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Good Government Groups to Senate: Oppose OSC nominee Paul Ingrassia The Office of Special Council is responsible for protecting federal workers. Ingrassia would undermine their rights instead.

Should someone who called government workers "parasites" be leading an office that's meant to protect whistleblowers?

We don't think so. We think it makes Paul Ingrassia an unfit, unserious nominee.

We led 20+ organizations calling on the Senate to reject his nomination:

The Supreme Court Is at War With Its Own Judiciary Between May 1 and June 23, federal judges ruled against the Trump administration 94% of the time. The Supreme Court backed it 94% of the time.

This is CRAZY: Since May, federal district courts have ruled against Trump 94.3% of the time. The Supreme Court has sided with the administration in 93.7% of its cases data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-suprem...

Iran and the War Powers Problem The Constitution gives Congress – not the president – the power to declare war.

The strikes against Iran are the latest in a series of presidential power grabs that threaten to not only contradict the Constitution, but to condemn “We The People” to spectator status. Here's what Congress must do now:
www.pogo.org/analysis/ira...

Palantir has been involved in some shady dealings over its history. Remember the "Team Themis" scandal in 2011?
www.pogo.org/analysis/ret...

Justice Department Allegedly Openly Disobeying Court Orders and… POGO calls on the Senate to conduct robust oversight of Emil Bove’s alleged conduct while at the Justice Department

A whistleblower claims senior DOJ official—and federal appellate judge nominee—Emil Bove III told staff to defy court orders regarding Trump's deportation plan. @pogo.org Executive Director @daniellebrian.bsky.social issued this statement in response:
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Stephen Miller’s Financial Stake in ICE Contractor Palantir Over a dozen Trump appointees in the White House and Department of Homeland Security have owned stock in the controversial company raising privacy concerns across the political spectrum.

BIG NEWS from @schwellenbach.bsky.social: White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller owns up to $250,000 of stock in Palantir, the controversial tech firm supporting ICE and the Pentagon. Several other Trump officials also have financial ties to Palantir www.pogo.org/investigatio...

Budgets ARE policy. There is no clearer example of Congress choosing to disempower itself than by cutting in half the budget of its own watchdog.

"You don't have to be Fellini to figure that one out." - George Carlin

POGO Sues President Trump and DOGE Over Access to Records POGO filed a lawsuit to demand that DOGE comply with the Federal Records Act and follow record preservation laws.

We had temporary setback in our lawsuit against #DOGE, with a federal court denying our request for a preliminary injunction.

We’re still hoping for an outcome on the side of transparency— not just for our sake, but for the public.

HHS Watchdog Cuts Could Increase Waste, Fraud and Abuse, Inside… Insiders at HHS Office of General Counsel regional offices say firing attorneys could hurt healthcare access and waste taxpayer dollars.

Make America Healthy Again? Insiders tell @marenmachles.bsky.social that the Department of Health and Human Services’ plan to close 6 general counsel offices could enable more fraud, waste and abuse and significantly impact healthcare access www.pogo.org/investigatio...

$53M Andersen barracks improvements to start in about 5 months after scathing comments A $53 million contract to improve the barracks at Andersen Air Force Base will be awarded and break ground within the next five months, an Air Force top brass told

Big news! After our reporting from @ziembavision.bsky.social about the "clearly neglected" state of barracks at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, renovations to improve the housing there are now in the works:

VA’s DOGE Cuts Sting and Will Reduce Efficiency DOGE’s VA contract terminations included contracts that promote efficiency and for critical medical services. Their loss will harm the agency and the veterans it serves.

Department of Veterans Affairs staff are concerned about the impact DOGE will have on veterans and their families. Their concerns are amplified by DOGE's lack of transparency and the VA’s own troubled past, writes @pogo.org General Counsel Scott Amey www.pogo.org/analysis/vas...

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President Trump's Federalizing the National Guard Is a Dangerous… The administration must reverse this dangerous, unjustified course.

"The tragedy at Kent State in 1970 is...an enduring warning against the militarization of civilian spaces." @pogo.org Executive Director @daniellebrian.bsky.social responds to President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles www.pogo.org/post/preside...

