DOGE: From Meme to Government Erosion Machine
A record of DOGE's first year of destruction
DOGE: From Meme to Government Erosion Machine
A record of DOGE's first year of destruction
Trump Watch
Tracking the Trump administration's all-out assault on everyday people and the Constitution
Trump Watch
Tracking the Trump administration's all-out assault on everyday people and the Constitution
Trump's Disastrous Disaster Policy
Documenting the Trump administration's pre-disaster recklessness and post-disaster cruelty
Trump's Disastrous Disaster Policy
Documenting the Trump administration's pre-disaster recklessness and post-disaster cruelty
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About the Revolving Door Project
The Revolving Door Project (RDP) scrutinizes executive branch appointees to ensure they use their office to serve the broad public interest, rather than to entrench corporate power or seek personal advancement.
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Trump Watch
The Revolving Door Project works diligently to document how the Trump administration’s corrupt governance is helping oligarchs and hurting ordinary people.
Learn MoreIlluminating the Home Insurance Crisis
The declining availability and affordability of home insurance stems from unchecked fossil fuel pollution, concentrated corporate power, and weak regulation. The Revolving Door Project is shedding light on those responsible for perpetuating this crisis, which jeopardizes local housing markets and global financial stability.
Learn MoreFEMA Aid Tracker
The Trump administration has refused to allocate federal disaster assistance in a timely manner, especially when a request comes from a Democratic-led state. The Revolving Door Project is tracking Trump’s political weaponization of disaster relief, which needlessly imperils people’s lives as well as state and local government budgets.
Learn MoreOctober 07, 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.
October 07, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
Supreme Court Season Kicks Off With Big Oil’s Big Ask
On Monday, the Supreme Court held oral arguments in the climate deception case Suncor v. Boulder, a case we’ve covered extensively given its outsized stakes, the oil industry’s ties to the Supreme Court bench, and the glaring conflicts of interest that have now disqualified longtime oil investor Justice Alito from participating in the case.
October 02, 2026 | Wall Street Journal
A Recusal Question Justice Alito Can’t Avoid
Your editorial “Justice Alito’s Climate Case Recusal” (Sept. 30) derided the successful calls for Justice Alito to recuse from the upcoming climate deception case Suncor v. Boulder as “specious” and “partisan,” while framing a refusal to recuse as an “honorable tradition.”
September 30, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
Newsletter Climate and EnvironmentDOGEElon MuskExecutive BranchGovernanceGovernment CapacityLaborRussell VoughtTrump Watch
Reversing Voughtism; or, Creating a Pro-Worker Government to Save Lives
The Trump regime is dismantling the federal government’s ability to protect you. Undoing the Vought-led onslaught is a matter of life-and-death, and it would be good politics.
September 30, 2026
Mark Alfred - The Washington Sun
DOJ Inspector General ‘Declined Further Action’ on Todd Blanche Cryptocurrency Matter
September 24, 2026
Chuck Schumer and Sheldon Whitehouse - U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Leader Schumer, Whitehouse Unveil Comprehensive New Report Exposing Corrupt Fossil Fuel Industry Control Over Trump Administration
September 22, 2026
Peter Ryan - (Substack) Ryan Research
Data Centers and Water Explained
September 21, 2026
Jonathan Chait - The Atlantic
The Curious Left-Wing Argument Against New AI Regulations
September 16, 2026
Arnie Arnesen - WNHNFM
Arnie Arnesen Attitude September 16 2026
September 16, 2026
Luke Goldstein - The Lever
Big AI’s Favorite Democrats Are Writing The Party’s AI Plan
RDP on Twitter
NEW: Our @merryvishmas writes in @TheProspect about Trump's relentless attacks on the USPS — and why Democrats should make saving and expanding the Post Office a top oversight priority. https://t.co/VNCvilMQgn
Read here: https://t.co/kT8WKkaBgL
Today's newsletter takes a look at what we learned from Monday's oral arguments in major climate deception case Suncor v. Boulder, how Alito's last-minute recusal changed the calculus, and the outsized stakes of what the Court decides. https://t.co/qytIHKBiIp
RT @merryvishmas: NEW from me: I’m back in @TheProspect for @revolvingdoorDC today, making the case for why Democrats should fight to prot…
As much as Congress and the Executive, the federal judiciary deserves scrutiny for the corporate influence shaping its decisions. Judges educated in billionaire-funded circles issue rulings that benefit economic elites and harm working Americans https://t.co/GwUC20OioG
We recently argued that Oklahoma's lawsuits against Allstate and State Farm show why public officials around the country must strengthen efforts to rein in greedy property insurers. Good to see senators asking insurance execs about unfair claim denials. https://t.co/ysF7qw6qWd https://t.co/n4qSBRBfMe