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
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 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 08, 2026
TRACKER: Aviation Disasters And Trump Administration Attacks On Air Safety
Since the start of the Trump administration, there have been no less than 260 aviation disasters, killing a total of 506 people. The American Airlines crash on January 29, 2025 at Reagan National Airport marked the first fatal commercial crash in the United States since 2009. This tracker will be continuously updated to reflect any further cuts to these federal agencies, as well as any aviation-related disasters.
April 29, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
Vought-Force Trauma: the War on the Federal Civil Service
On April 1st, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) updated the Federal Workforce Data (FWD) page to include data up until February 2026. The new data gives us the most complete picture yet as to how the Trump administration, led by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought, has torn asunder the capacity of the federal government.
April 23, 2026
Oligarchs and the Trump Admin: Chris Wright
Secretary of Energy Chris Wright. Net worth: $170 million
April 20, 2026
Oligarchs and the Trump Admin: Mark Zuckerberg
CEO of Meta and Trump donor Mark Zuckerberg. Net worth: $205.3 billion
April 17, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
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 14, 2026
David Sacks’ Dangerous AI and Crypto Track Record
As the AI and crypto czar, Sacks led policies that exposed Americans to economic instability, environmental dangers, and fraud – and he’s not done yet.
April 03, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
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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 | Watchdog Weekly
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 31, 2026
Oligarchs and the Trump Admin: Stephen Feinberg
Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Feinberg. Net worth: $5 billion
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.