Media Mentions

2026

MARCH

• “Presidential Libraries Are Black Boxes — And Not Just Trump’s,” Dave Levinthal, NOTUS (March 5, 2026)
• “Congressional Perks: Lawmakers billed taxpayers for limousine services,” Mark Stricherz, The Center Square (March 3, 2026)
• “A CHECKLIST FOR THE NEXT COMPTROLLER GENERAL,” Calen Razor, Politico Inside Congress (March 3, 2026)
• “A GUIDE TO APPROPS INFLUENCE,” Katherine Tully-McManus, Politico Pro: Budget & Appropriations (March 2, 2026) (proprietary newsletter)
• “A GUIDE TO APPROPS INFLUENCE,” Caitlin Oprysko, Politico Influence (March 2, 2026

February

• “US withdraws from the Open Government Partnership — which it helped create,” Natalie Alms, NextGov/FCW (Feb. 2, 2026)
• “Will Republicans kill the filibuster to pass Trump’s voter suppression bill?,” Jim Saska, Democracy Docket (Feb. 2, 2026)

January

• “GSA ends U.S. participation in ‘open government’ initiative,” Justin Doubleday, Federal News Network (Jan. 30, 2026)
• “Trump administration withdraws U.S. from global open government initiative,” Madison Alder, Fedscoop (Jan. 30, 2026)
• “Can US President Donald Trump bypass Congress on Greenland or will lawmakers intervene?,” Jatin Verma, WION (Jan. 21, 2026)
• “Trump’s Greenland Pursuit Faces Growing GOP Resistance Amid Foreign Policy Concerns,” SSBCrack News (Jan. 21, 2026)

2025

December

• “To restore separation of powers, start with who becomes a judge,” Daniel Schuman, Daily Journal (California) (Dec. 26, 2025)
• “Hill insiders share favorite books of 2025,” Nina Heller, Roll Call (Dec. 9. 2025)
• “Legislative branch sees boost for modernization in government spending package,” Miranda Nazarro, FedScoop (Dec. 4, 2025)

November

• “From Nixon to Trump: A Blueprint for Restoring Congressional Authority,” Brad Fitch, the Fulcrum (Nov. 23, 2025)
• “Moderation has multiple dimensions in politics,” Matt Glassman, Matt’s Five Points (Nov. 21, 2025)
• “One Weird Trick to Get Rid of Chuck Schumer ,” Whitney Wimbish, The American Prospect (Nov. 11, 2025)
• “Congressional Perks: Congress spends on pricey airfare, lodging and private jets,” Arthur Kane, The Center Square (Nov. 5, 2025)
• “Congressional Perks: House account spending jumped 21% in 2022,” Arthur Kane, The Center Square (Nov. 3, 2025)
• “Trump Axes Expert Panels at Historic Clip, Defying Agency Advice,” Robert Iafolla, Bloomberg Law (Nov. 3, 2025)

October

• “The Shutdown Will Make Trump’s Theory of Government–ICE but No Healthcare–Visible,” Marci Wheeler, EmptyWheel (Oct. 1, 2025)

September

• “The Government Has Been Shut Down for Months,” David Dayen, The American Prospect (Sep. 30, 2025)
• “Ted Cruz blocks bill that would extend privacy protections to all Americans,” Zach Whittaker, TechCrunch (Sep. 30, 2025)
• “Linkin’ and Thinkin’,” Matt Glassman, Matt’s Five Points (Sep. 26, 2025)
• “Billions in Taxpayer Dollars Have Become Virtually Untraceable,” Anna Kramer, NOTUS (Sep. 25, 2025)
• “Republicans Could Stop Trump’s Tariffs, But Keep Voting to Make Themselves Powerless,” Layla Jones, Yahoo! News (Sep. 18, 2025)
• “Republicans Could Stop Trump’s Tariffs, But Keep Voting to Make Themselves Powerless,” Layla Jones, Talking Points Memo (Sep. 18, 2025)
• “What Would a No Kings Budget Look Like?,” David Dayen, The American Prospect (Sep. 15, 2025)

August

• “Senate appropriators reject House cuts to congressional funding for Capitol Hill operations,” Kevin Kosar, Washington Examiner (Aug. 22, 2025)

July

• “Senators Could Vote Imminently to Remove Their Homes, Travel Info From Internet,” Andrew Perez, Rolling Stone (Jul. 31, 2025)
• “DATA Act spurred a quiet revolution in government spending transparency,” Jared Serbu, Federal News Network (Jul. 23, 2025)
• “Senate appropriators reject House proposal to halve GAO’s budget next year,” Jory Heckman, Federal News Network (Jul. 10, 2025)

June

• “5 Emerging Tech Policy Shifts to Watch in 2025 & Beyond ,” Camille Tutti, Fiscal Note (Jun. 25, 2025)
• “Worried about political violence, some want to scrub home addresses ,” Jim Saksa, Roll Call (Jun. 24, 2025)
• “GAO is targeted by House Republicans in new spending bill,” Katherine Tully-McManus, Politico (Jun. 23, 2025)
• “GAO faces nearly 50% budget cut, less oversight of withheld funds in budget plan,” Jory Heckman, Federal News Network (Jun. 23, 2025)
• “We need more money’: Lawmakers call for security boost after Minnesota killings ,” Justin Papp, Roll Call (Jun. 17, 2025)

May

• “Trump Is Trying to Take Control of Congress Through Its Library,” Andrew Perez, Rolling Stone (May 13, 2025)
• “MSNBC News Clip,” Nicole Wallace, MSNBC (May 13, 2025)
• “Trump taps Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as acting head of Library of Congress ,” Justin Papp, Roll Call (May 12, 2025)
• “Trump taps top Justice Dept. official to also head Library of Congress,” Meryl Kornfield, Washington Post (May 12, 2025)
• “Wholesale overthrow’: Expert furious as Trump lawyer replaces ‘American hero’ librarian,” Jennifer Bahney, MSN (May 12, 2025)

March

• “U.S. Capitol Police Start Posting Reports Online Amid Transparency Push,” FedAgent (Mar. 27, 2025)
• “Renewing the American Government with Daniel Schuman of AGI,” Nathaniel Pearlman, The Great Battlefield Podcast (Mar. 24, 2025)
• “Sunshine Week comes amid darkening clouds for open gov advocates,” Justin Doubleday, Federal News Network (Mar. 18, 2025)
• “Is government accountability in shrinking mode?,” Tom Temin, Federal News Network (Mar. 18, 2025)

February

• “Advisory government transparency committee terminated ,” Sean Newhouse, GovExec (Feb. 26, 2025)
• “GSA terminates Open Government Federal Advisory Committee ,” Caroline Nihill, FedScoop (Feb. 26, 2025)
• “Reactions Muted to OMB Director’s Empowering of Political Deputies,” Mark Tapscott, Epoch Times (Feb. 17, 2025)
• “House Ethics Committee Blocked Its Website From Search Engines Amid Pressure Over Gaetz Investigation,” Zach Everson, Forbes (Feb. 11, 2025)
• “The Trump Admin Paused a Workplace Safety Council Established Under Federal Law,” Katherine Swartz, NOTUS (Feb. 6, 2025)
• “Wrecking ball: Trump’s power-hungry orders wage war on US government,” Chris McReal, The Guardian (Feb. 1, 2025)

January

• “Roberts Memo Could Complicate Trump’s Spending Freeze,” David Sirota, The Lever (Jan. 29, 2025)
• “Will Chief Justice Roberts Stop Trump’s Funding Freeze?,” David Sirota, Jacobin (Jan. 29, 2025)
• “‘New Year’s Eve Ethics Massacre’: House Panel Quietly Drops Campaign Finance Probes,” Jake Johnson, Alaska Native News (Common Dreams) (Jan. 3, 2025)
• “Four Reps Cleared of Ethics Charges Over Misused Campaign Funds,” David Moore, Sludge (Jan. 3, 2025)
• “The House is voting for a speaker. Here’s what you need to know.,” Mariana Alfaro, Washington Post (Jan. 3, 2025)
• ““Open-Government Nonprofits Are Dying Off Just When They’re Needed Most”,” , FixTheCourt (Jan. 2, 2025)
• “Panel discussion,”Sunshine Fest (Dec. 30, 1899)

2024

December

• “Congress just committed a ‘New Years Eve ethics massacre’: watchdog ,” Brad Reed, Raw Story (Dec. 31, 2024)
• “118th Congress becomes one of the least productive in the past several decades,” Emily Wilkins, CNBC (Dec. 31, 2024)
• “Inside how the Capitol Police has changed since Jan. 6, 2021 ,” Kathryn Tully-McManus, Politico (Dec. 25, 2024)
• “Open-Government Nonprofits Are Dying Off Just When They’re Needed Most,” Daniel Schuman, the Bulwark (Dec. 16, 2024)

November

• “Can Trump bypass the Senate to ram through controversial nominees like Matt Gaetz? ,” Cameron Joseph, Christian Science Monitor (Nov. 21, 2024)
• “Congress grapps with dysfunction, threats and weakening citizens’ confidence,” Alan Lexa, ČESKÁ TISKOVÁ KANCELÁŘ (Nov. 2, 2024)
• “The Bureaucrat Who Could Make Trump’s Authoritarian Dreams Real,” Isabela Dias, Mother Jones (Nov. 1, 2024)

October

• “GSA sets to work creating a more open federal government,” Jory Heckman, Federal News Network (Oct. 29, 2024)
• “Open Government Federal Advisory Committee holds first public meeting,” General Services Administration (Oct. 23, 2024)

September

• “How Congress Gets Its Groove Back,” David Dayen, American Prospect (Sep. 30, 2024)
• “Proxy voting for new parents among changes pitched to House Rules panel ,” Jim Saksa, Roll Call (Sep. 18, 2024)
• “Congress’ Post-Chevron Dilemma: Take Back Power From Agencies or Concede It for Good,” Mark Tapscott, Epoch Times (Sep. 11, 2024)
• “Capitol Police watchdog reports emerge into public view, but slowly ,” Justin Papp, Roll Call (Sep. 9, 2024)
• “Project 2025: the power of impoundment unleashed,” Freedom From Religion Foundation (Sep. 1, 2024)

August

• “Rules rumination for the next Congress,” Katherine Tully-McManus, Politico (Aug. 6, 2024)

July

• “Daniel Schuman wants Congress to have nice things (like transparency),” Justin Papp, Roll Call (Jul. 30, 2024)
• “The Balance of Powers Demands a Strong Congressional Research Service,” Daniel Schuman, Washington Monthly (Jul. 24, 2024)
• “The Trump Administration’s Plan to Seize Control of Spending,” Daniel Schuman, The American Prospect (Jul. 19, 2024)
• “The Real — and Very Sneaky — Way Lobbyists Get Policies Through Congress,” Byron Tau, NOTUS (Jul. 2, 2024)
• “Chevron Ruling Puts Burden on Hill Aides Drafting Laws (Correct),” Zach Cohen, Bloomberg Government (Jul. 1, 2024)

June

• “Transparency Advocates Respond to Senator’s Demand for FOIA Audit at NIH,” Mark Tapscott, Epoch Times (Jun. 21, 2024)
• “It’s 2024. Elon Musk Rules X. And the Political World Is Still Addicted.,” Evan McMorris-Santoro, NOTUS (Jun. 7, 2024)

May

• “Cut funding’: Experts say Congress should ‘make justices’ work conditions miserable’,” Sarah Burris, Raw Story (May 30, 2024)

April

• “[](),” Katherine Tully-McManus, POLITICO (Apr. 23, 2024)
• “‘We Don’t Have the Full Picture’: Lawmakers Feel Left in the Dark Over FISA Reform,” Byron Tau, NOTUS (Apr. 16, 2024)
• “McCarthy gavel investigation ends without a bang ,” Justin Papp, Roll Call (Apr. 15, 2024)
• “Tears for Congress? DC throws a pity party, claiming members need a raise,” James Bovard, New York Post (Apr. 3, 2024)