Records show that Trump's first administration opted not to save DMs in its library archives, raising questions about compliance with the Presidential Records Act.

Payday Report now offering media trainings to unions and community groups interested in building their own independent media.

The Appellate Court of Maryland ruled that Anton’s Law, the state’s historic police transparency measure, requires law enforcement agencies to release the names of officers who use physical force agai...

Washington, D.C., November 1, 2024 - A recently declassified “after-action” report from a 2002 war game “triggered internal warnings that the U.S. military was vulnerable to low-tech warfare,” accordi...

Lawyers’ pleas for extensions reveal post-DOGE staffing woes at federal agencies’ Freedom of Information Act offices.

Washington, D.C., March 16, 2026 – In 2025, the Department of Energy gave the National Security Archive 3 business days to clarify a Freedom of Information Request that had generated nearly 100,000 pa...

Lawyers’ pleas for extensions reveal post-DOGE staffing woes at federal agencies’ Freedom of Information Act offices.

Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.

Key historical records about the incident during the Reagan administration, known as the Able Archer 83 War Scare, were removed without explanation.

Key historical records about the incident during the Reagan administration, known as the Able Archer 83 War Scare, were removed without explanation.

Welcome to “Using public records to fight government secrecy and improve communities,” a virtual webinar event with Freedom of the Press Foundation. Federal agencies are closing their Freedom of Info...

Following records requests from The Post, officials paused the first known, widespread live facial recognition program used by police in the United States.

We are honored to recognize these extraordinary journalists and grateful for the opportunity to celebrate with them in New York City this week.

The discovery of apparently classified records can set off alarm bells. But often, the federal government rules that the records can remain public.

We asked FOIA Nate to reflect on the current state of FOIA and to share some tips for making more efficient public records requests.

The rapidly spreading authoritarianism coming from this administration threatens all of our freedoms.

‘Anytime that whole FOIA offices are getting fired, it portends terrible things’