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April 2018

In Pennsylvania, It’s Open Season on Undocumented Immigrants

by Deborah Sontag and Dale Russakoff for ProPublica,

For Cops Who Want to Help ICE Crack Down on Illegal Immigration, Pennsylvania Is a Free-for-All

by Dale Russakoff and Deborah Sontag for ProPublica,

From Border-Crosser to Felon

by Deborah Sontag,

“Walking While Black” Wins Paul Tobenkin Award

by ProPublica,

ProPublica’s 2018 Reader Survey

by ProPublica,

Trump’s Company Is Suing Towns Across the Country to Get Breaks on Taxes — “Trump, Inc.” Podcast

by Katherine Sullivan,

We Have Some Follow-Ups for Facebook — And We Want Your Help

by Ariana Tobin, Jeremy B. Merrill, Lucas Waldron and Terry Parris Jr.,

ProPublica and NPR ‘Lost Mothers’ Series a Finalist for Peabody Award

by ProPublica,

Senators Question HUD’s “Rash” Decision to Close Two Housing Complexes in Southern Illinois

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

Sacklers Who Disavow OxyContin May Have Benefited From It

by David Armstrong,

What It Was Like Reporting on a Teenager Marked for Death by the Gang MS-13

by Hannah Dreier,

Sessions Turned to Convicted Fundraiser for Advice on U.S. Attorneys

by Robert Faturechi,

ProPublica Illinois, Chicago Tribune Win Taylor Award for Fairness in Journalism for ‘The Tax Divide’

by ProPublica,

ProPublica, KPCC In Person Present ‘Shades of Hate — Then, Now, Tomorrow’

ProPublica,

Teen Who Faced Deportation After He Informed on MS-13 Gets Temporary Reprieve

by Hannah Dreier,

HUD Long Neglected These Residents. Now As They Move Out, Some Feel HUD Let Them Down Again.

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

In Small-Town America, the Public Housing Crisis Nobody’s Talking About

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

Four Ways to Fix Facebook

by Julia Angwin,

Teenage MS-13 Gang Informant Heads Into Final Asylum Hearing

by Hannah Dreier,

How Do You Identify Fake News?

by Vignesh Ramachandran,

How You Can Use Trump Town

by Derek Kravitz and Al Shaw, ProPublica, and Alex Mierjeski for ProPublica,

Help Us Dive Into the Swamp — ‘Trump, Inc.’ Podcast

by Eric Umansky,

Addiction Drug’s Side Effect: More Overdoses?

by Alec MacGillis,

ProPublica and NPR Win Investigative Reporters and Editors Award

ProPublica,

A Betrayal

by Hannah Dreier,

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan Builds Power From the Ground Up — And Sometimes From the Basement

by Mick Dumke,

Triste

by Nadia Sussman,

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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Most Read

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

    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.

    by Hannah Allam,

    More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

    The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.

    by Nicole Foy, photography by Sarahbeth Maney,

    Trump, Inc.

    How Payday Lenders Spent $1 Million at a Trump Resort — and Cashed In

    At the Trump Doral outside Miami, payday lenders celebrated the potential death of a rule intended to protect their customers. They couldn’t have done it without President Donald Trump and his latest deregulator, Kathleen Kraninger.

    by Anjali Tsui, ProPublica, and Alice Wilder, WNYC,

    Life of the Mother

    A Coast Guard Commander Miscarried. She Nearly Died After Being Denied Care.

    U.S. service members have long faced strict limits on abortions, even when used to resolve miscarriages. Under federal law, the military will only pay for abortions in cases of rape, incest or to save the mother’s life.

    by Erin Edwards for ProPublica and Robin Fields,

    The Militia and the Mole

    Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter.

    by Joshua Kaplan,