Investigations
Mike Pence’s legal expenses were paid by donors connected to government contractors
At least three of the donors to Pence's legal defense fund are executives at companies that have contracts with the federal government
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Congress must stop White House officials from illegally trying to influence the election
As the president’s popularity slipping even among his base, several White House officials have committed obvious violations of the Hatch Act in plain sight.
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The FOIA is broken, but is it beyond repair?
Agencies have abandoned the FOIA’s guiding principle of transparency and made compliance with the law their lowest priority.
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The DOJ decided not to prosecute Trump. It’s hiding the reason why.
The DOJ confirmed the existence of a memo laying out its rationale for not bringing charges against Trump, but it refuses to make its reasoning public.
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“They really only trust their own bench:” DOT OIG emails reveal concern following Trump’s upheaval
Trump shocked DOT officials by installing a political appointee to replace the Acting DOT IG, a career official investigating Secretary Elaine Chao.
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15 Trump White House and Cabinet officials have attended ALEC events
ALEC’s connections to policies that have disproportionately harmed people of color deserve renewed scrutiny.