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New poll: Almost 9 in 10 Americans want a public report on Mueller’s findings

Nearly nine in 10 Americans say Robert Mueller’s investigators should produce a full, public report on their findings, a sentiment that crosses party lines, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.

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OTG Opposes Attempt by Trump’s Department of Interior to Obstruct Public Access to Information

Interior’s FOIA proposal would severely hinder access to information on incidents of corruption within the agency.

Special Counsel Transparency Bill Seeks to Protect Findings of Mueller’s Investigation

Attorney General Nominee William Barr’s comments on the investigation raise concerns over preservation and access to information on the Mueller probe.

Why William Barr must promise to make the Mueller report public

“Is the president of the United States a Russian asset?” It’s a question that could only have been the stuff of spy novels – at least, before this weekend’s explosive reports about President Trump’s interactions with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Keeping information about waste, fraud and abuse from the public is what is “insane”

In a meeting with his new acting defense secretary, Patrick Shanahan, the president called the practice of making watchdog reports about the U.S. military public “insane.”

Protecting the public’s right to know about the Special Counsel’s investigation

More than three quarters of Americans think the report on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into foreign influence in the 2016 presidential election should be released to the public.

New polling shows voters – including independents – want Congress to pass an anti-corruption bill

Democrats’ anti-corruption bill HR 1 has good poll numbers behind it. But can they make it law? Republican and Democratic voters agree that Washington is corrupt. President Donald Trump’s promises to “drain the swamp” were hugely popular in 2016. And two years later, House Democrats crushed Republicans in a wave election campaigning on cleaning up

Public remains in the dark after abrupt Syria withdrawal announcement

Just two days before President Donald Trump announced via Twitter that he would be immediately withdrawing American troops from Syria, Ambassador James Jeffrey, the U.S. special representative on Syria engagement, told the Atlantic Council that the U.S. military would be staying in Syria until a United Nations-brokered political solution to the country’s war was decided.

NPR/PBS NewsHour Marist Poll: Americans want Mueller Report made public

According to a NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll, more than three in four Americans (76%) think Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election should be released to the public. The poll also shows that Americans want the economy and jobs (19%) atop lawmakers’ priority list. Immigration (17%) and

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