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June 29, 2026
Corruption Calendar: A New Watergate, Every Day
As our stories this week illustrate, there are plenty of examples of how Trump’s corruption is making our lives demonstrably worse — from mining and oil extraction pollution that threatens the health of our communities and monopolists’ tightening stranglehold on our pockets and labor to corrupt machinations attacking our increasingly fragile democracy.
May 11, 2026
House GOP Helps Wall Street Get Its Way On Investor Ownership Of Housing
Republicans in the House are attempting to stop a bipartisan effort to rein in private equity’s ownership of single family housing.
April 22, 2026
Schatz’s Vote Backing Institutional Investors Raises Eyebrows
New reporting suggests that Schatz’s lone wolf vote against the ROAD to Housing Act may have had something to do with his wife’s financial ties to the exact class of institutional investors who would be affected by the legislation.
April 14, 2026
David Sacks’ Dangerous AI and Crypto Track Record
As the AI and crypto czar, Sacks led policies that exposed Americans to economic instability, environmental dangers, and fraud – and he’s not done yet.
March 30, 2026
The Would-Be Pawns Sacrificing Their Own Civil Service Jobs
Trump’s hollowing out of the public service isn’t just about the massive illegal removals of workers – career officials are walking out of agencies of their own accord, as the Trump admin forces them to choose between following the law or following Trump’s illegal orders.
March 06, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
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Corruption Calendar Weeks 58-59: Scandals Trump Safety
The consequences of the Trump administration’s unending depravity will be far reaching
December 19, 2025 | Watchdog Weekly
Today: Renaming the Kennedy Center. Tomorrow: Renaming The Moon
Corruption Calendar Week 47-48: Trump’s giveaways to corporations continue to pile on as Americans suffer from an affordability crisis.
November 25, 2025
DOJ’s RealPage Settlement Doesn’t Achieve The Corporate Crackdown Tenants Deserve
Trump’s appointees have negotiated a settlement which requires restrictions on RealPage’s use of nonpublic rental data and current lease information, but appears to stop short of financial penalty or admission of wrongdoing.
November 14, 2025
Top Trump Official Failed To Disclose Conflicts of Interest for Entire Justice Department Tenure
A Department of Justice official managed to serve in Trump’s administration without disclosing his financial entanglements publicly – and now, only after his departure, can we highlight his conflicts of interest.
October 16, 2025
Big Business Will Not Save Us
Scrutinizing the “ideological warfare” a business community mouthpiece says drove Corporate America into the arms of a fascist.
September 19, 2025 | Watchdog Weekly
Corruption Calendar Weeks 34-35: Free Speech For Sale
Oligarchs Auction Off Our First Amendment Rights To Our Aspiring King
August 12, 2025
RealPage and Its Private Equity Owner Are Spending Big On Lobbying
RealPage and it’s private equity owner Thoma Bravo have spent over $300,000 on lobbying in 2025.
August 08, 2025 | Watchdog Weekly
Corruption Calendar Week 29: Corporate Donors Lavish Trump's Non-Existent Re-Election Campaign
Trump’s Super PAC filing revealed millions spent by corporations trying to curry favor with the president.
July 11, 2025 | Watchdog Weekly
Corruption Calendar Week 25: President Trump Notches Another Mysterious Benefactor
A mysterious investor is the latest entrant into the Trump crypto grift, and more stories from the MAGAswamp.
May 23, 2025 | Watchdog Weekly
Corruption Calendar Week 18: Trump’s Independent Agency Power Grab
This week the Trump administration continued to dedicate itself to tearing down the safeguards that protect Americans from things like dangerous consumer products and predatory sales tactics, all while his officials and donors (often one and the same) enrich themselves.