelligence Agency, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of the Treasury, Department of Transportation, DOJ - Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, DOJ - Office of Information Policy, Federal Reserve, Florida House of Representatives, Florida Senate, Georgia - Cobb County, Georgia - DeKalb County, Georgia - Fulton County, Georgia - Gwinnett County, Georgia Secretary of State, HHS - Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services, Kentucky Office of the Governor, U.S. Election Assistance Commission, Wisconsin Senate, Wisconsin State Assembly
February 7, 2020

News Roundup: Acquittal Isn’t the End

Department of Energy, Department of Justice, Department of State, Florida Department of State, Georgia - Cobb County, Georgia - DeKalb County, Georgia - Fulton County, Georgia - Gwinnett County, Georgia Secretary of State, White House - Office of Management and Budget
January 31, 2020

News Roundup: Hear No Evil, See No Evil

Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, DOJ - Executive Office for Immigration Review, DOJ - Federal Bureau of Prisons, HHS - Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services, Texas - Harris County, Texas Office of the Governor
January 24, 2020

News Roundup: Evidence of Obstruction

Department of Defense, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of Transportation, DOT - Federal Aviation Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Communications Commission, Georgia - Clayton County, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Tennessee Valley Authority, Texas Attorney General, Texas Office of the Governor, Texas Secretary of State, Texas Senate, White House - Office of Management and Budget
January 17, 2020

News Roundup: The Evidence Continues to Mount

Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice, Department of State, Environmental Protection Agency, Georgia - Clayton County, Georgia - Hancock County, Georgia - Jefferson County, HHS - Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services
January 10, 2020

News Roundup: Presidential War Powers and New Impeachment Documents

Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of State, Department of the Treasury, Department of Veterans Affairs, Environmental Protection Agency, Florida - Hernando County, Florida - Nassau County, Florida - Okaloosa County, Florida - Seminole County, Florida Department of Corrections, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Florida Department of State, Florida Office of the Governor, HHS - Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services, White House - Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
January 7, 2020

Did the Trump Administration Abuse the Redactions Process?

Department of Defense, White House - Office of Management and Budget
January 6, 2020

In the Documents: Stephen Miller’s Emails with Top ICE Official

DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement
December 27, 2019

American Oversight’s 2019 in Review: Nine Important Stories We Uncovered

December 23, 2019

American Oversight’s Investigation into the Restoration of Voting Rights in Florida

Florida - Broward County, Florida - Collier County, Florida - Duval County, Florida - Gadsden County, Florida - Hardee Count, Florida - Hendry County, Florida - Hillsborough County, Florida - Leon County, Florida - Miami-Dade County, Florida - Monroe County, Florida - Palm Beach County, Florida - Taylor County, Florida - Washington County, Florida Attorney General, Florida Department of State, Florida House of Representatives, Florida Office of the Governor, Florida Senate
December 23, 2019

An Update on Our Investigation into Georgia’s Election System and Voter-Roll Purges

Georgia - Bartow County, Georgia - Carroll County, Georgia - Catoosa County, Georgia - Clayton County, Georgia - Cobb County, Georgia - Decatur County, Georgia - DeKalb County, Georgia - Dougherty County, Georgia - Fulton County, Georgia - Gwinnett County, Georgia - Hancock County, Georgia - Jefferson County, Georgia - Lowndes County, Georgia - Macon-Bibb County, Georgia - Paulding County, Georgia - Randolph County, Georgia - Rockdale County, Georgia Department of Driver Services, Georgia Office of the Governor, Georgia Secretary of State
December 23, 2019

Texas Officials’ Communications with ‘Voter Fraud’ Activists

Texas - Cameron County, Texas - Dallas County, Texas - Harris County, Texas - Hidalgo County, Texas - Starr County, Texas - Tarrant County, Texas - Travis County, Texas - Zavala County, Texas Attorney General, Texas House of Representatives, Texas Office of the Governor, Texas Secretary of State, Texas Senate
December 20, 2019

News Roundup: Beyond Impeachment — The Investigations Continue

Congress, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of the Interior, Department of Transportation, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DOL - Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, Federal Communications Commission, Government Accountability Office, HHS - Administration for Children and Families, HHS - Food and Drug Administration, White House - Office of Management and Budget
December 13, 2019

News Roundup: Stephen Miller’s Extremist Network

Congress, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, Department of the Interior, Department of the Treasury, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DOI - Bureau of Land Management, DOI - Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Environmental Protection Agency, Georgia - Carroll County, Texas Attorney General, Treasury - Office of Foreign Assets Control, White House - Office of Management and Budget
December 11, 2019

Lawsuit over Administration’s Unlawful Seizure of Trump-Putin Meeting Notes Moves Forward

Department of State, National Archives and Records Administration
December 6, 2019

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

Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State
November 27, 2019

News Roundup: Thankful for FOIA

Department of Agriculture, Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, Kentucky Office of the Governor, USDA - Food Safety and Inspection Service
November 19, 2019

