The Scandal Around America’s Birthday – My Senate Testimony
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Tim Whitehouse | July 2, 2026
What should be a nonpartisan celebration has become a growing scandal involving secrecy, political favoritism, and the diversion of significant taxpayer funds and resources to a private entity ...
PEER Calls Out Corruption on Capitol Hill
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PEER | June 25, 2026
PEER Executive Director Tim Whitehouse testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on the Constitution, on the issue of citizenship and America’s 250th anniversary ...
Government Chaos Demands a Congressional Oversight Agenda
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Tim Whitehouse | June 12, 2026
With national elections just around the corner, PEER is stepping up its efforts to engage in congressional oversight activities ...
The Trump Administration’s Dangerous War on Information
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Guest Contributor | May 11, 2026
Information is a public good, which is why government has long been entrusted with its collection and dissemination. That pipeline is now badly damaged ...
Eroding Sanctuary for Wildlife in National Parks
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Jeff Ruch | May 8, 2026
During Trump’s first term, the National Park Service was an area of malign neglect, without a confirmed director for all four years. For most of Trump 1.0, the national parks were ignored, but no longer ...