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Inspector General Probes Whether Trump, DOGE Sought Private Taxpayer Information or Sensitive IRS Material

by William Turton, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Christopher Bing and Andy Kroll,

Louisiana Judge Nullifies Death Row Inmate’s Murder Conviction That Was Based on Junk Science

by Richard A. Webster, Verite News,

Nike Says Its Factory Workers Earn Nearly Double the Minimum Wage. At This Cambodian Factory, 1% Made That Much.

by Rob Davis, photography by Sarahbeth Maney,

ICE Air Has a New Contractor. This State Is Asking How It Will Protect the Detainees on Board.

by McKenzie Funk,

ICE Awarded a $3.8 Billion Contract to Hold Immigrants on a Military Base. Days Later, It Was Canceled.

by Jeff Ernsthausen, Mica Rosenberg and Avi Asher-Schapiro,

White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On

by Abrahm Lustgarten,

The Untold Story of How Ed Martin Ghostwrote Online Attacks Against a Judge — and Still Became a Top Trump Prosecutor

by Jeremy Kohler and Andy Kroll,

Labor Department Official Warns That Staff Who Speak With Journalists Face “Serious Legal Consequences”

by Mark Olalde,

Fentanyl Pipeline: How a Chinese Prison Helped Fuel a Deadly Drug Crisis in the United States

by Sebastian Rotella,

The Trump Administration’s War on Children

by Eli Hager,

Earthjustice President Describes a “Fundamentally Different” Era of Hostility Toward Environmentalists

by Sharon Lerner,

New Law Increases Oversight of Arizona Sober Living Homes

by Mary Hudetz,

Politically Connected Firms Benefit From Trump Tariff Exemptions Amid Secrecy, Confusion

by Robert Faturechi,

Trump Laid Off Nearly All the Federal Workers Who Investigate Firefighter Deaths

by Mark Olalde,

ProPublica Hires Katherine Wells as Executive Producer for Audio

ProPublica,

Trump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change and More

by Alec MacGillis,

Idaho Gave Families $50M to Spend on Private Education. Then It Ended a $30M Program Used by Public School Families.

by Audrey Dutton,

White Supremacist Terrorgram Network Allegedly Inspired Teen Accused of Killing Parents and Plotting Trump Assassination

by A.C. Thompson, ProPublica and FRONTLINE, and James Bandler, ProPublica,

Trump Team Eyes Politically Connected Startup to Overhaul $700 Billion Government Payments Program

by Christopher Bing and Avi Asher-Schapiro,

Wisconsin’s Name-Change Law Raises Safety Risks for Transgender People

by Phoebe Petrovic, Wisconsin Watch,

Abe Streep Joins ProPublica’s Southwest Unit

by ProPublica,

Trump Is Spending Billions on Border Security. Some Residents Living There Lack Basic Resources.

by Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, and Perla Trevizo, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and photography by Cengiz Yar, ProPublica,

An Indian Drugmaker, Investigated by ProPublica Last Year, Has Recalled Two Dozen Medications Sold to U.S. Patients

by Patricia Callahan,

Two Months After Trump’s Funding Cuts, a Nonprofit Struggles to Support Refugees and Itself

by Amy Yurkanin,

Congress Has Demanded Answers to ICE Detaining Americans. The Administration Has Responded With Silence.

by Nicole Foy,

Trump’s DOJ Has Frozen Police Reform Work. Advocates Fear More Abuse in Departments Across the Country.

by Topher Sanders,

American Rendition: Rümeysa Öztürk’s Journey From Ph.D. Scholar to Trump Target Languishing in Louisiana Cell

by Hannah Allam,

“Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay”

by T. Christian Miller,

NOAA Scientists Are Cleaning Bathrooms and Reconsidering Lab Experiments After Contracts for Basic Services Expire

by Lisa Song,

ProPublica Wins National Magazine Awards for General Excellence and Public Interest

