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.
Projects
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 MoreOctober 29, 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.
October 28, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
Anti-Corruption as an Affordability Agenda
After years of our calls for a corporate crackdown, Democrats are finally connecting Trump’s corruption to its material impact.
October 28, 2026
Elites Influencing Democrats on AI Policy: Jay Carney
Former Obama press secretary and Amazon executive Jay Carney leads Project Blueprint, an initiative to influence AI policy. Project Blueprint is backed by SV Angel, a venture capital firm invested in dozens of AI companies.
October 27, 2026
Tracker 2026 ElectionDepartment of Homeland SecurityDOGEExecutive BranchImmigrationRussell VoughtTech
Personal Information at Risk
The United States federal government knows a lot about you. If you’ve ever applied for federal student aid, the Department of Education has records of your income and assets. The Social Security Administration begins collecting information from the moment your parents apply for your Social Security number at birth, adds new data every time Social Security taxes are deducted from your paychecks, and continues to monitor you until the day you die.
November 5, 2026
The Capital Forum
Second Request: “Anti-Corruption as an Affordability Agenda” with Jeff Hauser
November 2, 2026
Jack Kubinec - The Dispatch
The Left’s AI Problem
October 30, 2026
Freddy Brewster - The Lever
Big Tech’s Democratic Front Group: Investigate Trump, Not Big Tech
October 29, 2026
Kyle Rempfer - POGO Investigates
How DOD Insiders Opened Doors for a Firm Selling ‘Predictive’ AI
October 27, 2026
Rick Morris - Public Citizen
When Insurance Companies Gaslight Us, Attorneys General Need to Investigate
October 26, 2026
Jared Holt and Michael Edison Hayden - Posting Through It
152: Who the Hell is Richard Hanania? feat. Christopher Mathias & Henry Burke
RDP on Twitter
Centrist pundits like Matt Yglesias are on a desperate scramble to keep the moderate “electability” talking point fresh well after its expiration date. Don't fall for it. https://t.co/yAJpnHf0iL
If Democrats take back Congress after Tuesday, their oversight agenda must expose how Trump’s corruption and austerity agenda are hurting the American people. The Postal Service is a great place to start. https://t.co/VNCvilMiqP
The centrist freakout over @hasanthehun has quickly revealed itself to be yet another bad-faith attempt to crush the left and protect corporate interests. https://t.co/fXzur7wFQ3
RT @revolvingdoorDC: “I am worried about what it says, that an institution created to look after corporate interest in D.C. had their staff…
Centrists want you to believe that progressive candidates are "underperformers" — and ignore the unrelenting attacks they face from Big Money and establishment saboteurs. https://t.co/yAJpnHf0iL
Oklahoma's Republican AG Gentner Drummond is opening the door to a broader crackdown on Big Insurance. His blue state counterparts have no excuse to sit on the sidelines. https://t.co/QOCbFT10rI