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Federal investigators searched Rudy Giuliani’s apartment this morning as part of an investigation into his possible violation of federal lobbying laws — so let’s do a quick review of what

Using #FOIA requests—and when necessary, litigation—we’ve uncovered misconduct, corruption, and abuse of power among key administration figures. Here’s what we’ve found so far—and what we’re still trying to figure out.https://

A new report says the parents of 545 children separated at the border can’t be found. We obtained a January 2018 memo from DHS highlighting problems with the early “pilot”

New: Two sets of documents we obtained show federal agencies approved and/or were aware of President Trump’s tweets prior to him publishing them. The records provide a unique look into

Today is #NationalVoterRegistrationDay ! We’ve been using our open-records expertise to expose state-level threats to voting rights.Here are some of our ongoing investigations: From the influence of voting-machine company lobbyists

NEW: Through #FOIA, we obtained nearly 10,000 pages of #USPS documents, reports the @washingtonpost. The documents reveal a scrapped plan to send masks to Americans, a standoff with Amazon, and

NEW LAWSUIT: We’re suing DHS, FEMA, and DOD for records related to the COVID-19 Supply Chain Task Force and the federal government’s inability to coordinate a national strategy. #FOIAhttps://www.americanoversight.org/document/complaint-

NEW: Documents we obtained, reported on by CNN, show Rep. Trey Gowdy worked with Rudy Giuliani on a legal matter ahead of the impeachment proceedings. Gowdy and Giuliani had a

There are so many stories about corruption in the Trump administration, it’s easy for it to become normalized. But Trump’s commutation of Roger Stone’s sentence is unbelievably corrupt. Let’s take

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is testifying before the House Homeland Security Committee about the government’s Covid-19 response.Emails we obtained reveal a heated exchange in which the Trump administration complained about

NEW DOCUMENTS: We obtained emails from Brian Benczkowski, outgoing head of DOJ’s Criminal Division, that show him tracking Rudy Giuliani’s press mentions from October through January, as the DOJ tried