Former DOJ Civil Rights Official Acknowledges He Made Incorrect Statement in Sworn Declaration

Department of Justice
November 15, 2019

News Roundup: Impeachment Inquiry Goes Public

Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, Department of Veterans Affairs, Florida House of Representatives, Georgia - Bartow County, Georgia - Carroll County, Georgia - Decatur County, Georgia - Lowndes County, Georgia - Paulding County, Georgia Secretary of State, HHS - Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services, Texas - Dallas County, Texas - Harris County, Texas - Travis County, White House - Council on Environmental Quality
November 13, 2019

American Oversight Sues DHS for Cuccinelli Records

Department of Homeland Security, DHS - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
November 8, 2019

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

Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of the Interior, DOJ - Office of Information Policy, DOJ - Office of Legal Counsel, Environmental Protection Agency, Florida Office of the Governor, White House - Office of Management and Budget
October 11, 2019

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

Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, HHS - Administration for Children and Families, HHS - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
October 9, 2019

Early Trump Administration — and McAleenan — Communications About Immigration Policy

Department of Homeland Security, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection
October 4, 2019

News Roundup: The Public Needs Answers

Central Intelligence Agency, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of State
October 4, 2019

Former Top Civil Rights Official John Gore Made Misleading Statements in Declaration to Federal Court

Department of Justice
September 18, 2019

In the Documents: Texas Elections Officials’ Close Ties to ‘Voter Fraud’ Activists

Texas - Starr County, Texas Attorney General, Texas Secretary of State
September 13, 2019

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

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Department of Agriculture, Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, Georgia Office of the Governor, Georgia Secretary of State, HHS - Administration for Children and Families, HHS Office of the Inspector General, Small Business Administration
September 8, 2019

Photos from Inside Detention Centers for Migrant Children

Department of Health and Human Services, HHS - Administration for Children and Families, HHS Office of the Inspector General
August 30, 2019

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

Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, Department of the Interior, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DOI - U.S. Geological Survey, Environmental Protection Agency, Florida House of Representatives, Florida Senate, HHS - Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services
July 30, 2019

American Oversight Sues Justice Department over Brooklyn Jail’s Inhumane Winter Conditions

Department of Justice
July 19, 2019

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

Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of the Interior, Department of the Treasury, Department of Transportation, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Florida Office of the Governor, General Services Administration, Tennessee Valley Authority
June 27, 2019

The Department of Homeland Security Doesn’t Know Where Trump Got Those Immigration Numbers, Either

Department of Homeland Security, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection
June 18, 2019

Lawsuit Seeks Records to Shed Light on Deaths of Detainees in DHS Custody

Department of Homeland Security, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection
June 13, 2019

Documents Reveal New Information About 2017 CBP Media Efforts

DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection
May 24, 2019

News Roundup: Congressional Hearing Shows and No-Shows

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of Transportation, Department of Veterans Affairs, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DOJ - Federal Bureau of Investigation, Florida - Taylor County
May 17, 2019

News Roundup: Investigating State-Level Threats to Democracy

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of State, Department of the Interior, Department of Veterans Affairs, Environmental Protection Agency, Florida, Georgia, Texas
April 24, 2019

American Oversight and ACLU of Massachusetts Sue DHS for Border Security Plan

March 13, 2019

Two Years of American Oversight

February 15, 2019

News Roundup: Citizenship, the Census and the Constitution

Department of Commerce, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice
February 1, 2019

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

Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security
January 31, 2019

Lawsuit Seeks Emails of DOJ Official Involved in Controversial Civil Rights Decisions

Department of Justice
January 24, 2019

Checking Up on Trump’s Claims that Military Experts Told Him to Ban Transgender Troops

Department of Defense
January 18, 2019

News Roundup: Two Troubling Inspector General Reports

Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, General Services Administration
January 11, 2019

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

Department of Homeland Security
December 27, 2018

Countdown to Oversight in 2019

December 12, 2018

Audit the Wall: No Plans, Funding or Timeline — And No Wall

Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection
December 5, 2018

American Oversight Sues Administration for Records of Family-Separation Policy

Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, DHS - Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, DHS - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, DOJ - Executive Office for Immigration Review, HHS - Administration for Children and Families, HHS Office of the Inspector General
January 12, 2018

Justice Department Staffing Up For Its Ill-Conceived Affirmative Action Investigation

Department of Justice
January 2, 2018

New FOIAs Seek Records of Civil Rights Investigations at Department of Education

Department of Education
December 19, 2017

American Oversight Sues DOD to Uncover Truth Behind Trump’s Transgender Ban

Department of Defense
October 4, 2017

DOJ Confirms Harvard Affirmative Action Investigation

Department of Justice
September 7, 2017

DACA Announcement Reflects Lack of Seriousness About the Law

Department of Justice
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