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September 23, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
Russell Vought’s Continued War on Public Health
Russell Vought’s attempt to control NIH grantmaking is another attack on Congress’ power of the purse and threatens unbiased scientific research.
September 18, 2026 | The American Prospect
What Congress Actually Needs to Do About AI: Staff Up
A revival of Congress’s Office of Technology Assessment is needed now more than ever to ensure independent expertise shapes Capitol Hill’s legislative approach towards “frontier” artificial intelligence firms.
September 03, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
Will The Food Borne Illness Epidemic Ever End?
Not unless BigAg and the Trump administration are held accountable.
August 26, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
Corruption is a Two-Way Street
The Taylor Farms Cyclospora Outbreak Shows Why Congress Must Investigate Both Trump and His Corporate Accomplices
July 22, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
Talking About A World on Fire
Last week, well over 100 million people across the United States and Canada were forced to breathe dangerously unhealthy air, as smoke from hundreds of wildfires in Canada blanketed much of North America.
June 22, 2026
Crypto Bill Offers Potentially Huge Tax Benefits To Trump Family
A bill stands to offer Donald Trump’s sons huge tax breaks on their cryptocurrency mining enterprise. Recipients of crypto cash will decide
June 16, 2026
RELEASE: Hal Duncan’s Nomination Hearing Confirms He’ll Be Vought’s Lackey At OMB
The confirmation hearing of OMB nominee Hal Duncan confirmed he will be henchman executing Trump and Vought’s agenda.
June 15, 2026
Questions for OMB Deputy Director Nominee Hal Duncan
The American people deserve to know whether Duncan will work to counter this villainy, or be yet another henchman carrying out Vought and Trump’s harmful, and often illegal, policy priorities. To that end, we’ve drafted a series of questions that Duncan ought to answer under oath before any Senator even considers his nomination.
June 08, 2026
The U.S. Government Isn’t Prepared To Protect Us From Artificial Intelligence
In March 2026, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report exploring the specific ways artificial intelligence (AI) can expose, misuse, or compromise personal data. The report from the Congressional watchdog also examines the guidance issued to federal agencies on AI use and implementation by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). In its note to congressional offices, GAO concluded that OMB’s guidance, which fails to adequately address 8 out of 10 privacy-related challenges, falls short. The report recommends that the Russell Vought-led office address the identified shortcomings.
June 08, 2026
Timi Iwayemi Aya Dardari Fletcher Calcagno
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Who's in Crypto's Corner?
Analysis of the crypto industry’s contributions to the House Committee on Ways & Means and implications for pending legislative proposals.
June 08, 2026
RELEASE: Who’s in Crypto’s Corner? New Report Details Industry Donations to Committee Members Ahead of Crypto Tax Hearing
Ahead of the House Committee on Ways & Means hearing on digital asset taxation scheduled for Tuesday June 9th 2026, the Revolving Door Project released an analysis of the cryptocurrency industry’s contributions to committee members.
May 19, 2026 | Talking Points Memo
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Democrats Shouldn’t Let Russell Vought Fly Under the Radar
Members of the opposition party need to start connecting the dots between the OMB director’s actions and their constituents’ preventable suffering.
April 20, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
Highlights from Vampire Vought’s Congressional Testimony
Last week, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought appeared before the House and Senate Budget committees for the first time during his tenure. As we argued last week, both hearings were a rare opportunity for Congress to shine the light on a notoriously shadowy figure, especially given Vought’s persistent ducking and overall disdain for Congressional authority. It wasn’t exactly the spectacle we hoped for—Vought will likely remain an unknown name to the vast majority of Americans despite having a hand in nearly all of their hardship caused by this administration.