Cross-Ideological Groups Applaud OMB’s Public Website for Apportionment Documents
Groups across the ideological spectrum applaud the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for creating a public website featuring all apportionments for the current fiscal year.
July 20, 2022
Protect Democracy, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the Knight First Amendment Institute Welcome Recommendation Advising DHS to Drop Disinformation Governance Board
Today, it was reported that a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Advisory Council has recommended that DHS abandon plans to establish a “Disinformation Governance Board.”
July 19, 2022
Judge Rules Against Project Veritas et. al., Allowing Case to Proceed In Significant Win for Protect Democracy’s Law for Truth Project
Today, a Pennsylvania court denied motions seeking dismissal of an Erie postmaster’s defamation lawsuit against defendants Project Veritas, James O’Keefe, and Richard Hopkins.
July 15, 2022
OMB Implements Apportionment Transparency Program, a Key Pro-Democracy Reform
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has released a new public website that for the first time makes available to the Congress and the public all documents apportioning an appropriation.
July 13, 2022
Understanding Americans’ Views About January 6 to Foster Accountability and Prevent Recurrence
Protect Democracy, OverZero, and New America sought to better understand Americans' views on January 6 to promote a healthy, productive, and cross-partisan dialogue about that unprecedented attack.
June 30, 2022
Ruby Freeman & Wandrea’ Moss v. Rudolph Giuliani (formerly Freeman v. Herring Networks, Inc. d/b/a One America News Network et al.).
Ruby Freeman and Wandrea' Moss filed a lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani claiming he knowingly disseminated false information about their work on the 2020 election.
June 27, 2022
Federal Government Getting Ready to Open Its Books and Show Us the Receipts
As members of Congress and staff dig into President Biden’s 2023 budget request, they have a new tool for tracking when, where, and how the president is authorizing federal agencies to spend money.
June 27, 2022
Statement on House Appropriations Committee’s Inclusion of Pro-Democracy Reforms in FY 2023 Appropriations Bill
Organizations across the ideological spectrum applaud the inclusion of reforms to strengthen Congress’s power of the purse in a FY2023 House appropriations bill
June 27, 2022