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.
Projects
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 MoreAugust 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 17, 2026
Tracker Climate and EnvironmentDOGEElon MuskExecutive BranchFEMAGovernanceGovernment CapacityHousingRussell VoughtTrump Watch
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.
August 17, 2026
Revolving Door Project Condemns Trump’s Corrupt Crypto and Prediction Market Roundtable
The Revolving Door Project condemns the Trump White House’s corrupt cryptocurrency and prediction markets roundtable as nothing more than a last minute attempt to pass another dangerous, industry friendly bill
August 14, 2026
Memo Climate and EnvironmentDOGEElon MuskExecutive BranchFEMAGovernanceGovernment CapacityHousingTrump Watch
Illuminating the Home Insurance Crisis
A collection of RDP’s work trying to shed light on the deeply intertwined crises of fossil fuel-driven climate change, rising insurance premiums and declining coverage, and housing injustice.
August 12, 2026
Brett Wilkins - Common Dreams
‘Shamelessly Corrupt’: Recusal From Climate Cases Demanded After Alito’s Fossil Fuel Profits Exposed
August 10, 2026
Justin Henry, Ryan Tarinelli, and Suzanne Monyak - Bloomberg Law
Trump’s New White House Lawyer Embodies MAGA Mold in Second Term
August 7, 2026
Whitney Curry Wimbish and Zachary Groz - The American Prospect
Union Sues TSA Over Secret Plan to Privatize Security
August 4, 2026
Dhara Chavda - The Crypto Times
Crypto Industry Rebuts Sheriffs’ CLARITY Act Objections as Vote Slips
August 4, 2026
Kyle Mantyla - People For
The Missing Roadshow
August 2, 2026
Madeline Croad - (Substack) Professionally Confused
Confusing News: Articles that made me smarter this week
RDP on Twitter
Third Way's freakout about Hasan Piker is really about maintaining corporate control over the Democratic Party. https://t.co/fXzur7wFQ3
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. https://t.co/NQOA5mOyPQ
Climate change is making the home insurance affordability crisis even worse. https://t.co/cWbRt7U2B0
When the AI bubble bursts, Democrats must not bail the industry out. https://t.co/dsFc35DQ6u
RT @MorePerfectUS: NEW: The cost of insurance has skyrocketed, making owning a home or a car far more expensive. Insurance companies claim…
RT @revolvingdoorDC: Third Way has said they are "preparing for the next war" against progressives. What you need to understand is why. Thi…