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USAID’s future is in doubt. The status of its records shouldn’t be
How DOGE handles agency records will show its commitment to (or disavowal of) government transparency rules, with implications for every federal office it accesses
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Does Elon Musk think the government is the best place to hide records?
The Trump adviser has said all government records should be public. DOGE will show if he means it.
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Hegseth, missing war crimes data, and the Haditha massacre
Join live FPF-New Yorker discussion Thursday, Jan. 16, at 2 p.m. EST
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Biden’s legacy: Leaving FOIA in shambles
FOIA is just as fragile and in disrepair as it was when Biden was elected
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Israel’s detainment of reporters must stop
The U.S. should not only demand its ally explain the arrest of an American journalist, but pressure it to release the 43 Palestinian journalists who remain in custody if it can’t prove they committed a crime.
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NY law will needlessly delay release of public records
Requirement to notify government employees when their disciplinary records are requested is about secrecy, not privacy
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New bipartisan Senate bill seeks to reduce overclassification
A World War I-era document containing a secret ink recipe that the CIA deemed worthy of classification for nearly 100 years
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Copyright and public records don’t mix
A new court decision using copyright law to deny release of public records from the Covenant School shooting investigation harms the public’s right to know
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States keep public in dark with anti-transparency reforms
Laws limiting public records access make it harder for journalists to hold executive branch officials accountable
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Report highlights need for journalists to push back when stonewalled
News readers need to know when the government withholds information from them
