INVESTIGATIONS
Your State Laws Arrived Pre-Written. Nobody Said From Where.
Most Americans assume state legislators draft the bills they vote on. A documented pipeline of anonymously funded think tanks suggests otherwise.
INVESTIGATIONS
Investigations
In-depth investigative reporting on government accountability, institutional failures, and the people behind the policies.
ACCOUNTABILITY MONITOR
$21.3 Million Moved in Secret. Here's Where It Went.
DonorsTrust funneled $21.3M to the executive branch's external legal arm. No donor names. This week's full influence map.
INVESTIGATIONS
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.
INVESTIGATIONS
17 Watchdogs Fired. Congress Said Nothing.
In 90 days, the administration removed 17 Senate-confirmed inspectors general. Not one congressional hearing was called.
INVESTIGATIONS
$1,500 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 $1,500, and the Supreme Court struck down the original orders.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Texas Approved 2,200 Schools. Then It Started Picking Religions.
2,200 private schools approved for public funding. Not one school of a disfavored faith tradition made the list. A federal court called it 'troubling.' The injunction hearing is April 24.
INVESTIGATION
$1.4 Billion. Zero Names. Your Policy.
A single donor-advised fund holds $1.4 billion and funneled $195 million to policy groups last year — with no requirement to disclose a single donor's name.
FUNDING INVESTIGATION
Foreign Governments Gave $64 Million. Congress Didn't Ask.
Think tanks advising Congress on foreign policy accepted $64 million from foreign governments and $20 million from defense contractors. 89% disclosed nothing.