Is the Freedom of Information Act delivering on its promise?
Is the Freedom of Information Act delivering on its promise? 40:49 Leila Barghouty Amory Sivertson June 25, 2026 In this image from video, House impeachment manager Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., holds up documents released by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under a Freedom of Information Act request as he speaks during the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. (Senate Television via AP) For a democracy to be for and by the people, what do the people need to know? The Freedom of Information Act is central to answering that question. What FOIA has uncovered in its 60 years, and what it's up against now. Guests Tom Blanton , head of the Nation Security Archive. Emily Zentner , investigative data journalist at the California Newsroom. Also Featured Aaron Mackey, deputy legal director and free speech and transparency litigation director at Electronic Frontier Foundation. Transcript of Full Broad...