Checks and Balances

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Bipartisan Coalition Urges Senate To Advance Power of the Purse Reforms 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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Oversight and the Transition: Resources for Congress Resources on Impeachment

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New House Bill Would Enhance Transparency in Government Spending

analysis | October 23, 2020

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Taking the Long Road: POGO’s Task Force on Federal Judicial Selection

analysis | October 21, 2020

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Congress May Be on Its Own

analysis | September 3, 2020
Unconfirmable: How Trump’s Nominees are Failing or Evading Senate Confirmation but Holding Office Anyway

analysis | September 1, 2020
Executive Branch Fights to Keep Spending Decisions Secret with Flimsy Arguments

analysis | August 13, 2020
Congress Dodges Its War Powers Responsibilities … Again

analysis | July 20, 2020
Seila Law v. CFPB: What’s Unconstitutional for One May Not Be Unconstitutional for All

analysis | July 1, 2020
Congress is losing ground on the budget; it's time it claws that power back

analysis | June 30, 2020
Will the Courts Watch as the President Thwarts Checks and Balances?

analysis | May 12, 2020
The Purse Is Mightier than the Sword. Now Congress Needs to Use It.

analysis | April 16, 2020