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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

Blog Post Artificial Intelligence Executive Branch Lobbying Revolving Door Tech Trump Watch

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

Henry Burke

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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

Op-Ed 2024 Election Economic Policy Executive Branch Financial Regulation Tech

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

Aya Dardari

Newsletter Artificial Intelligence Lobbying Revolving Door Tech

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

Blog Post Artificial Intelligence Dean Ball Executive Branch Revolving Door Tech Trump Watch

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

Blog Post Artificial Intelligence Executive Branch Jacob Helberg Lobbying Revolving Door Tech Trump Watch

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.

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AI Villains And The Trump Administration

The Trump Administration is all in on artificial intelligence. The federal government shares the tech industry’s vision for AI to be embedded everywhere, displacing human thought and labor and deepening the strains on the environment and climate.

July 31, 2026

Blog Post Artificial Intelligence Executive Branch Lobbying Revolving Door Tech Trump Watch

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.