American Oversight filed notice that it plans to appeal an August judgment allowing government agencies to withhold certain communications with Congress by using a FOIA exemption typically reserved for agency employees.

State leaders in Texas have frequently avoided providing requested records to the public by claiming overly broad exemptions and applying heavy redactions to versions that are released. American Oversight is investigating this failure of transparency.

The House select committee investigating Jan. 6 held what was likely its final public hearing on Thursday.

American Oversight’s lawsuit seeks the release of officials’ messages surrounding Jan. 6, as well as communications with the gun lobby.

An email released this week in response to our lawsuit shows the National Archives raised concerns about Trump records in May 2021 — but the Archives withheld more than 1,000 other documents citing ongoing law enforcement investigations.

From the Pentagon’s deleted Jan. 6 text messages to new information about top Trump officials’ efforts to overturn the election, this week underscored the importance of following the digital paper trail.

Former President Trump is facing an unprecedented array of investigations, with some major developments shaping the news this week.

The vilification of immigrants has reached new and cynical depths this week amid two stunts by right wing governors that used migrants as political pawns.

Records released by U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia in response to American Oversight’s request for seeking communications related to the grand jury investigation of former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.