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FOIA Requests

Transparency

CREW requests records on secret DHS task force

DHS's new Protecting American Communities Task Force requires strict scrutiny given the distressing lack of clarity around its functions and funding.

Investigations

Corruption

Businesses linked to members of Congress who opposed PPP transparency got PPP loans

Many of the lawmakers who benefited from PPP loans opposed legislation to make the program more transparent.

FOIA Requests

Corruption

How many times has Attorney General Barr personally intervened in criminal cases?

AG Barr said last week that he frequently intervenes in criminal cases of people unrelated to Donald Trump. We want to see evidence.

Investigations

Corruption

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

Investigations

Corruption

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.

Investigations

Transparency

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.

CREW requests records on secret DHS task force

Businesses linked to members of Congress who opposed PPP transparency got PPP loans

How many times has Attorney General Barr personally intervened in criminal cases?

Mike Pence’s legal expenses were paid by donors connected to government contractors

Congress must stop White House officials from illegally trying to influence the election

The FOIA is broken, but is it beyond repair?

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