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August 26, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
Corruption is a Two-Way Street
The Taylor Farms Cyclospora Outbreak Shows Why Congress Must Investigate Both Trump and His Corporate Accomplices
August 25, 2026
AI Villains and the Trump Administration: Cameron Stanley
Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer at the U.S. Defense Department Cameron Stanley.
August 25, 2026
AI Villains and the Trump Administration: Andrew Mapes
Principal Deputy Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer at the U.S. Defense Department Andrew Mapes.
August 19, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
The Live, Dangerous, Lopsided Experiment of AI in Government
This much is clear: artificial intelligence has permeated just about every corner of the federal government. The Revolving Door Project has been tracking news stories and reports of the Trump administration’s adoption of AI, which has been at turns benign, ridiculous, and dangerous. By the administration’s own measure, forty-one departments and agencies reported 3,611 distinct use cases of AI in 2025.
August 18, 2026
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TRACKER: Trump's Disastrous Disaster Policy
We are tracking how the Trump administration’s callous policy choices, before and after bouts of extreme weather, exacerbate avoidable suffering and death.
August 18, 2026
Chris Lewis Xaver Clarke Hannah Story Brown Emma Marsano Toni Aguilar Rosenthal KJ Boyle
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Tracking Uses of AI in the Trump Administration
As the Trump administration continues to expand the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in its operations, we are cataloguing examples of how AI is being deployed by federal agencies to replace human workers and undermine transparency and due process.
August 17, 2026
AI Villains and the Trump Administration: Eric Schmidt
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt spent years inside government influencing AI and tech policy.
August 17, 2026
Revolving Door Project Condemns Trump’s Corrupt Crypto and Prediction Market Roundtable
The Revolving Door Project condemns the Trump White House’s corrupt cryptocurrency and prediction markets roundtable as nothing more than a last minute attempt to pass another dangerous, industry friendly bill
August 13, 2026 | The American Prospect
Jeff Hauser Dylan Gyauch-Lewis
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An AI Bailout Will Be a ‘Which Side Are You On’ Moment
If AI falls, Democrats can build an enduring political majority—but only if they reject handing a lifeline to Altman, Musk, and the rest of the industry.
August 12, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
What the AI Industry Gains from Hiring Former Biden Officials
The revolving door is another tool in the AI industry’s toolbox to ensure it gets its wish list, from lax regulations to lucrative contracts.
August 05, 2026
AI Villains and the Trump Administration: Dean Ball
Head of Strategic Futures at OpenAI and primary author of Trump’s AI Action Plan Dean Ball.
August 05, 2026
AI Villains and the Trump Administration: Jacob Helberg
Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs at the U.S. State Department and former senior advisor at Palantir Jacob Helberg.
July 31, 2026
AI Villains and the Trump Administration: Jensen Huang
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has helped shaped the Trump administration’s AI policy as his company and personal wealth grew due to Nvidia’s processor chips central role in the current AI boom.