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June 04, 2026
RDP Condemns the Blockchain Association’s Deceitful Letter From “Law Enforcement Officials”
The letter, which touts supposed law enforcement support for the Clarity Act, omits that many of those listed as law enforcement professionals are actively employed by the cryptocurrency firms that stand to profit from the bill’s passage.
June 03, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
Wreck-It Russ Risks Breaking the Public Health System
OMB Director Russell Vought is holding federal funds for essential programs like public health hostage in order to punish Trump’s political enemies, the consequences to people’s lives be damned.
June 02, 2026
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How Trump Undermined Our Hurricane Readiness and Response Capacity
The White House’s reactionary policy choices are leaving our society ill-equipped to plan for, withstand, and bounce back from worsening extreme weather, including hurricanes.
June 02, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
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Democrats Can’t Let Trump Off the Hook When the Next Big Hurricane Hits
The White House has relentlessly undermined disaster readiness and response capacity. When things go wrong, the opposition should make the president and his GOP accomplices pay a political price.
June 01, 2026
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RELEASE: Trump Has Left the United States Grossly Ill-Prepared for Hurricane Season
The policy storm before (and after) the physical storm must not be ignored.
May 28, 2026
RDP Calls on Justice Alito To Recuse From Trump Treasury Proceedings
On Thursday, NOTUS reported that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s son Phillip Alito has been working as a political appointee in the office of the Treasury Department’s general counsel since early 2025. During that time, Justice Alito failed to recuse from Learning Resources, Inc. et al v. Trump et al, a major case in which the Treasury Department was a named party.
May 26, 2026
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V for Vampire Vought's Vendetta
This report summarizes how OMB Director Russell Vought is weaponizing federal funding for education, food, health, transportation, and other life-affirming programs to punish and coerce Trump’s political enemies, hurting millions of Americans in the process.
May 22, 2026 | The American Prospect
Who Died When Elon Musk Killed USAID?
Nicholas Enrich’s new memoir details the human toll of the agency’s dismantling.
May 20, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
An Admin for Insurrectionists and AI Industrialists
As Trump’s popularity continues to plummet, the administration is doubling down on policies to line the pockets of sycophants and tech barons.
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.
May 18, 2026
There's No Such Thing as a Reasonable Trump Appointee
Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s record is a reminder that the Cabinet serves Trump, not the American people.
May 18, 2026
Alex Karp Is Not Your Friend
The narrative that Palantir’s billionaire CEO Alex Karp is or was ever a leftist is equally as inaccurate as it is dangerous.
May 18, 2026
“Epsteiners” Catalogues Prolific Political Donors and Appointees Connected With Notorious Criminal
Today, the Revolving Door Project and Demand Progress release Epsteiners, a catalogue of some of Epstein’s associates on both sides of the political spectrum.
May 15, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly
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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.