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May 15, 2026
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Poison and Plunder
From gutting clean air rules to waging a war no one asked for, the Trump administration is showing that human suffering is a core feature of this regime.
May 15, 2026
Coalition Sends Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Leadership Urging Investigation of Justice Alito’s Conflicted Interests and Irregular Recusals in Upcoming Case
On Tuesday, May 12, a coalition of thirty organizations including the Revolving Door Project sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee leadership urging the investigation of Justice Alito’s conflicted interests and irregular recusal habits in the upcoming case Suncor v. Boulder and parallel state climate deception lawsuits. The letter can be read in full here.
May 11, 2026
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Pam Bondi’s Perversion of Justice
On April 2, 2026, President Trump fired Pam Bondi as Attorney General. As Bondi transitions to an ambiguous private sector role, she leaves behind an ignoble legacy characterized by her gross incompetence, the destruction of the agency’s capacity and credibility, and her slavish pursuit of Trump’s political agenda and corporate America’s interest.
May 08, 2026
Sean Duffy Vacations Amidst Airline Disasters
Over the past seven months, there have been 3 commercial airline crashes resulting in 11 deaths, along with numerous near-misses and deadly small plane crashes. Rather than addressing the ongoing deterioration of America’s transportation infrastructure, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy has been on vacation and filming a reality TV show with his family, all seemingly paid for by the very companies he should be regulating.
April 24, 2026
MAGA Reaffirms Allegiance To Crypto
The bitcoin conference in late April is a chance for Republicans to show their commitment to the crypto industry. Here’s a who is attending:
April 22, 2026
Schatz’s Vote Backing Institutional Investors Raises Eyebrows
New reporting suggests that Schatz’s lone wolf vote against the ROAD to Housing Act may have had something to do with his wife’s financial ties to the exact class of institutional investors who would be affected by the legislation.
April 03, 2026
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Corruption Calendar Weeks 62-63: Enforcement Has Left The Building
Trump’s SEC continues the administration’s poor track record on corporate enforcement and the EPA pulls back regulations on another cancer-causing toxin.
April 02, 2026
Who’s “We?” A Look At The Trump Officials Profiting From High Gas Prices
Can you blame Donald Trump for absurdly claiming that Americans will make a “lot of money” from skyrocketing oil prices? His administration is filled with the select individuals likely to profit as the prices at the pump trend upwards.
March 27, 2026
McMahon’s Hatch-et Job in North Carolina
Rather than making the lives of students better, McMahon chooses to elevate the political ambitions of a North Carolina Senate hopeful. In doing so, she may have violated the Hatch Act.
March 17, 2026 | Slate
Sam Alito’s Latest Reversal at the Supreme Court Is an Absolute Embarrassment
Last month, when the Supreme Court agreed to grant a petition from two oil companies, Suncor and Exxon, in a long-running dispute over whether the companies can be held liable under state law by Boulder, Colorado, for climate damages ensuing from their corporate misconduct, the most notable sentence was the one that was missing: “Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.”
March 06, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
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Corruption Calendar Weeks 58-59: Scandals Trump Safety
The consequences of the Trump administration’s unending depravity will be far reaching
February 23, 2026
Inconsistent Recusals Continue at Corrupt Supreme Court
On Monday the Supreme Court agreed to hear a petition from oil companies Suncor and ExxonMobil who want the Court to shut down the climate deception case being brought against the companies by Boulder County, San Miguel County, and the City of Boulder. This petition is one of the oil and gas industry’s many ongoing attempts to evade liability for concealing the harms of its product.
February 20, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
Corruption Calendar Weeks 55-57: Internal Revenue Service, Wire Me $10 billion, Pronto.
Trump’s shakedown state continues to weaponize federal government policy in service of friends and corporations.
February 06, 2026
The Real Cost of Trump’s First Year
Donald Trump ascended to the presidency for a second time by pledging to bring down the rising cost of groceries and housing, essentials that every American needs, but increasingly few find affordable. Then he flipped that promise on its head. Instead of putting the full weight of the presidency behind addressing economic insecurity, the president’s first year was a blatant exercise in how to turn corruption into a governing principle, enriching the already rich by extracting wealth from the same people bearing the brunt of rising costs.
January 30, 2026
RELEASE: Trump’s New Fed Chair Nominee Kevin Warsh Is a Hack with Ties to Would-Be Greenland Profiteer
Warsh’s record suggests commitment to class and personal self-interest, not a broader dedication to an intellectually consistent view of the public interest.