DOGE: From Meme to Government Erosion Machine
A record of DOGE's first year of destruction
DOGE: From Meme to Government Erosion Machine
A record of DOGE's first year of destruction
Trump Watch
Tracking the Trump administration's all-out assault on everyday people and the Constitution
Trump Watch
Tracking the Trump administration's all-out assault on everyday people and the Constitution
Trump's Disastrous Disaster Policy
Documenting the Trump administration's pre-disaster recklessness and post-disaster cruelty
Trump's Disastrous Disaster Policy
Documenting the Trump administration's pre-disaster recklessness and post-disaster cruelty
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About the Revolving Door Project
The Revolving Door Project (RDP) scrutinizes executive branch appointees to ensure they use their office to serve the broad public interest, rather than to entrench corporate power or seek personal advancement.
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Trump Watch
The Revolving Door Project works diligently to document how the Trump administration’s corrupt governance is helping oligarchs and hurting ordinary people.
Learn MoreIlluminating the Home Insurance Crisis
The declining availability and affordability of home insurance stems from unchecked fossil fuel pollution, concentrated corporate power, and weak regulation. The Revolving Door Project is shedding light on those responsible for perpetuating this crisis, which jeopardizes local housing markets and global financial stability.
Learn MoreFEMA Aid Tracker
The Trump administration has refused to allocate federal disaster assistance in a timely manner, especially when a request comes from a Democratic-led state. The Revolving Door Project is tracking Trump’s political weaponization of disaster relief, which needlessly imperils people’s lives as well as state and local government budgets.
Learn MoreAugust 31, 2026
AI Villains and the Trump Administration: Molly Solsbury
Molly Solsbury plays a crucial role in the Trump administrations military AI policy as the Maven Smart System Program Director for the DOD.
August 31, 2026
AI Villains and the Trump Administration: Sriram Krishnan
Sriram Krishnan, former Big Tech executive turned White House AI Policy Advisor, has helped shape Trump’s AI policy at home and abroad.
August 31, 2026
Tracker Climate and EnvironmentDOGEElon MuskExecutive BranchFEMAGovernanceGovernment CapacityHousingRussell VoughtTrump Watch
Map: Trump Has Often Delayed or Denied Disaster Aid
The Trump administration has refused to allocate federal disaster aid in a timely manner. Check out our interactive map for more details on the White House’s careless approach to major disaster declarations.
August 28, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
Freedom For Sale
America has never seen anything like Donald Trump’s second presidency. The scale and scope of shattered norms, illegality, and self-dealing far outpace even the historic malfeasance of Trump’s first term. Trump’s use of the presidential pardon power follows the same trend.
August 12, 2026
Brett Wilkins - Common Dreams
‘Shamelessly Corrupt’: Recusal From Climate Cases Demanded After Alito’s Fossil Fuel Profits Exposed
August 10, 2026
Justin Henry, Ryan Tarinelli, and Suzanne Monyak - Bloomberg Law
Trump’s New White House Lawyer Embodies MAGA Mold in Second Term
August 7, 2026
Whitney Curry Wimbish and Zachary Groz - The American Prospect
Union Sues TSA Over Secret Plan to Privatize Security
August 4, 2026
Dhara Chavda - The Crypto Times
Crypto Industry Rebuts Sheriffs’ CLARITY Act Objections as Vote Slips
August 4, 2026
Kyle Mantyla - People For
The Missing Roadshow
August 2, 2026
Madeline Croad - (Substack) Professionally Confused
Confusing News: Articles that made me smarter this week
RDP on Twitter
For months, Third Way and other corporate hacks have been manufacturing a moral panic against Twitch streamer @hasanthehun. Their goal? Crush progressives and keep the donor class in charge of the Democratic Party. https://t.co/fXzur7wFQ3
"It’s notable that [Dean Ball] considers Social Security to be a ‘fraud’ that must be remedied and not the reckless tax breaks successive Republican presidents have given away to the wealthy which have exploded the national debt.” https://t.co/C1UzQh5Gah
"Democratic minority leader Hakeem Jeffries opposes a data center moratorium and appointed the aggressively corporatist Josh Gottheimer and big tech-backed Zoe Lofgren to help develop House Democrats’ AI platform." https://t.co/5Ucl6kyrgQ
Trump is pardoning white-collar criminals, making their victims suffer again as billions owed in restitution are wiped away. https://t.co/yJOIak1TZ5
"How does Trump get to dictate Postal Service meddling in partisan politics? One reason is that the last two Democratic presidents, Biden and Obama, have been asleep at the switch." https://t.co/wZH5fHDU8o
ICYMI: @RBReich highlights our research in a new video about Trump's attacks on disaster relief. https://t.co/5nnAIXKZW1