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Who’s Running the DOGE Wrecking Machine: The World’s Richest Man or a Little-Known Bureaucrat?

by Christopher Bing, Avi Asher-Schapiro and Annie Waldman ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. … | Continue reading

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Parents Sue Trump Administration for Allegedly Sabotaging Education Department’s Civil Rights Division

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Texas Lawmakers Want a Charter School Network to Stop Paying Its Superintendent Nearly $900K. The School Board Says No.

by Lexi Churchill, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Ellis Simani, ProPublica ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon a … | Continue reading

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Inside the Schools Alaska Ignored

by Taylor Kate Brown ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. This story was originally published in our Dispatches newsletter; sign up to receive notes from our journalists. Two … | Continue reading

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How ProPublica Uses AI Responsibly in Its Investigations

by Charles Ornstein ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. This story was originally published in our Dispatches newsletter; sign up to receive notes from our journalists. In F … | Continue reading

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Trump’s Pressure on Countries and International Organizations Erodes Protections for Asylum-Seekers

by Lomi Kriel, Perla Trevizo and Mica Rosenberg ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. … | Continue reading

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“The President Wanted It and I Did It”: Recording Reveals Head of Social Security’s Thoughts on DOGE and Trump

by Eli Hager ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Since the arriv … | Continue reading

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The Office That Investigates Disparities in Veterans’ Care Is Being “Liquidated”

by Vernal Coleman ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The Trump … | Continue reading

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Two Transgender Girls, Six Federal Agencies. How Trump Is Trying to Pressure Maine Into Obedience.

by Callie Ferguson and Erin Rhoda, Bangor Daily News, and Jennifer Smith Richards and Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispat … | Continue reading

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Connecticut Lawmakers Seek Overhaul of Towing Laws

by Ginny Monk and Dave Altimari, The Connecticut Mirror This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Connecticut Mirror. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as th … | Continue reading

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A New Missouri Bill Would Let Residents Donate to Anti-Abortion Centers Instead of Paying Any Taxes

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Speaker Mike Johnson Is Living in a D.C. House That Is the Center of a Pastor’s Secretive Influence Campaign

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Applications Open for 2025 ProPublica Investigative Editor Training Program

by Talia Buford ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. For the thir … | Continue reading

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DOGE Gains Access to Confidential Records on Housing Discrimination, Medical Details — Even Domestic Violence

by Jesse Coburn ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Elon Musk’s … | Continue reading

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Amid Increasing Domestic Violence, Illinois Struggles to Review Fatalities

by Vernal Coleman ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in yo … | Continue reading

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ProPublica Updates Its Database of Museums’ and Universities’ Compliance With Federal Repatriation Law

by Mary Hudetz ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Museums, univ … | Continue reading

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As Facebook Abandons Fact-Checking, It’s Also Offering Bonuses for Viral Content

by Craig Silverman ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Hours aft … | Continue reading

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The Trump Administration Keeps Citing an Untrue Stat as It Targets Federal Workers

by Stephen Engelberg ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. This story was originally published in our Dispatches newsletter; sign up to receive notes from our journalists. As … | Continue reading

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Anxiety Mounts Among Social Security Recipients as DOGE Troops Settle In

by Eli Hager ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. President Donal … | Continue reading

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Trump Order Shifts the Financial Burden of Climate Change Onto Individuals

by Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. One of … | Continue reading

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Education Department “Lifting the Pause” on Some Civil Rights Probes, but Not for Race or Gender Cases

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DOGE’s Millions: As Musk and Trump Gut Government, Their Ax-Cutting Agency Gets Cash Infusion

by Avi Asher-Schapiro, Andy Kroll and Christopher Bing ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. … | Continue reading

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Georgia Touts Its Medicaid Experiment as a Success. The Numbers Tell a Different Story.

by Margaret Coker, The Current This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Current. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. … | Continue reading

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Trump Vowed to Clean Up Washington, Then His Team Hired a Man Who Pushed a Scam the IRS Called the “Worst of the Worst”

by Peter Elkind ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Even as he h … | Continue reading

