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August 2008

Who's Running Detroit?

State Environmental Dept. a No-Show at Drilling Meeting

Ivins Troubled But FBI Docs Fall Short

Was Hamdan's Chauffeuring Really a War Crime?

Update: Second Batch of NSA Docs Here Now

Justice Dept. Releases Documents From Anthrax Investigation

Update: One Batch of NSA Docs Now Here

Jury Dismisses Most Serious Charges Against Hamdan

National Security Agency Internal Forms Published

McCain Bundler's Donors Raise Eyebrows

Fractured Relations -- New York City Sees Drilling as Threat to Its Water Supply

Ivins Told Ethics Officer About Anthrax Clean-up

Pressure Grows to Overturn VA Voter Registration Ban

Mystery of Different Anthrax Attacks Solved?

OSHA Fines

Report Faults Military for Handling of Sexual Assaults

Companies Tap Pension Plans to Pay Exec Benefits

Coming This Week...

Who Gets to Leave Gitmo? Not Always the Innocent

Anthrax Suspect's Defenders Warn Against Rush to Judgment

This Week in Scandal Watch

Big FOIA Backlog Lingers

Bill Authorizes GAO to Sue Gov't for Info

Reminders of Botched Investigation as Suspected Culprit Dies

New Scandal: Politicization of Federal Government

What We’re Watching

During Donald Trump’s second presidency, ProPublica will focus on the areas most in need of scrutiny. Here are some of the issues our reporters will be watching — and how to get in touch with them securely.

Learn more about our reporting team. We will continue to share our areas of interest as the news develops.

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Sharon Lerner

I cover health and the environment and the agencies that govern them, including the Environmental Protection Agency.

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Andy Kroll

I cover justice and the rule of law, including the Justice Department, U.S. attorneys and the courts.

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Melissa Sanchez

I report on immigration and labor, and I am based in Chicago.

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Jesse Coburn

I cover housing and transportation, including the companies working in those fields and the regulators overseeing them.

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    One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating violent extremism.

    The Secret IRS Files

    The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax

    ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.

    The Secret IRS Files

    The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax

    ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing.

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    Treatment Tracker Methodology

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