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The Freedom of Information Act () gives the public a statutory right to request federal records, but that right is sharply qualified where personnel or medical files and law‑enforcement materials are ...
A multi-year investigative project called says it obtained hundreds of records through that include participant lists, itineraries and related materials documenting law‑enforcement travel to , indicat...
The Department of Justice does not fit a simple “always lies” label; instead, recent reporting and watchdog analyses document repeated errors, politicized decisions, and transparency gaps that have er...
Federal FOIA requests must be in writing, reasonably describe the records sought, and are handled by the agency that controls the records; agencies must disclose records unless covered by nine statuto...
Federal FOIA and public-record portals exist and are actively updated in 2025: the government-wide portal FOIA.gov provides guidance and links to agency annual/quarterly reports , major agencies (DHS,...
When a president or Congress pushes to release federal investigative files, the Justice Department (DOJ) controls many of those records and administers legal channels such as Freedom of Information Ac...