The Paper Trail

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The Paper Trail: May 13, 2025

Qatar’s $400M Gift to Trump; Hegseth Escalates DEI Purge at Military Academies; Agencies Ordered to Ignore “Social Cost of Carbon”; And More.

May 13, 2025

The Paper Trail: May 9, 2025

DOGE’s Disproportionate Impact on Women and Minorities; America’s Sinking Cities; RFK Jr.’s Vow of Silence; And More.

May 09, 2025

The Paper Trail: May 6, 2025

Hegseth Used Multiple Signal Chats for DOD Business; Judges Ruling Against Trump Face Threats; DOGE Cuts Have Devastating, Disgusting Impacts; And More.

May 06, 2025

The Paper Trail: May 2, 2025

Trump’s First 100 Days; DOGE Gains Access to Nuclear Secrets Networks; Tech Companies Fighting to Sell Your Data; And More.

May 02, 2025

The Paper Trail: April 29, 2025

OPM to Continue DOGE’s Work as Musk Backs Away; The Rise of Trump’s Crypto Firm; Another Fighter Jet Falls Off the USS Harry S. Truman; And More.

April 29, 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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