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Breaking investigation: Three of the nation’s leading artificial intelligence companies spent 22% more on federal lobbying over July, August, and September compared to the second quarter of this year, and nearly 60% more than the same period last year according to our review of new disclosures. Read the full investigation at the link in bio.

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The largest ICE detention facility in the country has been plagued by reports of abuses and substandard conditions.

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In 2025, ICE reported 33 people died in its custody — the deadliest year in more than two decades.

But new reports of deaths and inadequate medical care in ICE facilities have put fresh attention on what’s happening inside detention centers.

We explain how ICE’s medical system works, what happens when a facility can’t meet someone’s medical needs, and where — if any — does oversight come in.

Swipe through for our breakdown →

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As the Iran war drags on, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decisions and their impacts are coming under scrutiny — including the cost of the war.

This past summer, POGO Investigates dug into the Pentagon’s massive, proposed budget request for next year, and found that a handful of defense contractors would benefit from the $1.5 trillion dollar request.

Senior Investigator Nick Schwellenbach explains more in this video.

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Behind every investigative podcast that holds power to account, someone is deep in the documents.
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Julienne McClure is a researcher at Project On Government Oversight, whose podcast "Bad Watchdog" (hosted by Maren Machles) took home two 2025 Gold Signal Awards in News & Politics.
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Reporting like that doesn't happen without the people pulling the records, building the timeline and making sure every claim can stand on its own. When we honor a show, we're honoring everyone whose name is in the credits.
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Season 5 finalists will be announced SOON!
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📷: Julienne McClure, Researcher | @pogowatchdog
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Director of Policy - Remote (Washington, DC region). Apply by 9/23/26. $128,000 – $144,000.

Interested candidates can find more details at the link in our bio or can apply at https://opajobs.com/job/project-on-government-oversight-washington-dc-director-of-policy/

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We’re suing USPS for failing to follow the law in our mail in voting information request.

A whistleblower report warns that a presidential order expanding federal control over mail-in voting is being implemented in a "risky and haphazard" way — one that could risk "catastrophic failure" of the system ahead of the midterms.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled against the administration’s attempt to impose these new rules, but we cannot take those allegations lightly.

POGO Investigates has requested USPS turn over records on a new portal for distributing and screening mail-in ballots. USPS has not yet complied.

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ICE didn’t exist before September 11. Neither did the TSA, the Department of Homeland Security, or the surveillance authorities that still shape American life.

The tools we built to stop terrorists — who are they pointed at now?
— Photo credits: Tim Evans / Reuters · George W. Bush Library / NARA · EFF / Flickr (CC) · Tony Webster (CC BY 2.0) · REUTERS / Alyssa Pointer · Ashleigh Nushawg / Flickr

#September11 #25YearsAfter911 #CivilLiberties #Surveillance #PatriotAct

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Top U.S. military commanders have reportedly issued a classified warning to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth against expanding war operations against Iran, warning that six months of relentless conflict have severely depleted America’s global stockpiles of critical munitions.

Speaking on Democracy Now!, defense analyst William Hartung from the Project On Government Oversight (@pogowatchdog ) laid bare the underlying crisis: “The Pentagon is completely dysfunctional when it comes to fighting this kind of war.”

A war isn’t measured only by battlefield victories.
It’s also measured by what it costs, what gets depleted, and whether a country can afford to keep going.
EXPOSE THE WAR MACHINE. END U.S. INTERVENTION.

Report & Interview via @democracynow | Featuring @pogowatchdog

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