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May 22, 2026
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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.
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 15, 2026
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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 14, 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.
April 10, 2026 | Talking Points Memo
DOGE’s Ransacking of SSA Has Left Us All to Float in a Data Security Vacuum
Artificial intelligence and crypto are supercharging identity theft and financial fraud as the Trump administration is making sensitive personal data less secure.
April 03, 2026
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Corruption Calendar Weeks 62-63: Enforcement Has Left The Building
Trump’s SEC continues the administration’s poor track record on corporate enforcement and the EPA pulls back regulations on another cancer-causing toxin.
April 02, 2026
Oligarchs and the Trump Admin: Marc Andreessen
Billionaire Marc Andreessen recruited DOGE personnel to the Trump administration and advised Trump on tech and economic policy.
March 30, 2026
The Would-Be Pawns Sacrificing Their Own Civil Service Jobs
Trump’s hollowing out of the public service isn’t just about the massive illegal removals of workers – career officials are walking out of agencies of their own accord, as the Trump admin forces them to choose between following the law or following Trump’s illegal orders.
March 27, 2026
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Kristi Noem's Deadly Legacy
During her reign atop DHS, Noem made people around the United States less safe. The material impacts of her short-lived tenure will continue to be felt for years to come.
March 24, 2026
To Celebrate Russell Vought's 50th, Tell Us How He's Hurt You
A man most people have never heard of is almost single-handedly ruining countless lives.
March 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.
March 18, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
The DOGE Depos: A Blueprint for Congressional DOGE Hearings
The DOGE depos and their virality should serve as a blueprint for congressional oversight efforts by the next Democratic Congress.
March 18, 2026
RELEASE: If Mullin Is Confirmed as DHS Secretary, Congress Must Ensure He Revokes Noem’s $100,000 Grant Approval Rule. If Not, Vought-Led Destruction of FEMA Will Continue
The driving force behind Noem’s unilateral austerity directive is Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought.
March 03, 2026
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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.