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April 20, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
Highlights from Vampire Vought’s Congressional Testimony
Last week, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought appeared before the House and Senate Budget committees for the first time during his tenure. As we argued last week, both hearings were a rare opportunity for Congress to shine the light on a notoriously shadowy figure, especially given Vought’s persistent ducking and overall disdain for Congressional authority. It wasn’t exactly the spectacle we hoped for—Vought will likely remain an unknown name to the vast majority of Americans despite having a hand in nearly all of their hardship caused by this administration.
April 17, 2026
Right Wing Animus for Public Data
In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, Congress created the Office of Financial Research (OFR) through the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Originating from the spirit to reform the wildly irresponsible Wall Street elite, OFR was charged with providing data, analysis, and research regarding systemic financial risks to the members of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC). Essentially, OFR is an integral part of the federal infrastructure for safeguarding financial stability.
April 13, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
Sunlight for Vampire Vought
OMB Director Russell Vought has long avoided accountability for his role in the destruction of the federal government. The American people deserve answers.
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
Who’s “We?” A Look At The Trump Officials Profiting From High Gas Prices
Can you blame Donald Trump for absurdly claiming that Americans will make a “lot of money” from skyrocketing oil prices? His administration is filled with the select individuals likely to profit as the prices at the pump trend upwards.
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 20, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
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Corruption Calendar Weeks 60-61: A New Mask for the Trump Administration’s Cruelty
This edition marks almost three weeks since the U.S. and Israel began their unlawful war of aggression against Iran, which 55% of American voters disapprove of, according to a recent Data for Progress poll conducted for Drop Site News and Zeteo. The first six days of the war alone cost $11.3 billion, a sum that could have wiped out federal student loan debt for roughly 300,000 people, reduced homelessness, helped low-income families pay their heating bills for two to three years, and more.
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 06, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
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Corruption Calendar Weeks 58-59: Scandals Trump Safety
The consequences of the Trump administration’s unending depravity will be far reaching
March 04, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
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Department of Global War and Warming
Even before we had Trump as Commander in Chief committing unconstitutional strikes on the leaders of foreign nations, and Pete Hegseth as Secretary of War ordering apparent war crimes in the Caribbean, we wrote about the military-industrial complex as a “disaster multiplier” in our era of climate change and interlocking crises.
February 27, 2026
Righteous Incivility Trumps Silent Defiance
Voters are increasingly calling “bullshit” on opposition tactics that prioritize institutional norms over populist antagonism.
February 20, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
Corruption Calendar Weeks 55-57: Internal Revenue Service, Wire Me $10 billion, Pronto.
Trump’s shakedown state continues to weaponize federal government policy in service of friends and corporations.
February 18, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
Trump Already Decimated the EPA. It Wasn’t Enough for Big Business.
The repeal of the endangerment finding, supported by the Chamber of Commerce, is a final nail in the coffin for a debilitated EPA.
February 11, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
Endangered Toad Says “ICE OUT”
Bad Bunny, the most streamed artist in the world for the last four years, has elevated el sapo concho’s profile by transforming the toad into a symbol of Puerto Rico’s imperiled cultural and ecological heritage. At a time of historic institutional cowardice towards combating climate change, he reminds us what the fight is about: nothing less than preserving our treasured places in the world, and those we share them with.