September 18, 2026 | Common Dreams
What OpenAI Having Chuck Schumer’s Daughter as a Lobbyist Tells Us
The hiring of Jessica Schumer is another example of powerful people and families, regardless of party, who are deeply intertwined with the corporate behemoths that people are organizing against.
September 18, 2026 | The American Prospect
What Congress Actually Needs to Do About AI: Staff Up
A revival of Congress’s Office of Technology Assessment is needed now more than ever to ensure independent expertise shapes Capitol Hill’s legislative approach towards “frontier” artificial intelligence firms.
September 16, 2026
Tracking the Revolving Door Between AI and Former Biden Officials
The Revolving Door Project is tracking AI companies that have hired senior level Democrats who staffed the Biden administration – figures who are likely to be in positions of power for a future Democratic administration. Thus far, we’ve tracked over 100 former Biden admin senior staff from the White House and other executive branch agencies who have gone on to AI industry companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Amazon.
September 09, 2026
AI Villains and the Trump Administration: Sergey Brin
After years away, Google co-founder Sergey Brin returned to his company to oversee Google’s entry into the multi-trillion dollar AI arms race.
September 09, 2026
AI Villains and the Trump Administration: Lisa Su
AMD CEO Lisa Su has influenced U.S. AI policy from within the administration while her company continues to grow from the current AI boom.
September 08, 2026
RDP: Schumer's Daughter Imperils Potential Landslide
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s daughter has a new job at OpenAI. It’s threatening to ruing Dems’ anti-corruption message
August 31, 2026
AI Villains and the Trump Administration: Sriram Krishnan
Sriram Krishnan, former Big Tech executive turned White House AI Policy Advisor, has helped shape Trump’s AI policy at home and abroad.
August 31, 2026
AI Villains and the Trump Administration: Molly Solsbury
Molly Solsbury plays a crucial role in the Trump administrations military AI policy as the Maven Smart System Program Director for the DOD.
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 18, 2026
Chris Lewis Xaver Clarke Hannah Story Brown Emma Marsano Toni Aguilar Rosenthal KJ Boyle
Tracker Artificial IntelligenceClimate and EnvironmentExecutive BranchTech
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 13, 2026 | The American Prospect
Jeff Hauser Dylan Gyauch-Lewis
Op-Ed 2024 ElectionEconomic PolicyExecutive BranchFinancial RegulationTech
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.