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June 2018

Behind the Criminal Immigration Law: Eugenics and White Supremacy

by Ian MacDougall,

Video: The Voices Missing From the Immigration Debate

by ProPublica,

How the Case for Voter Fraud Was Tested — and Utterly Failed

by Jessica Huseman,

When Do Reporters Collaborate, and When Do They Compete?

by David Eads,

DHS Chief is Confronted With ProPublica Tape of Wailing Children Separated from Parents

by Stephen Engelberg,

Escucha a los niños que acaban de ser separados de sus padres en la frontera

par Ginger Thompson,

Listen to Children Who’ve Just Been Separated From Their Parents at the Border

by Ginger Thompson,

Behind the Headline: Marie McCausland

by Cynthia Gordy Giwa,

Behind the Headline: Christopher Copolillo

by Cynthia Gordy Giwa,

Behind the Headline: Noemi Martinez

by Cynthia Gordy Giwa,

Why Are Millions Paying Online Tax Preparation Fees When They Don’t Need To?

by Tik Root for ProPublica,

West Virginia Paid for a CEO to Go on a Trade Delegation to China. Turns Out, He Was Promoting His Company’s Interests, Too.

by Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette-Mail,

After Two-Week Review, St. Luke’s in Houston Reopens Its Heart Transplant Program

by Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, and Mike Hixenbaugh, Houston Chronicle,

Facebook’s Screening for Political Ads Nabs News Sites Instead of Politicians

by Jeremy B. Merrill and Ariana Tobin,

Understand “Variety.” Listen to Young People. Pay Attention to Changing Community Reputations.

by Logan Jaffe,

Oregon Court System Shields Evaluation of Alleged Killer

by Les Zaitz, The Malheur Enterprise,

ProPublica Hires Jeremy Kutner as Deputy General Counsel

by ProPublica,

Illinois Lawmakers Demand Explanation on Children Stuck in Psychiatric Hospitals

by Duaa Eldeib,

Pennsylvania State Police Adding Oversight to Troopers’ Interactions With ICE

by Kavitha Surana,

Announcing ProPublica’s 21 Diversity Scholarship Recipients!

by Lena V. Groeger,

Patients Wait in Limbo as St. Luke’s Heart Transplant Program Reviews Its Problems

by Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, and Mike Hixenbaugh, Houston Chronicle,

The Administration of Mayor Rahm Emanuel Keeps Monitoring Protesters

by Mick Dumke,

Five First Responders to the Pulse Massacre. One Diagnosis: PTSD.

by Abe Aboraya, WMFE,

Welcome to Our Second Decade

by Stephen Engelberg, Richard Tofel, and Robin Fields,

Behind the Headline: Isaura Martinez

by Cynthia Gordy Giwa,

Behind the Headline: Kristen Davis

by Cynthia Gordy Giwa,

Behind the Headline: Bil Musgrave

by Cynthia Gordy Giwa,

Behind the Headline: Rebecca Glover

by Cynthia Gordy Giwa,

Behind the Headline: Deborah Goldberg

by Cynthia Gordy Giwa,

Treated Like Trash

by Lucas Waldron and Katie Campbell,

The Government’s New Contractor to Run Los Alamos Includes the Same Manager It Effectively Fired for Safety Problems

by Rebecca Moss, Santa Fe New Mexican,

How Racial Profiling Goes Unchecked in Immigration Enforcement

by Kavitha Surana,

Where Is “Home” for Children in State Custody?

by Duaa Eldeib,

First Responders Speak Out About PTSD, Two Years After Pulse Nightclub Shooting

by Cynthia Gordy Giwa,

The Family Plan: In Louisiana, Lawmakers Promote Bills That Help Their Relatives and Clients

by Rebekah Allen, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate,

Legislators in Many States Can Push Bills They’d Profit From

by Decca Muldowney,

PTSD in First Responders: An Audiovisual Experience and Conversation

by ProPublica,

New in the Congress API: Lobbying Registrations and More

by Derek Willis,

Louisiana Lawmakers Are Pushing Bills That Benefit Their Own Businesses. And It’s Perfectly Legal.

by Rebekah Allen, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate,

Hundreds of Illinois Children Languish in Psychiatric Hospitals After They’re Cleared For Release

by Duaa Eldeib,

Every Day, a Child is Held Beyond Medical Necessity in Illinois

by Duaa Eldeib, David Eads and Vignesh Ramachandran,

Hell on Wheels

by Kiera Feldman, Voice of America, special to ProPublica,

St. Luke’s to Suspend Heart Transplants After Recent Deaths

by Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, and Mike Hixenbaugh, Houston Chronicle,

An Evening of Stories and Conversations on Hate in Southern California

by ProPublica,

About That Hate Crime at a Western Illinois Cemetery

by Logan Jaffe,

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

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    by David Armstrong, ProPublica; Patrick Rucker, The Capitol Forum; and Maya Miller, ProPublica,

    The Secret IRS Files

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    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.

    by Jesse Eisinger, Jeff Ernsthausen and Paul Kiel,

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    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.

    by Jesse Eisinger, Jeff Ernsthausen and Paul Kiel,

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    by Lena V. Groeger, Charles Ornstein and Ryann Grochowski Jones,

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