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  American Oversight · [email protected]
April 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM

Newsletter: Who Deleted the CIA Director’s Signal Messages?

Newsletter: Who Deleted the CIA Director’s Signal Messages? Newsletter:  Who Deleted the CIA Director’s Signal Messages? Our lawsuit against the Trump administration for its use of Signal to…
  American Oversight · [email protected]
April 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM

Newsletter: Investigating Threats to Crucial Social Services

Newsletter: Investigating Threats to Crucial Social Services American Oversight is investigating the Trump administration’s efforts to gut the Social Security Administration. Newsletter:  Investigating Threats to Crucial Social Services …
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April 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM

Signalgate Scandal Fallout Continues

Signalgate Scandal Fallout Continues American Oversight’s public records law litigation against top administration officials continues. Newsletter:  Signalgate Scandal Fallout Continues The…
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March 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM

Newsletter: The Latest on Our Signalgate Lawsuit

Newsletter: The Latest on Our Signalgate Lawsuit After we sued top officials for their problematic use of a self-deleting messaging system, a judge ordered the officials to preserve the records. Newsletter: The Latest on Our Signalgate Lawsuit   …
  American Oversight · [email protected]
March 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM

Newsletter: Celebrating Sunshine Week and Fighting the Trump Administration’s War on Transparency

Newsletter: Celebrating Sunshine Week and Fighting the Trump Administration’s War on Transparency Newsletter:  Celebrating Sunshine Week and Fighting the Trump Administration’s War on Transparency …
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March 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM

Newsletter: Destruction at the Highest Level

Newsletter: Destruction at the Highest Level Newsletter:  Destruction at the Highest Level Efforts by the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (…
  American Oversight · [email protected]
March 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM

Newsletter: DOGE Must Not Operate in Secret

Newsletter: DOGE Must Not Operate in Secret We amended our lawsuit against DOGE, demanding the release of additional public records about its actions and leadership. Newsletter: DOGE Must Not Operate in Secret …
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February 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM

Newsletter: Ongoing USAID Fallout

Newsletter: Ongoing USAID Fallout American Oversight launched an investigation into Trump’s illegal dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development earlier this month. Newsletter: Ongoing USAID Fallout …
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February 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM

Newsletter: Chaos by Design

Newsletter: Chaos by Design If it feels like there are too many news stories to keep up with, you are not alone. Newsletter: Chaos by Design   If it feels like there are too ma…
  American Oversight · [email protected]
February 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM

Newsletter: DOGE’s Evasion of FOIA, and Far-Right Attacks on Education

Newsletter: DOGE’s Evasion of FOIA, and Far-Right Attacks on Education Newsletter: DOGE’s Evasion of FOIA, and Far-Right Attacks on Education President Donald Trump and Elon M…
  American Oversight · [email protected]
February 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM

Newsletter: Destruction Masked as ‘Innovation’

Newsletter: Destruction Masked as ‘Innovation’ Newsletter: Destruction Masked as ‘Innovation’   With international humanitarian aid programs on hold, an unelected billionaire …
  American Oversight · [email protected]
January 31, 2025 at 8:25 PM

Newsletter: (Another) Friday Night Massacre

Newsletter: (Another) Friday Night Massacre Newsletter: (Another) Friday Night Massacre President Trump has continued to move to radically reshape the federal government — spu…
  American Oversight · [email protected]
January 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM

Newsletter: An Executive Assault on Democracy

Newsletter: An Executive Assault on Democracy Newsletter: An Executive Assault on Democracy Since his return to the White House this week, President Donald Trump has issued s…
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January 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM

Newsletter: The Senate’s Confirmation Hearing Blitz

Newsletter: The Senate’s Confirmation Hearing Blitz Newsletter:  The Senate’s Confirmation Hearing Blitz As the Senate held a dozen confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s ca…
  American Oversight · [email protected]
January 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM

Newsletter: Investigating Trump FBI Nominee Kash Patel

Newsletter: Investigating Trump FBI Nominee Kash Patel Newsletter: Investigating Trump FBI Nominee Kash Patel One of the clearest indications that loyalty matters more to Pres…
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December 20, 2024 at 6:37 PM

Newsletter: American Oversight’s 2024 in Review

Newsletter: American Oversight’s 2024 in Review Newsletter: American Oversight’s 2024 in Review The past year has been a tumultuous one for our democracy — and significant cha…
  American Oversight · [email protected]
December 13, 2024 at 7:34 PM

Newsletter: Tracking Donald Trump’s Nominees

Newsletter: Tracking Donald Trump’s Nominees Newsletter: Tracking Donald Trump's Nominees President-elect Donald Trump has continued to fill his incoming administration with a…
  American Oversight · [email protected]
December 6, 2024 at 7:36 PM

Newsletter: The Latest on Congress’ Efforts to Hide Communications from 2017

Newsletter: The Latest on Congress’ Efforts to Hide Communications from 2017 Newsletter: The Latest on Congress’ Efforts to Hide Communications from 2017 In a seven-years-long…
  American Oversight · [email protected]
November 22, 2024 at 6:33 PM

