The Paper Trail

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The Paper Trail: March 14, 2025

Tesla’s New White House Showroom; Combat Care's Uncertain Future; Campuses React to Trump Threats; And More.

March 14, 2025

Layoffs Nearly Wipe Out Entire GSA Offices; Enola Gay a Victim of Anti-DEI Purge; Federal Officials' Financial Ties to Musk; and More.

March 11, 2025

The Big Contracts DOGE Hasn’t Cut; Dine With the President for $5 Million; EEOC Walking Away from Transgender and Nonbinary Workers; and More.

March 07, 2025

Inside Trump’s Federal Worker Firings; Will DOGE Tackle $2 Trillion in Pentagon Waste?; Treasury Won’t Enforce Beneficial Owner Disclosure; and More.

March 04, 2025

Elon Musk’s Government-Funded Empire; “Trump Gaza” Video Sparks Outrage; Organ Transplant System “In Chaos”; and More.

February 28, 2025

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The Bridge

The inner workings of our government can seem hard to follow. That’s why POGO created The Bridge: It offers a way into oversight, one topic — and one easy-to-read newsletter — at a time.

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The Bunker

Both pro-troop and pro-taxpayer, The Bunker offers military intelligence for the rest of us. POGO’s Mark Thompson breaks down what you need to know about all things Department of Defense.

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