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February 2020

Justice Dept. Says It Will Investigate Deadly Conditions at Four Mississippi Prisons

The Most Important Thing Every Parent Needs to Know About Car Seat Safety

Paratransit Services in New York City Are Severely Limited and Unpredictable. They Still Cost $614 Million a Year.

Watch: Test Videos Reveal How Evenflo Put Children at Risk

Evenflo, Maker of the “Big Kid” Booster Seat, Put Profits Over Child Safety

17 Sailors and Six Marines Died in Avoidable Accidents. Congress Questions Whether the Problems Have Been Fixed.

The Iowa Caucuses App Had Another Problem: It Could Have Been Hacked

TurboTax and Others Charged at Least 14 Million Americans for Tax Prep That Should Have Been Free, Audit Finds

ProPublica Local Reporting Network “Lawless” Series a Finalist for Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting

How Parnas and Fruman’s Dodgy Donation Was Uncovered by Two People Using Google Translate

Iowa’s Lesson: Political Parties Are Not as Good as Government Officials at Counting Votes

Where Is My Tax Refund?

Reporting Recipe: How to Identify Suspicious Campaign Finance Records

How to Use Our Database to Report on Accused Priests in Your Area

We’ve Gotten a Lot of Questions About Our Database of Credibly Accused Priests. Here Are the Answers.

“Las mujeres en un lado y los varones en otro lado”: Cómo fue que los nuevos poderes, y los viejos descuidos, de la Patrulla Fronteriza separaron a una familia

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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