Newsletter: Matt Gaetz Will Not Be Attorney General

Newsletter: Matt Gaetz Will Not Be Attorney General Newsletter: Matt Gaetz Will Not Be Attorney General Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration as U.S. attorney genera…
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November 15, 2024 at 9:02 PM

Newsletter: A Cabinet of Loyalists and Extremists

Newsletter: A Cabinet of Loyalists and Extremists Newsletter: A Cabinet of Loyalists and Extremists Donald Trump announced several nominees for top positions in his upcoming a…
  American Oversight · [email protected]
November 8, 2024 at 8:09 PM

Newsletter: A Second Trump Administration and the Threat to Our Democracy

Newsletter: A Second Trump Administration and the Threat to Our Democracy Newsletter: A Second Trump Administration and the Threat to Our Democracy The election of Donald Trum…
  American Oversight · [email protected]
November 1, 2024 at 6:52 PM

Newsletter: The Latest Anti-Democratic Tactics Threatening Voter Access and Fair Elections

Newsletter: The Latest Anti-Democratic Tactics Threatening Voter Access and Fair Elections Newsletter: The Latest Anti-Democratic Tactics Threatening Voter Access and Fair Elections …
  American Oversight · [email protected]
October 25, 2024 at 5:35 PM

Newsletter: Tracking Anti-Democratic Tactics Across the Country

Newsletter: Tracking Anti-Democratic Tactics Across the Country Newsletter: Tracking Anti-Democratic Tactics Across the Country Anti-democratic activists and leaders — includi…
  American Oversight · [email protected]
October 18, 2024 at 5:28 PM

Newsletter: How Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Is Fueling the Election Denial Movement

Newsletter: How Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Is Fueling the Election Denial Movement Newsletter: How Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Is Fueling the Election Denial Movement American Oversi…
  American Oversight · [email protected]
October 11, 2024 at 6:07 PM

Newsletter: Fighting for the Public’s Right to Information

Newsletter: Fighting for the Public’s Right to Information Newsletter: Fighting for the Public's Right to Information On Thursday, American Oversight filed a brief in the Texa…
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October 4, 2024 at 6:16 PM

Newsletter: Affirming the Public’s Right to Records in Arizona

Newsletter: Affirming the Public’s Right to Records in Arizona Newsletter: Affirming the Public's Right to Records in Arizona After fighting in court for the release of public…
  American Oversight · [email protected]
September 27, 2024 at 4:45 PM

Newsletter: Secrecy and Partisanship in the Georgia State Election Board

Newsletter: Secrecy and Partisanship in the Georgia State Election Board Newsletter: Secrecy and Partisanship in the Georgia State Election Board Far-Right Georgia State Elect…
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September 13, 2024 at 3:56 PM

Newsletter: Abortion Ballot Measure Showdown in Missouri

Newsletter: Abortion Ballot Measure Showdown in Missouri Newsletter: Abortion Ballot Measure Showdown in Missouri This week, the Missouri Supreme Court shut down a last-ditch …
  American Oversight · [email protected]
September 6, 2024 at 6:21 PM

Newsletter: Partisan Interference in Georgia Election Administration

Newsletter: Partisan Interference in Georgia Election Administration Newsletter: Partisan Interference in Georgia Election Administration If you need further signs of the inte…
  American Oversight · [email protected]
August 30, 2024 at 6:00 PM

Newsletter: Attacking Direct Democracy

Newsletter: Attacking Direct Democracy Newsletter: Attacking Direct Democracy Across the country, right-wing officials and interest groups opposed to the will of voters aren’t…
  American Oversight · [email protected]
August 16, 2024 at 5:19 PM

Newsletter: Investigating Attacks on Public Education in Oklahoma

Newsletter: Investigating Attacks on Public Education in Oklahoma Newsletter: Investigating Attacks on Public Education in Oklahoma American Oversight this week sent a letter …
  American Oversight · [email protected]
August 9, 2024 at 6:30 PM

Newsletter: Scrutiny over Georgia Election Board

Newsletter: Scrutiny over Georgia Election Board Newsletter: Scrutiny over Georgia Election Board The nation’s eyes have been on the Georgia State Election Board, which this w…
  American Oversight · [email protected]
August 2, 2024 at 5:39 PM

Newsletter: Georgia Election Board Walks Back Illegal Rules

Newsletter: Georgia Election Board Walks Back Illegal Rules Newsletter: Georgia Election Board Walks Back Illegal Rules This week — following a lawsuit from American Oversight…
  American Oversight · [email protected]
July 26, 2024 at 4:58 PM

Newsletter: Project 2025’s Anti-Democracy Guidebook

Newsletter: Project 2025’s Anti-Democracy Guidebook Newsletter: Project 2025's Anti-Democracy Guidebook As Election Day draws closer, a growing chorus is warning of the threat…
  American Oversight · [email protected]
July 12, 2024 at 6:09 PM

