When Kennedy was running for president in 2023, @aliswenson.bsky.social and I wrote about his trip to Samoa and the impact his work has had on people in the US and abroad. Our reporting then prompted my FOIA to the state department. We now have some of the records I asked for thanks to @rcfp.org

I filed an open records request with the US State Department for these records in 2023. We were still waiting for them last year, and @rcfp.org sued on our behalf. Thank you to the Reporters Committee for helping us shine a light www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

RFK Jr said during his Senate confirmation hearings that his trip to Samoa in 2019 ahead of a devastating measles outbreak had “nothing to do with vaccines." Documents obtained by @us.theguardian.com and @apnews.com undermine that testimony. Details here, by me and @aliswenson.bsky.social ⬇️

Proud of the #FOIA team at @rcfp.org that pried these records lose!

cool. glad we protected her identity at least www.404media.co/the-doj-reda...

Important reporting here from @charliesavage.bsky.social ⬇️

As a result of @rcfp.org's unsealing, we now know that DOJ "failed to tell a magistrate judge about a 1980 law protecting journalists in its application materials for a warrant to search a Washington Post reporter’s home last month as part of a leak investigation" www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

UPDATE: the court has ordered the government to respond to @rcfp.org's unsealing application by tomorrow (Jan 28). A hearing is set for Feb 4. Docket here: www.courtlistener.com/docket/72146...

NEW: Mother Jones and other outlets fought to unseal documents that show that the Trump administration targeted students for Pro-Palestinian speech. We won.

A major shoutout to our brilliant attorneys at @rcfp.org and Klaris Law! Thank you for all your help. 🙏

This morning, @rcfp.org asked EDVA to expedite briefing in our unsealing application so that the public can see the government's affidavit before the Rule 41(g) hearing in early February. Filings here: www.rcfp.org/litigation/i...

NEW: @rcfp.org is urging a federal court to order the government to return electronic devices taken from @washingtonpost.com reporter Hannah Natanson’s home, arguing that the seizures are unlawful.

Breaking news: Government officials may not examine electronic devices seized from Post reporter Hannah Natanson until litigation stemming from the search of her home is settled, a federal judge ruled.

NEW: In a friend-of-the-court brief, @rcfp.org urged a federal court to reject the Pentagon’s new press access policy and supported @nytimes.com's lawsuit challenging its constitutionality.

There’s no obvious reason why the search warrant & affidavits should be categorically withheld, and there are lots of reasons to be skeptical that the search was consistent with constitutional, statutory, and regulatory limits. Glad to see this motion from @rcfp.org medialaw.org/wp-content/u...

News: Last night, @rcfp.org filed a motion in EDVA to unseal records related to the WaPo reporter warrant. Currently all of the judicial records are sealed, including the affidavit purporting to justify the government’s actions. Read our application here: www.rcfp.org/fbi-raid-was...

We have a lot of lawsuits demanding documents on the boil. This is one of them: www.rcfp.org/litigation/c...

NEW: The Bureau of Prisons won't explain why Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred to a cushy facility after she met with Deputy AG Todd Blanche. So we filed a FOIA request for documents on this—and now we're suing (thanks to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press—@rcfp.org).

Statement from Reporters Committee President Bruce Brown on this morning's news of the FBI executing a search warrant at the home of a Washington Post reporter: www.rcfp.org/fbi-search-w...

You’re telling me the U.S. Department of Justice — *our* U.S. Department of Justice — is in violation of a federal law that requires it to release records?

The Orlando Sentinel is suing Florida’s Department of Transportation (FODT) for withholding records about the department’s August 2025 destruction of the rainbow crosswalk memorializing the 49 victims of the 2016 Pulse nightclub tragedy. #localnews #FOIA

Interesting: In its annual report, the D.C. Board of Ethics and Government Accountability says the D.C. Council's move in early 2025 to allow it to conduct more business behind closed doors is a "notable departure from the prevailing national trajectory of transparency reform."

Always grab a copy of rhe full data as quick as you an! www.npr.org/2025/12/20/n...

🚨 Epstein Files: In his letter to Congress, Todd Blanche says docs were withheld under the deliberative process, atty-client privilege & atty work product. In #FOIA that's the equivalent of a B5 exemption. 🧵

The Justice Department has begun making *some* of its Epstein files publicly available -- not all, despite being required by law to do so today -- and its searchable database is a bust:

FOIA fun, here's a CoPilot log from Mineapolis PD where an employee asks AI to rewrite an email that reads: "Good morning, I'm sorry, I don't think we have ever met. What is this in reference too."

