Investigations
In-depth investigative reporting on government accountability, institutional failures, and the people behind the policies.
Who Funds the Experts Calling for More Weapons?
Defense contractors fund the think tanks. The think tanks call for more spending. Nobody discloses the connection.
A Religious Liberty Commission. One Faith at the Table.
A federal panel on religious freedom excluded nearly every faith tradition and met in secret. Now it faces a lawsuit.
A Lobbyist Helped Write Your Federal Indictment
He helped write the terrorism indictment. Then he testified as the government's star witness. No one disclosed the conflict.
Want Federal Security for Your Synagogue? Sign the Loyalty Oath First.
DHS wants houses of worship to cooperate with ICE and sign ideology pledges — or lose their security funding. Faith leaders are walking away.
ChatGPT Decided Which Grants to Kill. Nobody Checked Its Work.
Court documents reveal DOGE fed thousands of grant descriptions into ChatGPT, used its answers to cancel $100 million in funding, and deleted the records on Signal.
$820 Million in Safety Grants. Gone. No Warning.
DOJ cancelled 373 public safety grants across 37 states — violence reduction, crime victims, juvenile justice. No replacement plan exists.
75% of Watchdog Posts Are Vacant. Who's Auditing Now?
A mass purge left three-quarters of federal inspector general positions empty — and hundreds of billions in spending without independent oversight.
9-0: The Government Lost Its Religion Test
All nine justices agreed: a state that decides which religious groups are 'religious enough' for legal protection is violating the First Amendment.
Fired Watchdogs Found More Savings. DOGE Got the Headlines.
The 19 inspectors general fired by Trump had identified billions more in waste than DOGE claimed — using verified, legal methods. Then they were removed.
17 Watchdogs Fired. Congress Said Nothing.
In 90 days, the administration removed 17 Senate-confirmed inspectors general. Not one congressional hearing was called.
$1,000 Per Household. 89,000 Jobs Gone. Was It Worth It?
A year after Liberation Day, the tariff ledger is in: manufacturing shed 89,000 jobs, household costs rose $1,000, and the Supreme Court struck down the original orders.
Texas Approved 2,200 Schools. Then It Started Picking Religions.
2,200 private schools approved across 17 states. Religious schools waited three times longer than secular ones. Nobody said why.