More Email Trouble for Hillary Clinton

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jul 24, 2015 Well, this could muck up the campaign trail for Clinton: On Thursday evening, The New York Times reported that two inspectors general are looking to resuscitate the debate about the Democratic front-runner's emails from her tenure as secretary of state, and they mean business. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hillary Clinton Aides Blocked the Release of Public Records

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 20, 2015 During her tenure as secretary of state, Clinton’s staff “scrutinized politically sensitive documents requested [by members of the public] under public-records [disclosure] law” and chose not to release them when they felt like it, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing “people with direct knowledge of the activities.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

White House Office Celebrates Sunshine Week by Thwarting Freedom of Information Act Requests

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Mar 20, 2015 Civil liberties advocates now have yet another reason to say President Obama has broken his 2008 promise to run the most transparent White House in history. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Sunshine Week

Rick McKee, The Augusta Chronicle Mar 19, 2015 Dig deeper

Dark Money and Poll Taxes: Coping With Our Crazy Democracy

Staff / Truthdig Nov 1, 2014 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The 2014 midterms are upon us, Rebecca Solnit says women's issues are men's issues, and "FOIA terrorist" Jason Leopold tells us about Michael Hayden's finances. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Barack Obama: The Least Transparent President in History

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Mar 27, 2014 Six years into the Obama administration, the president's promise of "a new era of open government" seems just another grand promise, cynically broken. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Redacted FBI Documents Show Plot to Kill Occupy Leaders If ‘Deemed Necessary’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 30, 2013 "Did the FBI ignore, or even abet, a plot to assassinate Occupy Houston leaders?" asks journalist Dave Lindorff at WhoWhatWhy. "What did the Feds know? Whom did they warn? And what did the Houston Police know?" Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Has Obama Kept His Open-Government Pledge?

By Jennifer LaFleur, ProPublica Feb 12, 2013 After eight years of tightened access to government records under the Bush administration, open-government advocates were hopeful when Barack Obama promised greater transparency. Four years later, did the president keep his promise? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Declassified: Bush’s Iraq Scheming Began in 2001

Staff / Truthdig Sep 24, 2010 The National Security Archive has obtained documents confirming and expanding on what we already knew: The Bush administration was determined to invade and occupy Iraq whether there was justification or not. (continued) Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama Met With Health Execs and Lobbyists

Staff / Truthdig Jul 23, 2009 From AP: "President Barack Obama's administration began holding private meetings with health industry executives at the White House a few weeks after he took office, a visitor list released Wednesday night by the White House shows." The White House released the list in response to a Freedom of Information Act request. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Announces New Ethics Rules, Freezes Aides’ Salaries

Staff / Truthdig Jan 22, 2009 President Obama says "[t]ransparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones" of his administration. To that end, he will toughen lobbying restrictions and require all federal agencies to give high priority to Freedom of Information Act requests. The president also announced a pay freeze for about 100 of his highest-paid aides. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Administration Plays Hide and Seek With Missing E-Mails

Staff / Truthdig Aug 23, 2007 In an apparent effort to keep the estimated 5 million missing White House e-mails missing, the Justice Department is claiming that the White House Office of Administration, which handles IT support for the executive branch, is not covered by freedom-of-information law. Press-freedom advocate Lucy Dalglish notices a trend: "When they don't want to comply with the law, they just shamelessly argue they are not subject to the law." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )