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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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 MoreJune 17, 2026
Department of Listeria and Preventable Childhood Illness
Vought’s attempts to shred our social safety net also comes at a moment when Americans are increasingly at risk of infection from foodborne illnesses and vaccine-preventable diseases because of Trump’s “health” policy agenda.
June 16, 2026
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Illuminating the Home Insurance Crisis
A collection of RDP’s work trying to shed light on the deeply intertwined crises of fossil fuel-driven climate change, rising insurance premiums and declining coverage, and housing injustice.
June 16, 2026
Insurers Score Record Profits While Consumers Pay
Underwriting income soared to $68.7 billion in 2025, delivering windfall profits to the industry.
June 16, 2026
RELEASE: Hal Duncan’s Nomination Hearing Confirms He’ll Be Vought’s Lackey At OMB
The confirmation hearing of OMB nominee Hal Duncan confirmed he will be henchman executing Trump and Vought’s agenda.
June 17, 2026
Brian Edwards-Tiekert - KPFA
UpFront: June 17, 2026
June 16, 2026
Arnie Arnesen - WNHNFM
The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen: June 16 2026
June 15, 2026
Nancy Levine Stearns - The Queen Zone
Trump Hijacked America’s 250th Birthday. Corporate America Helped.
June 14, 2026
Daniel C. Vock - The Chicago Tribune
Illinois has struggled to secure federal disaster relief under Trump as FEMA denials draw questions
June 12, 2026
Heather Cox Richardson - (Substack) Letters from an American
June 12, 2026
June 12, 2026
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The Dean Obeidallah Show: Joe Sudbay Guest Hosting, June 12, 2026
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Then, amidst chaos at CDC, Thiel-ally Jim O'Neill tried to preside over a new childhood immunization schedule; when the order was stayed by the courts, Trump issued a May executive order to officially recommend American children receive fewer vaccines. https://t.co/9e7zBEO6X6
As the number of staff responsible for monitoring our nation's food supply has dwindled, outbreaks of listeria, salmonella, and infant botulism have hospitalized or killed nearly 200 people since the start of Trump's second term.
The Trump Administration's assault on federal capacity has taken a toll on the government's ability to protect us from foodborne illness and preventable diseases. In today's newsletter, we detail a few of the key policy and personnel changes responsible: https://t.co/21u3VPv2RD
See our full release below: https://t.co/FZFkqWLlMp https://t.co/zFXAOGvrCV
RELEASE: Hal Duncan's testimony showed he'll be a lackey as OMB Deputy Director. “Though they operate with a more polished veneer, Duncan and Vought’s continued chokehold of the federal government deserves the same scrutiny afforded to the DOGE bros during their deadly rampage.” https://t.co/uhzacETeax