In our #FOIA lawsuit against the FCC, the Reporters Committee has obtained a tranche of communications between the agency and outside individuals/groups related to the Paramount-Skydance merger. They start on page 171 of the second production available here: www.rcfp.org/litigation/r...

We look forward to supporting NYT in its lawsuit against the Pentagon. “The Pentagon’s press access policy is unlawful because it gives government officials unchecked power over who gets a credential and who doesn’t, something the First Amendment prohibits." www.rcfp.org/nyt-pentagon...

New York Times sues Defense Secretary Hegseth over media restrictions - coming up on NPR's Morning Edition at 6.45/8.45a My written story for NPR: www.npr.org/2025/12/04/n...

The New York Times sued the Pentagon on Thursday, arguing that the Defense Department infringed on the constitutional rights of its journalists by imposing a set of new restrictions on reporting about the military. Read more: nyti.ms/44CRJZY

After fighting to keep emails between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and billionaire Elon Musk’s companies secret, officials have released nearly 1,400 pages of documents to @kutnews.bsky.social and The Texas Newsroom. All but about 200 pages are blacked out.

🚨 NEW/EXCLUSIVE: The FBI turned over dozens of emails to me in response to my #FOIA request that provides a behind-the-scenes look at discussions involving the review and redaction of the Epstein files www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

INBOX: Today, @protectdemocracy.org and @weareoversight.bsky.social sued the Trump admin for the release of its list of NGOs reportedly targeted for investigation based on political views and advocacy (including the "Antifa" EO 46317 and NSPM-7), following last month's unanswered FOIA requests.

Brought to you by the @eff.org and MuckRock, the Foilies “honor” the institutions and individuals most determined to keep the public in the dark. It’s that magical time of year again: Foilies submissions are open. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...

NEW: After fighting to keep emails between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and billionaire Elon Musk’s companies secret, officials have released nearly 1,400 pages of documents to The Texas Newsroom. All but about 200 pages are blacked out.

I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered. He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here : www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...

The "things happen" that Trump is referencing in this video are the murder and dismemberment of a journalist for the crime of doing his job.

#FOIA lives again! (for now...)

Well that's a new take on #FOIA... gate33checkpoint.com/foia.html (Credit for finding this goes to FOIA Advisor)

DHS stopped automatically archiving officials’ text messages. Now to save messages — as law requires— officials gotta… -take a screenshot. -send it to their work computer -run the file through a program there -repeat www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...

In September, we sued DOE over a policy that would let it dismiss more FOIA requests, warning that if the court didn’t step in, the unlawful policy would spread. Now, USAID has adopted a similar policy. We sent a letter demanding USAID reverse it. americanoversight.org/american-ove...

🎙️ Welcome to Disclosure, my NEW podcast co-hosted with @mvtopic.bsky.social about our adventures with the #FOIA! First episode is up NOW! Listen here swap.fm/l/O8A3zzBKsG... (From @bloomberg.com and No Smiling)

🎙️Some NEWS! Introducing Disclosure, a new @bloomberg.com podcast I'm co-hosting w/my atty @mvtopic.bsky.social about the #FOIA & the wild backstories behind my FOIA requests & lawsuits. Produced by the great Heather Schroering & Sean Cannon Check out the trailer! www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

JUST IN: @knightcolumbia files #FOIA suit for Trump deals with law firms. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

NEW: The FDA Is Hiding the Names of Drugs Made in Contaminated Factories

Novel approach adopted by a one govt department re: FOI redactions. The blacked out redactions are now whited out redactions. Makes it less embarrassing for them I guess.

(AP) — Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power. @apnews.com apnews.com/article/pent...

On Thursday at 4pm ET, @rcfp.org's Renee Griffin will participate in an #AccessFest panel on how to stay safe while reporting about ICE. Details via @ire.org#AccessFest

@rcfp.org and the White House Correspondents' Association, joined by 46 news and media organizations, are urging a federal appeals court to restore @apnews.com’s access to the White House press pool.

JUST IN: A federal judge has granted the New York Times’ demand for a list of Elon Musk’s security clearances. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...