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The One That Got Away: This Small Town Is Left in Limbo After Betting Big on GMO Salmon

by Anna Clark ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your i … | Continue reading

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Trump Official Destroying USAID Secretly Met With Christian Nationalists Abroad in Defiance of U.S. Policy

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Alaska Judge Vows to Reduce Trial Delays: “We Must, and We Will, Improve”

by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the Anchorage Daily News. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published … | Continue reading

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U.S. Claims Immigrants Held at Guantanamo Are “Worst of the Worst.” Their Families Say They’re Being Unfairly Targeted.

by Perla Trevizo and Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This article is co-publ … | Continue reading

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The Housing Loophole That Lets Wealthy Investors Raise Rents on Poor Tenants

by Jesse Coburn ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Four and a h … | Continue reading

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What a $2 Million Per Dose Gene Therapy Reveals About Drug Pricing

by Robin Fields ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Vincent Gayn … | Continue reading

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A New Mexico District Says It’s Reduced Harsh Discipline of Native Students. But the Data Provided Is Incomplete.

by Bryant Furlow, New Mexico In Depth This article was produced by New Mexico In Depth, which has twice been a member of ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are p … | Continue reading

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Defamation Lawsuit Against Author of a ProPublica Article Ends After Courts Side With the Writer

by ProPublica ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. A multiyear de … | Continue reading

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The Staffers Helping Elon Musk Dismantle and Downsize the U.S. Government, One Agency at a Time

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Idaho Passed $2 Billion in Funding for School Building Repairs. It’s Not Nearly Enough.

by Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the Idaho Statesman. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. … | Continue reading

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One Agency Tried to Regulate SpaceX. Now Its Fate Could Be in Elon Musk’s Hands.

by Heather Vogell ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. When Space … | Continue reading

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Elon Musk’s Team Decimates Education Department Arm That Tracks National School Performance

by Jodi S. Cohen and Jennifer Smith Richards ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. … | Continue reading

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In Breaking USAID, the Trump Administration May Have Broken the Law

by Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Brett Murphy ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. … | Continue reading

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The Department of Education Told Employees to End Support for Transgender Students

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The Elite Lawyers Working for Elon Musk’s DOGE Include Former Supreme Court Clerks

by Justin Elliott, Avi Asher-Schapiro and Andy Kroll ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. … | Continue reading

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Elon Musk’s DOGE Is Expected to Examine Another Treasury System Next Week

by Justin Elliott and Robert Faturechi ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. … | Continue reading

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Memory-Holing Jan. 6: What Happens When You Try to Make History Vanish?

by Alec MacGillis ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. On Jan. 10 … | Continue reading

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“We Feel Terrorized”: What EPA Employees Say About the Decision to Stay or Go Under Trump

by Sharon Lerner and Pratheek Rebala ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. … | Continue reading

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Three Months After Missouri Voted to Make Abortion Legal, Access Is Still Being Blocked

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Washington Governor Orders Team to Study Data Centers’ Impact on Energy Use, Job Creation and Tax Revenue

by Lulu Ramadan and Sydney Brownstone, The Seattle Times This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Seattle Times. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they a … | Continue reading

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Hoping to “Trump Proof” Students’ Civil Rights, Illinois Lawmakers Aim to End Police Ticketing at School

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“We Will Fight Back”: Aid Workers Fear Closing a Camp on the Arizona Border Will Endanger Migrants

by Rafael Carranza, Arizona Luminaria, photography by Cengiz Yar, ProPublica This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Arizona Luminaria. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this o … | Continue reading

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Vera Rubin Was a Pioneering Female Astronomer. Her Federal Bio Now Doesn’t Mention Efforts to Diversify Science.

by Lisa Song ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. During his firs … | Continue reading

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To Pay for Trump Tax Cuts, House GOP Floats Plan to Slash Benefits for the Poor and Working Class

by Robert Faturechi and Justin Elliott ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. … | Continue reading

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