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
DOGE Watch
Tracking the Trump administration's all-out assault on everyday people and the Constitution
DOGE 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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The Agency Spotlight
The Agency Spotlight tracks appointments to leadership positions at thirty-nine independent federal agencies through the confirmation process and beyond.
Learn MoreHackwatch
Hackwatch is where we monitor the mainstream media’s favorite Democratic-leaning economic analysts for conflicts of interest, perverse incentives, and just flat-out erroneous reasoning. We identify who the bad actors are, explain why they’re compromised and wrong, and demand that outlets stop poisoning the information ecosystem with discredited neoliberal orthodoxy and start giving people access to other, better-informed perspectives.
Learn MoreSupreme Transparency
Supreme Transparency—a project of Take Back the Court, True North Research, and the Revolving Door Project—sheds light on an oft-overlooked way that the U.S. Supreme Court’s billionaire benefactors peddle influence: amicus briefs. The Supreme Transparency site exposes the more subtle yet no less destructive ways that right-wing amicus filers and oligarchic court-whisperers hold sway over SCOTUS.
Learn MoreFebruary 11, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
Endangered Toad Says “ICE OUT”
Bad Bunny, the most streamed artist in the world for the last four years, has elevated el sapo concho’s profile by transforming the toad into a symbol of Puerto Rico’s imperiled cultural and ecological heritage. At a time of historic institutional cowardice towards combating climate change, he reminds us what the fight is about: nothing less than preserving our treasured places in the world, and those we share them with.
February 11, 2026
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Map: Trump Has Often Delayed or Denied Disaster Aid
The Trump administration so far 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.
February 10, 2026
An Abundance of Techno-Optimism
The latest pro-Abundance group’s alignment with AI and tech interests is nothing new: abundists have long promoted AI and data centers.
February 10, 2026
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Trump’s War on Public Data
Trump’s antagonistic relationship with facts is well documented. His most egregious attacks on reality aren’t just rhetorical. They threaten physical safety and American democracy. They target the ways we define what we know about the country and ourselves. Trump’s assault on public data is not a side project, it’s a core feature of his authoritarian approach to governance. By hollowing out federal statistics, limiting information gathering, and redacting inconvenient reports, the Trump administration is warping reality to suit its political narrative. The goal isn’t just to obscure the effects of the president’s policies, it’s to prevent the public from seeing them at all.
February 12, 2026
Matthew Yglesias - (Substack) Slow Boring
Americans think everyone is corrupt
February 12, 2026
Emily Kennard - NOTUS
Democrats Are Field-Testing New Ways to Talk About the Epstein Scandal
February 11, 2026
Luke Goldstein and Katya Schwenk - The Lever
Empty Warehouses, Secret Deals: Insiders Poised To Profit From Trump’s Deportation Boom
February 11, 2026
Real Clear Politics
RealClearPolitics Afternoon Edition
February 9, 2026
Jake Johnson - Common Dreams
‘One More Billionaire Front Group’: Centrist Dems Mocked Over New Initiative Led by Corporate Lobbyist
February 8, 2026
Kenneth P. Vogel, Lisa Friedman, and David A. Fahrenthold - The New York Times
For $1 Million, Donors to U.S.A. Birthday Group Offered Access to Trump
RDP on Twitter
This scandal cannot simply be brushed aside. Americans deserved to know the true reason for the initial closure and why the FAA and Pentagon are seemingly still struggling to communicate over a year after the deadly DCA crash that took 67 lives.
Dems need to press for complete transparency and demand the chairs of relevant House and Senates committees conduct real oversight. But, thus far, the ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee has been silent. Here's the House Dems statement ⬇️ https://t.co/81VccVg6ei
Late last night, the FAA announced a 10-day closure of the El Paso airspace. Mere hours later, the decision was reversed. Now, we have competing stories about what really happened. The admin's incompetence is once again interrupting people lives. Congress must investigate. https://t.co/XE8QbowhHJ
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Bad Bunny, the world's most streamed artist for 4 years in a row, is also an eloquent critic of disaster capitalism. We delve into the climate politics of his halftime show, from the sparking utility poles to the endangered toad that represents Puerto Rico’s imperiled heritage. https://t.co/r3i1LcKPSx