by John A. Jenkins | Sep 4, 2024 | FOIA, Politics, SEC
FOIAengine: DNC’s Five Requests Also Target Nominee’s Venture Capital Partners Caroline Graham is the Democratic National Committee’s research director, a $144,000-a-year job that puts her on the front line of gathering dirt on the Republican vice-presidential...
by John A. Jenkins | May 16, 2024 | FDA, FOIA, Litigation, Non-Profits, Politics, SEC
FOIAengine: What Does the American Accountability Foundation Want to Know – and Why? This week we’re taking a look at the more than 100 Freedom of Information Act requests recently filed by the non-profit American Accountability Foundation. This group, a pugnacious...
by Randy E. Miller | Mar 27, 2024 | FDA, FOIA, Hedge Funds, Law Firms, Litigation, Non-Profits, Pharmaceuticals, Politics, Short-Selling, Stock Market
FOIAengine: Conservative Activists, Law Firms, Non-Profits Signal Competing Agendas A review of the most recent Freedom of Information Act requests made to the Food and Drug Administration illustrates how political organizations, law firms, news media, and financial...
by John A. Jenkins | Nov 29, 2023 | FOIA, Politics, SEC
FOIAengine Finds SEC Chair in a Harsh Spotlight You’ve probably seen Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), whether you know it or not. For a few weeks last month, he was one of the most recognizable, least known lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Professorial mien. Bow tie. Cool...
by Randy E. Miller | Oct 18, 2023 | Cryptocurrency, FOIA, Politics, SEC
FOIAengine Analysis of SEC Requests Reveals Insights An analysis of Freedom of Information Act requests to the Securities and Exchange Commission over the past six months highlights investor interest in several of the leading storylines of the year, including the...
by John A. Jenkins | Sep 9, 2023 | FDA, FOIA, Politics, SEC
FOIAengine Looks at Opposition Research on the Right In the shadowy world of political opposition research, sometimes the game looks like Spy vs. Spy. That’s particularly true right now, in the run-up to next year’s presidential election. As more than a dozen...