@pogo.org warns the military action in Venezuela “further collapses the distinction between law enforcement and warmaking, and sets a precedent that dangerously expands executive power.” www.pogo.org/press-center...

Here’s the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT prison that CBS pulled before it aired: archive.org/details/3mam...

Check out the brand new, updated edition of "When Congress Comes Calling", @pogo.org's popular guide to effective congressional oversight: docs.pogo.org/report/2025/...

Trump's immigration crackdown is wreaking havoc in the case of a Belarusian woman accused of smuggling aviation equipment into Russia. “The government needs to decide what its priorities are: ginning up deportation stats or prosecuting alleged criminals.” www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Group sues to prevent 2026 national parks pass with image of President Trump: “America the Beautiful means wild rivers and majestic mountains, not a headshot of a bloated, fragile, attention-seeking ego. There’s nothing beautiful about that.” www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

POGO Investigates is live! It's a distinct and separate website to showcase all of my teams award-winning journalism. Catch up and stay up to date on all @pogo.org investigations here: pogo.org/investigates

Refusing Unlawful Orders: Three key problems Congress must address to ensure U.S. service members understand their duty to refuse unconstitutional or illegal orders www.pogo.org/fact-sheets/...

Although it's not clear if Trump border czar Tom Homan directly helped his former clients win lucrative federal contracts, ethics experts say even the impression that Homan can influence federal contract awards creates the appearance of corruption www.pogo.org/investigatio...

Several of Trump border czar Tom Homan's former clients have won lucrative immigration-related contracts. www.motherjones.com/politics/202... There's no evidence Homan had any role in those deals, but when reached for comment, one former client had this to say:

For years we’ve been talking about the serious concerns we have with DHS IG Joseph Cuffari, who has misled Congress and undermined accountability. This reporting is just more evidence that he’s not fit to be an inspector general.

Every dollar on #GivingTuesday makes a difference. In fact, it makes TWICE the difference, because we have a generous group of donors matching the first $35,000 in donations! Help us push back against abuse of power and protect democracy ⬇️

Back in the spring, @ziembavision.bsky.social continued her vital work looking into the conditions in military housing with this incredible investigation ⬇️

A new feature on X that allows users to see what country accounts are based in reveals that many of the site’s top MAGA influencers are actually foreign actors based in Russia, India and Nigeria www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...

Pete Hegseth "is removing capable military leaders for political theater rather than actual performance concerns": @pogo.org Senior Defense Policy Analyst Virginia Burger explains why Congress must strengthen oversight of the removal of senior military officers www.pogo.org/analysis/inc...

"There is no nuance to it—if any service member receives an order that is unlawful, they must refuse to execute it": Q&A with @pogo.org Senior Defense Policy Analyst and former Marine Captain Virginia Burger www.pogo.org/analysis/mil...

In June, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem directed that any DHS spending above $100K requires her sign-off. Since then, @schwellenbach.bsky.social noticed that an unusual number of DHS contracts have been valued at $1 or less below that threshold www.pogo.org/investigatio...

We at @pogo.org condemn President Trump’s calling for the death of the members of Congress who urged the military and intelligence community to refuse illegal orders www.pogo.org/post/white-h...

U.S. Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino has presided over a disproportionate amount of use-of-force incidents, according to an analysis of federal data by @pogo.org and @irworkshop www.pogo.org/investigatio...

fifty two hours to go www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...

The 2030 census is fast approaching. Read @pogo.org's new report on why it's important to get an accurate count—TRILLIONS of dollars are at stake www.pogo.org/reports/cens...

More honors keep rolling in for #BadWatchdog! The second season of our podcast has won gold at the #DaveyAwards. Congratulations to @marenmachles.bsky.social#BadWatchdog#DaveyAwardsnd the entire Bad Watchdog team! 🎉

"These restrictions will erode trust at every level." "The American people will suffer from a dearth of information." Former USMC press officer Virginia Burger and Pulitzer-winning reporter Mark Thompson evaluate the Pentagon's new press rules www.pogo.org/analysis/pen...

Big news! @ziembavision.bsky.social won a @milreporters.bsky.social Award for Investigative Reporting, for her incredible series on oversight failures in military housing. Read this essential investigation:

THE LATEST FROM POGO'S INVESTIGATIONS DESK: Earlier this year, DHS handed a massive contract to a relatively new company with no federal contracting experience. Records obtained by @motherjones.com reveal the involvement of a senior DHS official who once worked with the company’s CEO. Learn more:

The Program Integrity Alliance is doing a great public service by restoring access to oversight reports and recommendations, after thousands of oversight websites were shut down earlier this week. It's essential that these documents remain available! https://programintegrity.org/search/

friends with large accounts, I'm not going to pester you personally but just generally speaking, I would sure appreciate a signal boost on this thing. We seem to have leveled out, and since this is a one-shot (won't be in bookstores) I'd like to get it out there as much as possible.

The Supreme Court’s recent decision allowing immigration detention without individual suspicion is wrong on the law and the facts — and it's incredibly dangerous to our basic rights. Analysis by @krhawkins.bsky.social www.pogo.org/analysis/sup...

Ballard Partners, a lobbying shop with deep ties to Trumpworld, is helping surveillance tech firms land lucrative, no-bid contracts in the administration’s immigration crackdown. Investigation by @schwellenbach.bsky.social and @russchoma.bsky.social www.pogo.org/investigatio...

"This is no way to run our government": Lawmakers and a former ethics czar worry that senior White House aide Eric Ueland’s concurrent role leading the Office of Government Ethics will compromise that office’s work www.pogo.org/investigatio...

Sound familiar?

Tune in: Today, POGO's Joe Spielberger is testifying before the House Oversight Committee on the importance of whistleblower protections. The hearing is set to start at 10AM ET.

“Potential corruption related to the Golden Dome, and these conflicts of interests raise new questions about whether the program is being used to enrich Trump administration officials rather than keep our country safe.” @warren.senate.gov www.pogo.org/investigatio...

“People shouldn’t come to Washington to get rich, they should come to serve the American people,” says Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent www.politico.com/news/2025/08..., who has his own glaring financial conflicts of interest: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/u...

"We’ve reached a critical moment in the American experiment." @pogo.org is launching a program that will provide a roadmap for democratic safeguards we'll need post-Trump. We don't intend to simply rebuild existing structures www.pogo.org/analysis/rec...

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:

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...

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...

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: www.pogo.org/post/justice...

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.

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.

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...

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:

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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"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.

"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...

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...