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FOIA to U.S. Secret Service Seeking Records Regarding Expenses Made at Trump Properties

April 30, 2021
FOIA request to the U.S. Secret Service seeking records reflecting expenses made by agency employees at Trump properties during the post-presidency period.

News Roundup: Stifling Dissent

April 23, 2021
A new Florida law creates tools for authorities to prosecute and punish protesters. But the state isn't alone.

Rooting Out Corruption in Government: What Will It Take?

April 21, 2021
On April 15, 2021, government ethics and accountability experts from American Oversight, Open The Government, the Campaign Legal Center, and Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility in Washington (CREW) participated in a liveblog event.

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

April 20, 2021
The lawsuit seeks details about the attempt to install a Trump loyalist as acting attorney general during the final days of the Trump administration.

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

April 16, 2021
The racial justice protests that swept the nation last summer following Floyd's death drew a heavy-handed response from the Trump administration — one we're still learning about today.

ICE Emails Regarding Roxsana Hernandez’s Detainee Death Review

April 2, 2021
Emails exchanged between Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers pertaining to conducting Roxsana Hernandez's detainee death review and distributing a redacted copy to the Honduran Ambassador.

State Department Inspector General Record of a Complaint Regarding Secretary Pompeo’s Conduct

March 30, 2021
Complaint received by the State Department's Office of the Inspector General regarding the conduct of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The complaint was heavily redacted, but several of the redactions indicated that there were matters still under investigation at the time the document was released in July 2020.

News Roundup: The Big Lie Becomes Big Policy

March 25, 2021
The sheer number of voting-restriction bills currently floating in state legislatures makes it hard to keep track of where each proposal stands. But they all point to the fact that conservative leaders and fundraisers have increasingly adopted such restrictions as a primary policy position.

One Year of the Coronavirus Pandemic: The Federal Response

March 24, 2021
From the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic last year, a stumbling federal response exacerbated a once-in-a-lifetime public health crisis.

News Roundup: Spotlight on the States

March 18, 2021
It’s Sunshine Week, and we’re continuing to shine a light on the actions of state governments across the country to narrow access to our democracy or to use public office to serve the few.