ProPublica,

Beyond Showerheads: Trump’s Attempts to Kill Appliance Regulations Cause Chaos

by Peter Elkind,

“Not Just Measles”: Whooping Cough Cases Are Soaring as Vaccine Rates Decline

by Duaa Eldeib and Patricia Callahan, and photography by Sarahbeth Maney,

From Lollapalooza to Detention Camps: Meet the Tent Company Making a Fortune Off Trump’s Deportation Plans

by Jeff Ernsthausen, Mica Rosenberg and Avi Asher-Schapiro,

N.C. Lawmakers Move to Stop Votes From Being Discarded Based on Postelection Rule Changes

by Doug Bock Clark,

Trump’s EPA Plans to Stop Collecting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data From Most Polluters

by Sharon Lerner,

An Algorithm Deemed This Nearly Blind 70-Year-Old Prisoner a “Moderate Risk.” Now He’s No Longer Eligible for Parole.

by Richard A. Webster, Verite News,

Five Newsroom Partners Join ProPublica and The Texas Tribune Investigative Initiative

by ProPublica,

What Reality TV Gets Wrong About Criminal Investigations. (Spoiler: So Much.)

by Taylor Kate Brown,

“They Don’t Care About Civil Rights”: Trump’s Shuttering of DHS Oversight Arm Freezes 600 Cases, Imperils Human Rights

by J. David McSwane and Hannah Allam,

En el interior de los vuelos de deportación de ICE Air: “¿Se podría evacuar a tiempo a más de cien pasajeros encadenados?”

por McKenzie Funk,

No, President Trump, the Income Tax Wasn’t A Mistake. But It Was an Accident.

by Jesse Eisinger,

North Carolina Lawmakers Ask for Investigation Into Funding Disruptions for Sexual Abuse Survivors

by Doug Bock Clark,

Trump Said Cuts Wouldn’t Affect Public Safety. Then He Fired Hundreds of Workers Who Help Fight Wildfires.

by Mark Olalde,

Connecticut DMV Never Set Up System to Enforce a Century-Old Towing Law

by Dave Altimari and Ginny Monk, The Connecticut Mirror,

Will Extreme Spending and Partisanship Undermine Trust in State Supreme Courts?

by Megan O’Matz,

Microsoft Hooked the Government on Its Products With Freebies. Could Elon Musk’s Starlink Be Doing the Same?

by Renee Dudley,

Texas AG Ken Paxton Won’t Face Federal Corruption Charges as He Gains Momentum for Likely Senate Run

by Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune,

ProPublica's 2024 Annual Report

ProPublica,

In An Era of Big Money, the University of Illinois Shrugs Off Rules on Athletes’ NIL Deals

by Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune, and Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica,

Unsanitary Practices Persist at Baby Formula Factory Whose Shutdown Led to Mass Shortages, Workers Say

by Heather Vogell,

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    Inspector General Probes Whether Trump, DOGE Sought Private Taxpayer Information or Sensitive IRS Material

    The request, spelled out in an email obtained by ProPublica, comes amid concerns that DOGE has overstepped its bounds in seeking highly restricted private information about taxpayers, public employees or federal agencies.

    by William Turton, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Christopher Bing and Andy Kroll,

    ICE Awarded a $3.8 Billion Contract to Hold Immigrants on a Military Base. Days Later, It Was Canceled.

    The administration still intends to move ahead with the plan to build a tent detention camp at Fort Bliss, sources said. It’s a job that promises to be highly sought after as Trump officials plan to pour billions of dollars into new detention facilities.

    by Jeff Ernsthausen, Mica Rosenberg and Avi Asher-Schapiro,

    Nike’s Gold Standard

    Nike Says Its Factory Workers Earn Nearly Double the Minimum Wage. At This Cambodian Factory, 1% Made That Much.

    Nike has made an expansive effort to convince consumers, investors and others that it is improving the lives of factory workers who make its products, not exploiting them. A rare view of wages at one Cambodian factory tests this claim.

    by Rob Davis, photography by Sarahbeth Maney,

    ICE Air Has a New Contractor. This State Is Asking How It Will Protect the Detainees on Board.

    A letter to the airline from Connecticut’s attorney general cited ProPublica’s reporting on ICE Air flight attendants, who said it was unclear how shackled detainees would get off a plane in an emergency.

    by McKenzie Funk,

    The Untold Story of How Ed Martin Ghostwrote Online Attacks Against a Judge — and Still Became a Top Trump Prosecutor

    Martin’s career is dotted with ethical and professional questions, records show. Some of the most serious ones about the interim U.S. attorney for D.C. have remained buried in court filings, overlooked by the press or never reported — until now.

    by Jeremy Kohler and Andy Kroll,