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October 8, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Photographer Captures Pam Bondi’s Notes—and They’re a Doozy
Attorney General Pam Bondi came to the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing armed with nothing more than lame canned attacks.
September 16, 2025
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Kash Patel Gets Fact-Checked to His Face on Existence of Enemies List
Patel tried to deny the existence of his infamous enemies list.
September 16, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Kash Patel Has Mindblowing Defense to FBI Firing Reports
Patel whined that reports of fired agents were “one-sided”—but then refused to tell his side.
July 8, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Kristi Noem Guts ICE Oversight as Detainee Deaths Surge
ICE Barbie Kristi Noem is making it harder to hold ICE accountable.
June 24, 2025
Edith Olmsted
Democrats Finally Try Something New on Oversight Committee
Representative Robert Garcia’s win is a blow to establishment Democrats.
June 19, 2025
Tori Otten
Trump’s DHS Unveils Chilling Strategy to Avoid ICE Facilities Scrutiny
Federal law allows members of Congress to visit any Department of Homeland Security facility unannounced to conduct oversight visits.
February 5, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Republicans Lose Their Minds After Democrats Try to Subpoena Elon Musk
House Republicans just blocked Democrats from trying to force Elon Musk to testify about how he’s destroying the government.
June 2, 2023
Tori Otten
Is James Comer Lying About His Biden Probe Sources?
First it was four, then 10. So who knows? And naturally, he’s not telling the committee’s Democrats anything.
January 31, 2023
Daniel Strauss
How Much Damage Can Marjorie Taylor Greene Do on Her Committees?
On the Homeland Security Committee, she’ll have access to highly sensitive information about domestic right-wing terrorism. Comforting?
May 22, 2019
Alex Shephard
Impeachment Is Coming
Speaker Pelosi's plan to keep Trump's crimes and misdemeanors on the back burner has been overtaken by events—and a Michigan Republican.
October 19, 2018
Emily Atkin
Ryan Zinke Is in a Real Mess
The Interior Department denied plans to replace the agency's independent watchdog with a Trump loyalist—and then the watchdog released a damning report.
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