Fight Over Big Tech Gets Personal Among Conservatives

Debate likely to continue under Biden

Kevin Daley
December 29, 2020 4:59 AM

A new lawsuit is inflaming tensions on the right between the powerful, business-friendly Koch political network and a rising coalition of populist conservatives pushing for a crackdown on Silicon Valley.

Gas Guzzling DC Threatens Oil Companies

D.C. may sue oil producers despite buying million gallons of fuel in 2018

Todd Shepherd
July 28, 2019 5:00 AM

The District of Columbia municipal government is exploring an environmentalist lawsuit against oil providers despite buying more than 1 million gallons of gasoline in 2018.

Green Activists With Ties to China Advised Obama State Department

NRDC’s role in Paris Agreement revealed by FOIA emails

Kevin Mooney
July 23, 2019 5:00 AM

The Natural Resources Defense Council held close ties to the Obama administration, providing advice on joining the Paris Agreement while simultaneously maintaining ties to China, according to attorneys and policy analysts who have reviewed email records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.

FBI Delays Release of Communications With Firm That Examined DNC Servers

Bureau relied on the firm for information about the DNC's hacked servers

Joe Schoffstall
April 28, 2018 5:00 AM

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has pushed back the estimated completion date of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for documents pertaining to its communications with the security firm that examined the Democratic National Committee's hacked servers to October.

Virginia House Passes Legislation in Response to Steyer GOTV Tactics

Billionaire's NextGen project gained student phone numbers through open records act

Todd Shepherd
February 8, 2018 1:15 PM

The Virginia House of Delegates passed legislation this week that would prohibit the release of student contact information through the state's open records act in response to a get-out-the-vote effort by one of California billionaire Tom Steyer's political projects.

Freedom of Information Act Suits Increase Sharply Under Trump

News media and nonprofit advocacy groups responsible

Charles Fain Lehman
January 18, 2018 5:00 AM

Since President Donald Trump took office, Freedom of Information Act lawsuits filed by individuals and organizations seeking federal government information have risen by 26 percent, an overall increase of 70 percent from just five years ago.

State Department Has Reviewed Less Than Half of Clinton Email Records

40,000 pages remain to be processed

Jack Heretik
October 23, 2017 2:30 PM

The State Department has reviewed less than half of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's emails that were recovered by the FBI last year.

Audit: IRS Improperly Withheld Information After FOIA Requests Were Filed

Some sensitive taxpayer information inadvertently disclosed in some responses

Ali Meyer
September 19, 2017 5:00 AM

The Internal Revenue Service improperly withheld information from requesters after Freedom of Information Act requests were filed, according to a report from the Treasury inspector general for tax administration.

FBI Reopens Conservative Group’s FOIA Case on Loretta Lynch-Bill Clinton Meeting

The agency told the group in October of last year that it had no records related to the infamous meeting

Susan Crabtree
August 16, 2017 2:30 PM

The FBI has reopened a conservative organization's request for information about former Attorney General Loretta Lynch's meeting with President Bill Clinton after denying last year that there were any relevant records to disclose.

Inspector General: IRS Not in Compliance With Federal Records Requirements

David Rutz
July 18, 2017 5:01 PM

A new report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found that the IRS is "not in compliance with Federal electronic records requirements and regulations" regarding Freedom of Information Act requests, litigation holds, and other requests.