Checks and Balances

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Organizations Call on Congress to Urgently Pass Inspector General Removal Protections POGO Joins Bipartisan Effort to Strengthen Congressional Powers POGO Joins Broad Coalition Urging House to Repeal Iraq War Authorization Amicus Brief: Precedent Shows Removal Protections Aren’t Unconstitutional Amicus Brief: Border Wall Emergency Violates Constitution Bipartisan Coalition Urges Senate Leadership to Allow a Vote on Emergency Powers Reform Diverse Groups Ask Congress for the Next Round of Inspector General Reforms POGO and Bipartisan Partners Urge Congress to Reform the National Emergencies Act Congress Must Ensure that All Officials Respect Court Orders POGO Continues to Call For Transparency in Presidential Library Donations Watchdog Report on Trump Hotel Review Raises Serious Questions Civil Society Urges Senate Not to Authorize Expanded Presidential War Powers POGO Requests GAO Investigation into Reported Mulvaney Statements Urging Bankers to Lobby Congress POGO Asks President Trump To Investigate Revenue Collection Issues at CBP Letter to Office of Special Counsel Requesting Investigation Into Energy Department Anti-Leak Posters POGO Supports Senate Bill to Improve Charge Card Spending POGO Requests that the White House Publicly Release Ethics Records POGO Supports Bill to Codify Appointee Ethics Pledges POGO Pushes Ethics Office to Reconsider Guidance on Discretionary Trusts POGO Requests Review of Conclusion that President Trump Isn't Violating His DC Hotel Lease Bipartisan Groups Support the McCaskill-Tester Bill to Post Contracts Online Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Personnel POGO Works with Bipartisan Coalition to Propose Expanding Obama Ethics Executive Order POGO Urges House Oversight Committee to Support Office of Government Ethics POGO's Letter to Homeland Security Inspector General To Address Long-standing Revenue Collection Issues at Customs and Border Protection POGO and GAP Support Allowing Contractor and Grantee Disclosures to Office of Special Counsel

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Resources on Impeachment

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Will the Courts Watch as the President Thwarts Checks and Balances?

analysis | May 12, 2020

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The Purse Is Mightier than the Sword. Now Congress Needs to Use It.

analysis | April 16, 2020

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Former Bailout Cop Stood Up to Senior Feds and Bonus-Hungry Insurance Execs. Now He Tells POGO How to Oversee the $2 Trillion CARES Package.

analysis | April 8, 2020
Whose Removal is it Anyway?

analysis | March 20, 2020
Addressing Federal Vacancies Through Fundamental Transparency Reform

testimony | March 3, 2020
Recommendations for Reclaiming Congress’s War Powers

analysis | February 19, 2020
The Danger of Fibbing Our Way into War

analysis | January 31, 2020
Threats to Due Process in U.S. Immigration Courts

testimony | January 29, 2020
Congress Must Reclaim Its Role as a Check on Executive Power

analysis | November 7, 2019
Phone Briefing on the Role of the Office of Legal Counsel

analysis | November 5, 2019