The administration has always had the means to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia home, and we’re glad they’ve FINALLY done so, even if it took far too long.

As for the criminal charges he's facing, Abrego Garcia must get the due process he’s previously been denied.

If McDonald’s Can Fix Its Own Machines, Why Can’t the U.S. Military? Congress should pass legislation to give U.S. service members the tools and the authority to repair their own equipment.

"You Deserve (to fix) a Break Today": The government allows McDonald’s to fix its ice cream machines. But the U.S. military often doesn't have the right to repair its equipment www.justsecurity.org/114104/us-mi...

Stephen Miller v. the Rule of Law Threats to habeas corpus are part of a larger pattern of attacks on the courts.

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller’s threat to suspend habeas corpus is part of the Trump administration’s assault on the courts. Congress must do something about it, says @krhawkins.bsky.social www.pogo.org/analysis/ste...

Make Sustainment Competitive Again The military’s “right-to-repair” its own equipment is key to readiness — and to bringing competition back to weapons maintenance and repair.

According to @pogo.org's Austin Fialkow, “right-to-repair” reform is key to U.S. military readiness, bringing competition back to weapons maintenance and repair, and "ensuring taxpayers get more bang for their buck." www.pogo.org/analysis/mak...

Photo showing the substandard conditions inside the Andersen AFB barracks

New from @ziembavision.bsky.social: Newly obtained photos reveal “dire” conditions inside the Andersen Air Force Base barracks. According to a U.S. Navy officer, “Anybody that’s been to Guam can tell you…if you’re living on base, you’re going to be in crappy quarters." www.pogo.org/investigatio...

Reconciliation Breaks Decades of Bipartisanship Using reconciliation to change the defense budget is unnecessary and destructive to congressional norms.

Using the reconciliation process instead of the annual National Defense Authorization Act to set defense policy and budgets is unnecessary and destructive to congressional norms, writes @greg-williams-pogo.bsky.social‬ www.pogo.org/analysis/rec...

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The Regulatory Loophole that Can Shut the Public Out The Trump administration is pressing agencies to repeal regulations using the “good cause” exception. But the courts have shown it’s not that easy.

President Trump is pressing agencies to repeal regulations and bypass rulemaking requirements by using the “good cause” exception. But the courts have shown it’s not that easy www.pogo.org/analysis/the...

🚨CONFLICT WATCH🚨: President Trump's pick to oversee the Golden Dome missile shield project, Gen. Michael Guetlein, was once a Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellow at SpaceX—one of the companies expected to take part in the project www.spaceforce.mil/Biographies/...

Lots of Jimi Hendrix songs have false fade outs. Also lots of switching between left & right channels.

Trump proposal to repatriate Ukrainians, Haitians would use foreign aid funds Documents reviewed by The Post call for leveraging foreign assistance accounts to return migrants to conflict-afflicted nations, even as officials seek to cut such spending.

And spending $250 million in foreign assistance funds to send migrants back to Ukraine, Haiti and other dangerous parts of the world. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Tell Congress: Put Military Right-to-Repair Provisions in the Annual Defense Policy Bill Congress should let military personnel repair their own equipment instead of forcing them to rely on expensive, slow-moving contractors.

🚨Tell Congress: Secure the right to repair🚨
Congress must ensure service members can repair their own equipment so taxpayers no longer have to foot the bill for overpriced replacement parts and maintenance delays
act.pogo.org/a/tell-congr...

You beat me to it!

Tell Congress: Restore Public Trust by Banning Congressional Stock Trading

🚨TAKE ACTION🚨Headlines about lawmakers making suspiciously timed stock trades and reaping windfall profits need to be a thing of the past! Tell Congress to pass a stock trading ban act.pogo.org/a/tell-congr...

A Power Grab at the Library of Congress Trump’s appointment of a DOJ official as acting librarian of Congress encroaches on the legislative branch’s independence and power.

Power Grab at the Library of Congress: President Trump’s appointment of Justice Department officials to replace the Library of Congress’s leadership is his latest attempt to undermine the power and independence of Congress www.pogo.org/analysis/a-p...