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May 28, 2026
RDP Calls on Justice Alito To Recuse From Trump Treasury Proceedings
On Thursday, NOTUS reported that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s son Phillip Alito has been working as a political appointee in the office of the Treasury Department’s general counsel since early 2025. During that time, Justice Alito failed to recuse from Learning Resources, Inc. et al v. Trump et al, a major case in which the Treasury Department was a named party.
May 26, 2026
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V for Vampire Vought's Vendetta
This report summarizes how OMB Director Russell Vought is weaponizing federal funding for education, food, health, transportation, and other life-affirming programs to punish and coerce Trump’s political enemies, hurting millions of Americans in the process.
May 22, 2026 | The American Prospect
Who Died When Elon Musk Killed USAID?
Nicholas Enrich’s new memoir details the human toll of the agency’s dismantling.
May 20, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
An Admin for Insurrectionists and AI Industrialists
As Trump’s popularity continues to plummet, the administration is doubling down on policies to line the pockets of sycophants and tech barons.
May 19, 2026 | Talking Points Memo
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Democrats Shouldn’t Let Russell Vought Fly Under the Radar
Members of the opposition party need to start connecting the dots between the OMB director’s actions and their constituents’ preventable suffering.
May 18, 2026
There's No Such Thing as a Reasonable Trump Appointee
Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s record is a reminder that the Cabinet serves Trump, not the American people.
May 18, 2026
Alex Karp Is Not Your Friend
The narrative that Palantir’s billionaire CEO Alex Karp is or was ever a leftist is equally as inaccurate as it is dangerous.
May 18, 2026
“Epsteiners” Catalogues Prolific Political Donors and Appointees Connected With Notorious Criminal
Today, the Revolving Door Project and Demand Progress release Epsteiners, a catalogue of some of Epstein’s associates on both sides of the political spectrum.
May 15, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
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Poison and Plunder
From gutting clean air rules to waging a war no one asked for, the Trump administration is showing that human suffering is a core feature of this regime.
May 15, 2026
Coalition Sends Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Leadership Urging Investigation of Justice Alito’s Conflicted Interests and Irregular Recusals in Upcoming Case
On Tuesday, May 12, a coalition of thirty organizations including the Revolving Door Project sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee leadership urging the investigation of Justice Alito’s conflicted interests and irregular recusal habits in the upcoming case Suncor v. Boulder and parallel state climate deception lawsuits. The letter can be read in full here.
May 14, 2026 | 350.org
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Out of Pocket: Pollution Premiums - the real cost of fossil fuels on our insurance bills
Fossil fuels are making our insurance premiums unaffordable and exposing us to financial ruin. But momentum is building to ramp up clean energy and make polluters pay!
May 14, 2026
Oligarchs and the Trump Admin: Doug Burgum
Former North Dakota Governor cum Trump Interior Secretary Doug Burgum was a venture capitalist who sold his software company for over a billion dollars. As Interior Secretary, Doug Burgum has decimated public lands while throttling clean energy projects and boosting oil, gas, and coal.
May 13, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
Of Course Democrats Should Talk About Climate Change
Last week, The New York Times published yet another opinion piece arguing that “Democrats Don’t Have to Campaign on Climate Change Anymore,” this one by Syracuse University professor Matt Huber. Fox News’ David Marcus quickly declared victory: “New York Times announces the end of the climate change hoax.”
May 12, 2026 | The American Prospect
Third Way or the Highway
The centrist outfit’s latest foray into the culture wars isn’t about a streamer—it’s about entrenching oligarch control of influence and electoral infrastructure.
May 11, 2026
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Pam Bondi’s Perversion of Justice
On April 2, 2026, President Trump fired Pam Bondi as Attorney General. As Bondi transitions to an ambiguous private sector role, she leaves behind an ignoble legacy characterized by her gross incompetence, the destruction of the agency’s capacity and credibility, and her slavish pursuit of Trump’s political agenda and corporate America’s interest.