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This Sunshine Week investigation from Nate Jones shows just how badly Trump's cuts have decimated FOIA offices, with attorneys at over a dozen agencies saying downsizing has prevented them from complying with the law.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/03/15/foia-trump-job-cuts-doge/

Did Trump cuts slow access to public records? We found 26 cases that say yes.

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

The Washington Post

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Link around Washington Post paywall:

"Did Trump cuts slow access to public records? We found 26 cases that say yes.

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

By Nate Jones
[15 March 2026]

https://archive.ph/KksoO