Trump attorney general pick Todd Blanche heads into a Senate confirmation test facing an already-strained relationship between the Justice Department and Capitol Hill… …As the acting AG tries wooing them and others from his party ahead of an unscheduled committee hearing, former colleagues of Davis—a veteran staffer on that same Judiciary panel—said he has the …
Empower Oversight Founder Jason Foster penned a column with former Hill and White House staffer, Katy Talento on how Congress enabled Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund” by handing over its power of the purse half-a-century ago. You can read the post here or the original substack post here.
Washingtonian has honored Empower Oversight Founder and Chair, Jason Foster, as one of its 500 Most Influential People of 2026. Foster was recognized in the Good Government category, “Whether fighting for democracy or federal-employee benefits, these people care deeply about having our public system work effectively.” Upon revealing the list, the Washingtonian President and CEO …
The president of Empower Oversight, Tristan Leavitt, discusses the new documentary Shielded by Power, which reveals how the government allegedly covered up the Hunter Biden investigation and blocked IRS whistleblowers from doing their jobs. Tristan details how these investigators were stopped from looking into former President Joe Biden and were tipped off before they could search certain properties. Now, these IRS …
The makers of a documentary about the IRS whistleblowers who shined a light on the DOJ’s slow-walking of its Hunter Biden investigation say the ads to fund their film may be being “suppressed” by social media companies in a saga reminiscent of Big Tech’s censoring of stories about Joe Biden’s son in October 2020. Tristan …
When the Trump administration didn’t turn around deportation flights that were already over international waters at the verbal directive of a judge, mainstream media widely characterized the move as willful violation of a court order. An appeals court later threw out U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s contempt finding, saying he lacked authority. Elite journalists, however, have entirely ignored months of …
A Washington, D.C.–based oversight organization has formally asked the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families to provide internal records that relate to the state’s Child Care Assistance Program, citing concerns about fraud. On Jan. 13, Empower Oversight filed a request under the Minnesota Data Practices Act for their records regarding CCAP oversight and enforcement activities. The …
This week’s dismissal of the prosecution of former FBI Director Jim Comey will leave many Americans frustrated by a continued lack of “accountability.” So it’s a good time to finish the tale of an overlooked example of government accountability—albeit one far less flashy than a high-profile prosecution. That’s the story of Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler. Remember them? The mainstream …