Trump first-term records will soon be subject to FOIA
Here’s the document giving ICE 80 million Medicaid patients’ data
Featured Issues
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Reform Government Secrecy
The U.S. classifies far too many secrets, obstructing democracy.
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Strengthen the Freedom of Information Act
The Freedom of Information Act gives the public a right to access government records.
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Deeper Dives on Secrecy
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The Pentagon Papers
Daniel Ellsberg’s leak led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling on press freedom.
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The Classified Catalog
FPF is tracking reports of the Trump administration’s unforeseen levels of secrecy.
Read about it here
Does DHS even know how to save its records anymore?
Plus: Remembering Dr. William Burr, nuclear scholar and declassification expert
FPF FOIA prompts question: Who might ICE be lying to? Us, or a federal judge?
Plus: Kristi Noem’s agency insists she’s never sent or received a direct message on Truth Social
ICE claims no body camera footage from Chicago in response to FPF FOIA
ICE says no footage despite a court order for agents to wear cameras and turn them on.
DHS says Noem has no Truth Social DMs. That sounds like BS
FPF is appealing the dubious DHS response to our FOIA request
Sen. Kelly: Read boat strike memo into Congressional Record
Plus: IRS says it will take eight months to search for an email
Sen. Kelly: Read the boat strike memo into the Congressional Record
Legislative immunity was made for this moment
State Department hides records on our brush with nuclear Armageddon
Plus: Let’s call DHS what it is — a domestic spying agency.
DHS makes it easier for immigration officials to destroy records
Plus: Public records give the DOJ two black eyes this week
Against the clock: probe DHS’s election integrity unit before midterms
Plus: FOIA requests we filed this week and why we’re sharing
FPF takes ICE to court over dangerous secrecy
FOIA lawsuit targets ICE’s efforts to stop congressional oversight of detention facilities
