“Delay, Interfere, Undermine”

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ProPublica Opens Application for Five New Local Partners to Join Its 50 State Initiative

by ProPublica ProPublica announced on Wednesday a new call for proposals to select the next five partners in its Local Reporting Network. These newsrooms will be chosen to be part of the organization’s 50 State Initiative, a commitment to partner … | Continue reading

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Senators Demand Transparency on Canceled Veterans Affairs Contracts

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Portland Said It Was Investing in Homeless People’s Safety. Deaths Have Skyrocketed.

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Former Chicago Cop Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Battery of Two Female Colleagues

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The DOGE 100: Musk Is Out, but More Than 100 of His Followers Remain to Implement Trump’s Blueprint

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EPA Drops Legal Case Against the GEO Group, a Major Trump Donor, Over Its Misuse of Harmful Chemicals in ICE Facilities

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Tennessee’s Law on School Threats Ensnared Students Who Posed No Risks. Two States Passed Similar Laws.

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Maricopa County’s Handling of Death Penalty Cases Puts Its Secretive Review Process in Question

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North Dakota Ethics Commission Has No Authority to Punish Officials Violating Ethics Laws, State Leaders Argue

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Local Police Join ICE Deportation Force in Record Numbers Despite Warnings Program Lacks Oversight

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How the Head of an Embattled Tennessee Youth Detention Center Held on to Power for Decades

by Paige Pfleger, WPLN/Nashville Public Radio, and Mariam Elba, ProPublica This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with WPLN/Nashville Public Radio, a 2023-2024 LRN partner. Sign up for Disp … | Continue reading

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Texas Lawmakers Pull Funding for Child Identification Kits Again After Newsrooms Report They Don’t Work

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Inside the AI Prompts DOGE Used to “Munch” Contracts Related to Veterans’ Health

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DOGE Developed Error-Prone AI Tool to “Munch” Veterans Affairs Contracts

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Texas Talks Tough on Immigration. But Lawmakers Won’t Force Most Private Companies to Check Employment Authorization.

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In Cambodia, Our Journalists Put Nike’s Claims About Factory Conditions to the Test

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“The Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention

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

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Dismissed by DEI: Trump’s Purge Made Black Women With Stable Federal Jobs an “Easy Target”

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Trump Wants to Cut Tribal College Funding by Nearly 90%, Putting Them at Risk of Closing

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The Tech Recruitment Ruse That Has Avoided Trump’s Crackdown on Immigration

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The Head of a Tennessee Youth Detention Center Will Step Down After “Loss of Confidence” in His Leadership

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He Died Without Getting Mental Health Care He Sought. A New Lawsuit Says His Insurer’s Ghost Network Is to Blame.

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Connecticut Legislature Passes Bill Overhauling Century-Old Towing Laws

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Former “We Buy Ugly Houses” Franchise Owner to Plead Guilty in Fraud Scheme That Cost Investors $40 Million

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Trump Administration Knew Vast Majority of Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Had Not Been Convicted of U.S. Crimes

by Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica; Perla Trevizo, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune; Melissa Sanchez and Gabriel Sandoval, ProPublica; Ronna Rísquez, Alianza Rebelde Investiga; and Adrián González, Cazadores de Fake News Leer en español. … | Continue reading

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Red State Voters Approved Progressive Measures. GOP Lawmakers Are Trying to Undermine Them.

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Impact: Senators Call on DOJ to Investigate Potential DOGE Conflicts of Interest After ProPublica Report

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A Tennessee School Agreed to Pay $100,000 to Family of 11-Year-Old Student Arrested Under School Threats Law

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“The Federal Government Is Gone”: Under Trump, the Fight Against Extremist Violence Is Left Up to the States

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Newtok, Alaska, Was Supposed to Be a Model for Climate Relocation. Here’s How It Went Wrong.

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Nike Repeatedly Raised Concerns About Repression in Cambodia. It Expanded Its Factory Workforce There Anyway.

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Illinois Lawmakers Ban Police From Ticketing and Fining Students for Minor Infractions in School

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ProPublica Joins Lenfest Institute AI Collaborative and Fellowship Program

ProPublica ProPublica announced Wednesday it’s joining a cross-industry effort to explore how artificial intelligence technologies can responsibly contribute to the work of investigative journalism. As part of the program, ProPublica will hire an … | Continue reading

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Trump Pledged to “Make America Healthy Again,” Then Cut a Program Many Tribes Rely on for Healthy Food

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A Tennessee School Expelled a 12-Year-Old for a Social Post. Experts Say It Didn’t Properly Assess If He Made a Threat.

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DOJ Abandons Effort to Address Phoenix’s Treatment of Homeless People

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The “Invasion” Invention: The Far Right’s Long Legal Battle to Make Immigrants the Enemy

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More Than a Dozen U.S. Officials Sold Stocks Before Trump’s Tariffs Sent the Market Plunging

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Prescient Warnings About Helene Didn’t Reach People in Harm’s Way. Here Are 5 Lessons for the Next Hurricane.

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A 700% APR Lending Business Tied to Dr. Phil’s Son Is Dividing an Alaska Tribe

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A Teacher Dragged a 6-Year-Old With Autism by His Ankle. Federal Civil Rights Officials Might Not Do Anything.

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Sold Stocks Two Days Before Trump Announced a Plan for Reciprocal Tariffs

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Helene’s Unheard Warnings

by Jennifer Berry Hawes, with additional reporting by Cassandra Garibay “This Shits Crazy” In their last phone call before bed, Janicke Glynn tries to reassure her husband. He is away visiting a sick relative, … | Continue reading

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ProPublica Selects 13 Journalists for Investigative Editor Training

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Trump Asked EPA Employees to Snitch on Colleagues Working on DEI Initiatives. They Declined.

by Mark Olalde ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Days after Pr … | Continue reading

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Texas Lawmakers Push to Enforce Election Transparency Law After Newsrooms Found School Districts Failed to Comply

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Democrats Won a North Carolina Supreme Court Seat. But They Lost Control Over the Board That Sets Election Rules.

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