Trump’s 278,000 Claim Rests on Two Searches the Government Has Not Explained

One came through SAVE. The other did not. Neither release shows enough methodology to validate the result.

Jul 19 • Timothy C. Tucker

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DHS Built a Four-State SAVE Workaround After a Judge Struck Down the 2025 System

One ruling forced the disputed features offline nationwide. Another judge ordered them restored for four states. The federal government’s answer was a…

Jul 11 • Timothy C. Tucker

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June 2026

A Court Struck Down Trump’s Voter‑Screening System. Iowa Had Already Signed On Twice.

A federal court vacated the modified SAVE system as unlawful. Iowa’s own records show it walked through two federal doors into that system- and the…

Jun 25 • Timothy C. Tucker

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Iowa’s $46 Billion Pension Fund Paid Its CIO “Exceptional” Performance Pay — No One Will Say Why

Three years. Three $25,000 payments. No public scorecard.

Jun 13 • Timothy C. Tucker

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Bird Thanked Iowa; The Money Came From Washington

The board seat, the bankroll and the national machine behind Iowa’s top lawyer.

Jun 7 • Timothy C. Tucker

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May 2026

A Resignation Is Not an Audit: Why Iowa Still Owes its Public Employees Answers

Iowa officials have framed the IPERS leadership departures as a personnel matter. The investment-governance questions already on file in court have not…

May 19 • Timothy C. Tucker

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The Dexter Disinformation Playbook: Why a $35k Audit Wasn’t a "Bookkeeping Error"

A city requested help. Auditors followed the records. Partisans rewrote the story.

May 17 • Timothy C. Tucker

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Iowa Handed Over the Voter Data — The Legal Blueprint Was Already There

Records show Iowa hesitated before turning over voter data — then consulted the Attorney General’s Office

May 7 • Timothy C. Tucker

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Iowa’s ALPR “Reform” Bill Would Regulate Plate Readers — and Hide the Logs

Iowa’s plate-reader bill adds guardrails, but also shields the records that would show how the system is used.

May 3 • Timothy C. Tucker

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April 2026

Newly Obtained Amended IPERS Lawsuit Expands Allegations on Risk, Fees, and Benchmarking

A newly obtained amended IPERS filing sharply expands the allegations in Rich Wiggins’ case.

Apr 7 • Timothy C. Tucker

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March 2026

RDP Analytics Is Now Live

A new methods and analysis desk for evidence-driven investigative journalism

Mar 16 • Timothy C. Tucker

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When War Tests Democracy

War, Truth, and Democratic Accountability

Mar 13 • Timothy C. Tucker

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