Records from EPA containing Scott Pruitt's phone logs for the first part of 2017, which have been heavily redacted.

There has been a sharp increase in the number of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and lawsuits filed against Trump administration cabinet agencies over the past 14 months - but the rising backlog is actually a sign of a much more serious problem: the breakdown of our system of checks and balances.

Records related to times when FAA planes requested to use, were approved to use, or actually used FAA-owned or FAA-leased aircraft for personal travel. 

Joint FOIA with EWG and ADAO seeking records to determine if EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and other top EPA officials have recently been meeting with several chemical and asbestos corporations and trade groups regarding the future impact of the Toxic Substances Control Act on the use of asbestos.

In 2017, American Oversight launched its investigation into the administration’s plans for building a wall between the United States and Mexico. Our Audit the Wall inquiry sought to reveal whether the government’s preparations treated all American businesses fairly, whether it adequately addressed environmental, worker safety, and property-owner concerns — or, as it turns out, whether there were any preparations at all.

FOIA to DOJ seeking communication related to the regulatory reform task force and who is on it.

FOIA seeking a copy of the document entitled “Chloroprene Request for Correction” (or similar).

A copy of the document entitled “Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Formaldehyde Assessment”

FOIA to DOE seeking all emails between or among any political appointees in the Office of the Secretary or the Office of the Deputy Secretary that include any terms related to America First.

FOIA to DOE regarding the photographer was put on administrative leave and his employment agreement was not extended after he disclosed photographs of Secretary Rick Perry meeting with Robert E. Murray, a political contributor of both President Trump and Secretary Perry and the head of Murray Energy Corporation.