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 28, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
Anti-Corruption as an Affordability Agenda
After years of our calls for a corporate crackdown, Democrats are finally connecting Trump’s corruption to its material impact.
October 28, 2026
Elites Influencing Democrats on AI Policy: Jay Carney
Former Obama press secretary and Amazon executive Jay Carney leads Project Blueprint, an initiative to influence AI policy. Project Blueprint is backed by SV Angel, a venture capital firm invested in dozens of AI companies.
October 28, 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.
October 27, 2026
Tracker 2026 ElectionDepartment of Homeland SecurityDOGEExecutive BranchImmigrationRussell VoughtTech
Personal Information at Risk
The United States federal government knows a lot about you. If you’ve ever applied for federal student aid, the Department of Education has records of your income and assets. The Social Security Administration begins collecting information from the moment your parents apply for your Social Security number at birth, adds new data every time Social Security taxes are deducted from your paychecks, and continues to monitor you until the day you die.
October 12, 2026
Faiz Siddiqui, Elizabeth Dwoskin and Meryl Kornfield - The Washington Post
They came to Washington to dismantle government. Now, they’re profiting from it.
October 10, 2026
Robert Reich - (Youtube) Robert Reich
Democrats Could Win the Midterms. Then What? | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich
October 8, 2026
Victor Reklaitis - MarketWatch
A big AI super PAC tried to follow crypto’s playbook to influence the midterms. Critics say it’s not working out.
October 8, 2026
Inside EPA
McCabe Warns Of High Court Preemption Ruling That ‘Twists’ Air Law
October 7, 2026
Cristiano Lima-Strong - Bloomberg Government
Trump AI Task Force Stacked With Members Close to Tech Industry
October 6, 2026
(Substack) Western Environmental Law Center
Ep. 8: Federal Permit Reform: Utopian Blueprint or Deal with the Devil?
RDP on Twitter
Ahead of the midterms, a whistleblower alleged that Dept. of Homeland Security personnel were directed to illegally access sensitive voter data thousands of times to find evidence for unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud. https://t.co/2V6y5bIenf
"All of which raises a question: Can Democrats do anything about this? Well, yes, they actually can." Trump's attacks on political enemies and attempts to undermine the democratic process do not need to be accepted as a fait accompli. Congress must respond https://t.co/XmVuWawqM0
As we wrote in @TheProspect: Doug Burgum is the "regime toady" of our time. "What holding power in Washington, D.C., requires today: complete submission to the whims of Dear Leader." https://t.co/tmXQQthaJM
Far from being a "normal" Trump appointee, Doug Burgum has revealed himself to be one of the president's most sycophantic enablers. Burgum told oil and gas executives: "you're the customer." He's given the Dems who voted for him ample reason to regret that confirmation.
While people deliberate whether Sens Whitehouse and Heinrich are right about how the Trump admin would implement BAAJA... Worth recognizing that both voted to confirm Burgum, presumably believing he'd be a relatively normal Trump appointee. We warned against such gullibility. https://t.co/etYnZKz7eM
The centrist freakout about @hasanthehun is really about entrenching corporate control over the Democratic Party. https://t.co/fXzur7wFQ3