Open sources

Where the documents come from

These are public, free and open to anyone. Every video lists the exact records it used; this is where most of them start. Check me with the same tools.

Arms and security

www.dsca.mil↗

Defense Security Cooperation Agency: major arms sales

Every proposed US foreign military sale notified to Congress, with the item, the buyer and the estimated value.

www.congress.gov↗

Congress.gov

Bills, votes, committee reports and the Congressional Record.

Sanctions and foreign influence

sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov↗

OFAC Sanctions List Search

Who the US Treasury has sanctioned, and under which program.

efile.fara.gov↗

FARA eFile

Filings by people and firms working in the US for foreign governments and parties.

Money in politics

www.fec.gov↗

Federal Election Commission

Who gives to which campaign and committee, and how they spend it.

lda.senate.gov↗

Senate Lobbying Disclosure

Who is paid to lobby, by whom, for how much and on which issues.

Government spending and rules

www.usaspending.gov↗

USAspending.gov

Federal contracts, grants and loans: who received what, and from which agency.

www.federalregister.gov↗

Federal Register

The official daily record of US rules, proposed rules and executive orders.

Laws and courts

www.govinfo.gov↗

GovInfo

Official publications of all three branches: laws, budgets, hearings.

www.courtlistener.com↗

CourtListener

Free search of US court opinions and federal court dockets (RECAP).

Companies and energy

www.sec.gov↗

SEC EDGAR

Company filings: annual reports, ownership, insider trades, material events.

www.eia.gov↗

US Energy Information Administration

Prices, production, stocks and trade for oil, gas, power and coal.

Images of the Earth

worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov↗

NASA Worldview

Daily satellite imagery of the whole planet, with dates, free to use.

browser.dataspace.copernicus.eu↗

Copernicus Browser

European Sentinel satellite images, sharper than daily imagery, free to use.

A news report is never the end of a trail here: it's how I find the document. If a source on screen is a report, it's tagged REPORTED.