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December 2018

Who’s More Likely to Be Audited: A Person Making $20,000 — or $400,000?

by Paul Kiel and Jesse Eisinger,

Illinois Regulators Are Investigating a Psychiatrist Whose Research With Children Was Marred by Misconduct

by Jodi S. Cohen,

Criminally Insane in Oregon Attack Twice as Many People Than Previously Known, New Data Shows

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise,

Americans Dodge $660 Billion in Taxes Each Year — And It’s Probably Getting Worse

by Lucas Waldron,

ProPublica Picks 14 Newsrooms and Investigative Projects for Year 2 of Its Local Reporting Network

by ProPublica,

What We Now Know about Manafort, Cohen and “Individual-1” — “Trump, Inc.” Podcast Extra

by Ilya Marritz, WNYC,

“Trump, Inc.” Podcast Honored With Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award

by ProPublica,

How the IRS Was Gutted

by Paul Kiel and Jesse Eisinger,

Stung by Controversies, Police Chief Resigns in Elkhart, Indiana

by Christian Sheckler, South Bend Tribune, and Ken Armstrong, ProPublica,

How the More Than Me Charity Gamed the Internet and Hollywood to Win a Million Dollars

by Finlay Young for ProPublica,

Prominent Doctors Aren’t Disclosing Their Industry Ties in Medical Journal Studies. And Journals Are Doing Little to Enforce Their Rules

by Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, and Katie Thomas, The New York Times,

Federal Judge Puts Independent Review of Troubled Psychiatric Hospital on Hold

by Duaa Eldeib,

An Elkhart Police Officer Was Convicted of Drunken Driving — Then the Chief Promoted Him

by Christian Sheckler, South Bend Tribune, and Ken Armstrong, ProPublica,

Judge Calls for Examination of Quality Controls in New York Supported Housing System

by Joaquin Sapien,

What Chicago Voters Can Look Forward to in a Very Crowded Mayoral Election

by Lakeidra Chavis,

FBI Moves to Fix Critical Flaw in Its Crime Reporting System

by Mark Greenblatt and Mark Fahey, Newsy, Bernice Yeung, ProPublica, and Emily Harris, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting,

Judge in Joe Bryan Case Rejects Defense Pleas for New Trial

by Pamela Colloff,

Chicago Task Force Will Take on Ticket and Debt Collection Reform

by Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, and Elliott Ramos, WBEZ Chicago,

Local Oregon Officials and Community Members Weigh in on Repeated Attacks After Pleading Insanity

by Cynthia Gordy Giwa,

Living Apart, Coming Undone

by Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, and Tom Jennings for FRONTLINE,

He is West Virginia’s Speaker of the House — and a Lawyer for Natural Gas Companies

by Ken Ward Jr. and Kate Mishkin, The Charleston Gazette-Mail,

How We Found Donald Trump Jr.’s Secret Investment in a Fundraiser’s Business

by Jake Pearson and Derek Kravitz,

Trump Jr. Invested in a Hydroponic Lettuce Company Whose Chair Was Seeking Trump Administration Funds — “Trump, Inc.” Podcast Extra

by Jake Pearson and Peter Elkind,

Elkhart City Council Members Support Investigation of Police Department

by Christian Sheckler, South Bend Tribune,

VA Shadow Rulers Had Sway Over Contracting and Budgeting

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

With Trump’s Justice Department Retreating, Who Will Now Police the Police?

by Christian Sheckler, South Bend Tribune, and Ken Armstrong, ProPublica,

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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Melissa Sanchez

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

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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,