Newsletter: Demand for Records from Wisconsin Fake Elector; Book Removals in Georgia County

Newsletter: Demand for Records from Wisconsin Fake Elector; Book Removals in Georgia County Newsletter: Demand for Records from Wisconsin Fake Elector; Book Removals in Georgia County …
  American Oversight · [email protected]
June 28, 2024 at 5:15 PM

Newsletter: The Staggering Number of Preventable Deaths in ICE Detention

Newsletter: The Staggering Number of Preventable Deaths in ICE Detention Newsletter: The Staggering Number of Preventable Deaths in ICE Detention American Oversight, the ACLU,…
  American Oversight · [email protected]
June 21, 2024 at 5:59 PM

Newsletter: The Push for Hand Counts

Newsletter: The Push for Hand Counts Newsletter: The Push for Hand Counts Last week, we wrote about how the anti-democracy movement’s efforts to allow election officials to re…
  American Oversight · [email protected]
June 14, 2024 at 6:38 PM

Newsletter: The Anti-Democratic Push to Allow Officials to Refuse to Certify Elections

Newsletter: The Anti-Democratic Push to Allow Officials to Refuse to Certify Elections Newsletter: The Anti-Democratic Push to Allow Officials to Refuse to Certify Elections D…
  American Oversight · [email protected]
June 7, 2024 at 6:13 PM

Newsletter: Continued Consequences for Fake Electors Scheme

Newsletter: Continued Consequences for Fake Electors Scheme Newsletter: Continued Consequences for Fake Electors Scheme This week, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul filed f…
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May 31, 2024 at 6:18 PM

Newsletter: Not Above the Law

Newsletter: Not Above the Law Newsletter: Not Above the Law Donald Trump has become the first president in U.S. history to be convicted of a felony.   The jury in his hush mon…
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May 24, 2024 at 5:09 PM

Newsletter: Election Subversion Has Already Begun

Newsletter: Election Subversion Has Already Begun Newsletter: Election Subversion Has Already Begun It was hardly surprising, given that he did the same thing four years ago, …
  American Oversight · [email protected]
May 17, 2024 at 8:53 PM

Newsletter: Fighting for the Public's Right to Government Records

Newsletter: Fighting for the Public's Right to Government Records Newsletter: Fighting for the Public's Right to Government Records The phrase “better late than never” can som…
  American Oversight · [email protected]
May 10, 2024 at 6:41 PM

Newsletter: ERIC Is Still Under Threat

Newsletter: ERIC Is Still Under Threat Newsletter: ERIC Is Still Under Threat States began withdrawing from the Electronic Registration Information Center in 2022, a result of…
  American Oversight · [email protected]
April 26, 2024 at 6:11 PM

Newsletter: Indictments for Arizona Fake Electors and Others

Newsletter: Indictments for Arizona Fake Electors and Others  Newsletter: Indictments for Arizona Fake Electors and Others Arizona on Wednesday became the fourth state — after…
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April 19, 2024 at 7:10 PM

Newsletter: Constitutional Sheriffs Want to Interfere in Election Administration

Newsletter: Constitutional Sheriffs Want to Interfere in Election Administration Sheriffs and election deniers gathered in Nevada this week to discuss and encourage efforts to undermine the public’s trust in elections.  Newsletter: Constitutional Sheriff…
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April 12, 2024 at 6:03 PM

Newsletter: The Lies That Bind

Newsletter: The Lies That Bind American Oversight is investigating the election denial movement’s connections to voter-fraud extremists and efforts to restrict voting in 2024.  Newsletter: The Lies That Bind …
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April 5, 2024 at 6:40 PM

Newsletter: Texas Ruling on Anti-Trans Investigations, Louisiana’s ERIC Withdrawal, and Jeffrey Clark’s Disciplinary Trial

Newsletter: Texas Ruling on Anti-Trans Investigations, Louisiana’s ERIC Withdrawal, and Jeffrey Clark’s Disciplinary Trial  Newsletter:  Texas Ruling on Anti-Trans Investigations, Louisiana’s ERIC Withdrawal, and Jeffrey Clark’s Disciplinary Trial …
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March 29, 2024 at 7:05 PM

Newsletter: Accountability for Architects of 2020 Election Interference

Newsletter: Accountability for Architects of 2020 Election Interference  Newsletter: Accountability for Architects of 2020 Election Interference With the election denial movem…
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March 22, 2024 at 6:35 PM

Newsletter: Mark Robinson’s Anti-Abortion Communications; Stefanie Lambert’s Arrest

Newsletter: Mark Robinson’s Anti-Abortion Communications; Stefanie Lambert’s Arrest  Newsletter: Mark Robinson's Anti-Abortion Communications; Stefanie Lambert's Arrest Record…
  American Oversight · [email protected]
March 15, 2024 at 8:06 PM

Newsletter: Happy Sunshine Week!

Newsletter: Happy Sunshine Week!  Newsletter: Happy Sunshine Week! This week was Sunshine Week, a week that celebrates and promotes access to information and open government n…