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February 2019

ProPublica and ProPublica Local Reporting Network Projects Are Finalists for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting

by ProPublica,

Death and Valor on an American Warship Doomed by its Own Navy

by T. Christian Miller, Megan Rose and Robert Faturechi,

Confidential Memo: Company of Trump Inaugural Chair Sought to Profit From Connections to Administration, Foreigners

by Justin Elliott, ProPublica, and Ilya Marritz, WNYC,

In Elkhart, Indiana, Another Conviction Gets Tossed. The Star Witness Was Hypnotized, a Fact the Prosecutor Concealed.

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

Pennsylvania Police Now Limited in Flagging Undocumented Immigrants to ICE

by Kavitha Surana,

National Press Photographers Association Honors Kathleen Flynn for Photography on ProPublica Investigation

by ProPublica,

Domineque Ray Is Set to Be Executed Thursday. Did He Ever Really Have a Chance at Being Spared?

by Lauren Gill for ProPublica,

A “Bittersweet” Moment: Court Says VA Was Wrong in Denying Vietnam Veterans Benefits

by Beena Raghavendran,

The Curious Case of a Kentucky Cybersecurity Contract

by Jessica Huseman, ProPublica, and Daniel Desrochers, Lexington Herald-Leader,

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,