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The Existentialist Republic – “Over sixteen years of federal financial disclosure forms, Chief Justice John Roberts mischaracterized more than twenty million dollars in household income from law firms appearing before the Supreme Court. He concealed his wife’s equity stake in her employer for three consecutive years. He failed to recuse from more than five hundred …
Project Saltbox: “Federal records show the agency is purchasing expanded access to a private biometric database built largely through sheriff partnerships. The Department of Homeland Security plans to deploy 1,570 iris scanning devices to Immigration and Customs Enforcement locations across the country within 30 days of finalizing a no-bid contract with the Massachusetts technology company …
Tangle: “…in April, The New York Times broke the story that President Donald Trump’s daughter and son-in-law are negotiating a luxury hotel with Syrian billionaires who are simultaneously lobbying the president to lift economic sanctions on their country. I’ll write that sentence again just in case it didn’t land the first time: President Donald Trump’s …
Ross, Denice W. and Marcum, Christopher Steven. 2026. Federal Data Field Guide. Version 1. University of California, Berkeley. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15779/J2P043 The Federal Data Field Guide is a free resource that explains how data collection works across the federal government. The guide addresses a gap: many people want to use federal data but lack basic literacy about …
Notice Newsletters – Independent scientists reviewed FDA data on baby formula and found that most samples were contaminated with PFAS or phthalates — directly contradicting the government’s official safety claims (The Guardian US). This lands in the same week that Trump revisited debunked vaccine-autism claims in a TV interview (Huffington Post News), earning him the nickname …
The Guardian – “The Trump administration is deleting government data. From infant deaths to hunger, here are five ways it’s hurting Americans This information was used to understand the problems Americans face. The consequences of its erasure, experts warn, could affect generations to come. When we think of what governments do, we think of everything …
Popular Information: “Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Acting Comptroller Jules Hurst told Congress last week that the Iran War had cost $25 billion through the first 60 days. The next day, CBS reported that officials familiar with the Pentagon’s internal assessments estimated the cost was actually closer to $50 billion — double the amount …
“At 6:05 a.m. on Jan. 14, agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation converged at the door of Hannah Natanson, a reporter at The Washington Post. They had a search warrant and entered her home, seizing her iPhone and other devices … The event put Ms. Natanson’s name among the targets of the Trump administration’s …
Follow up to Banquet of Greed: Trump Ballroom Donors Feast on Federal Funds and Favors – Craven Corruption – Via Politico: “Senate Republicans want to fund Secret Service security upgrades related to President Donald Trump’s ballroom project as part of a nearly $72 billion package that would shovel cash to immigration enforcement agencies. The proposal …
Notice News: “Two new data points on the weaponization of federal law enforcement. First, the Justice Department is seeking the names of 2020 election workers in Georgia’s Fulton County (Huffington Post News) — a transparent attempt to build harassment or prosecution lists targeting people who administered the election Trump lost. Second, the U.S. attorney’s office …
Wall Street Journal via MSN: “Instead of three quarterly reports and one annual report for each fiscal year, companies would be able to choose to file one semiannual report and one annual report. The purpose? To let companies choose the reporting frequency that is best for them and their investors, the SEC said. Some investors …
Politico: “The Government Accountability Office has launched an investigation into the Justice Department’s handling of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said Tuesday, including the decisions the made in “reviewing, redacting, and releasing the Epstein files.” The investigation comes after a group of lawmakers sent a letter to the …
