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 MoreSeptember 04, 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.
September 03, 2026
Will The Food Borne Illness Epidemic Ever End?
Not unless BigAg and the Trump administration are held accountable.
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 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.
September 1, 2026
Dharna Noor - The Guardian
Forest Service chief faces scrutiny over logging ties as Trump plans to scrap protections
August 31, 2026
Jordan Haedtler and Aisha Saad - Climate Cabinet Education
Strengthening State Oversight Over Surplus Lines
August 30, 2026
Aaron Regunberg - The Guardian
The datacenter backlash is bringing the entire political spectrum together – against big tech billionaires
August 28, 2026
Jonathan Tamari - Bloomberg Government
Brian Schatz Looks to Steer Senate Democrats as Rising No. 2 Leader
August 27, 2026
(Substack) Insurance Fairness Project
Insurance Fairness Weekly
August 27, 2026
Stephen Neukam - NOTUS
Rep. Ashley Hinson’s Husband ‘Arranged’ a Meeting Between Lobbyists and Iowa Lawmakers — Including His Wife
RDP on Twitter
The hack-and-slash spirit of DOGE is alive and well under shadow president Russell Vought. https://t.co/QkoJNEqGxg
A growing list of senior Biden administration officials are now working for the AI industry. https://t.co/NQOA5mOyPQ
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Privatizing the Postal Service, as both conservatives and neoliberals have long desired, would be a disaster for the public. https://t.co/U2CWTscRCy
There is no utopia just ahead, if only we let the tech billionaires lead us down the path of their fantasies. There is only us, and the stakes of what we choose. https://t.co/eBmcfRreUW
One year ago today, RDP's Dylan Gyauch-Lewis and Max Moran urged Democrats to follow the public's lead and oppose the AI industry. https://t.co/h7wjIy5xzF
This new reality of widespread drug-resistant food pathogens is a public health crisis by corporate design. https://t.co/bp7EtZ6N2N