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March 18, 2025 at 10:08 AM

How Trump’s decisions are being discussed behind closed doors

Fearless Reporting for an Informed Society — Join Us. Hi Reader,  We are living through a significant transformation in the scope and scale of the federal government. Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has facilitated sweeping cuts in staffing and contracts across federal agencies. Dec…

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March 17, 2025 at 11:43 AM

Trump halted an Agent Orange cleanup. That puts hundreds of thousands at risk for poisoning.

Plus: A push to amend the Constitution could help Trump expand presidential power. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story March 17, 2025 · View in browser In today’s newsletter: Tru…

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March 17, 2025 at 9:51 AM

Change begins with fearless reporting

Support ProPublica today. Hi Reader,  We deserve leaders who act with honesty, integrity and transparency. But when they fall short, independent journalism is often the first — and sometimes only — line of defense. For generations, investigative reporters have played a critical role in holding the …

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March 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM

Holding the powerful to account in all 50 states

Support fearless journalism nationwide Hi Reader,  Every community deserves answers and accountability. Yet we have lost more than 3,200 local U.S. newspapers since 2005.1 Those that have survived are smaller and often lack the resources needed to produce time-consuming investigative reporting proj…

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March 14, 2025 at 9:51 AM

Who Owns ProPublica?

Support this independent newsroom that gets results Hi Reader, Newspaper owners have been making a lot of news themselves lately. Changing policies and priorities at legacy media outlets have refocused attention on how money, power and influence shape both the opinion pages and the newsrooms we coun…

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March 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM

The news is chaos. The truth is not.

Help ProPublica dig up the facts. Join us now. Hi Reader,  The current administration’s approach to reducing waste, fraud and abuse in government has, thus far, not held precision in high regard. Elon Musk has described the Department of Government Efficiency as a “wood chipper for bureaucracy.” Dra…

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March 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM

Recording reveals head of Social Security’s thoughts on DOGE and Trump

The acting SSA commissioner portrayed his agency as facing peril, while also encouraging patience with “the DOGE kids.” Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story March 12, 2025 · View …

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March 12, 2025 at 10:36 AM

Journalism that gets results

See how reader-funded journalism is changing the world Hi Reader,  On Monday, we began our two-week spring member drive, and I’m thrilled to say that already, more than 1,000 readers stepped up with a donation. Join them with your gift of any amount. We need folks like you to support our deep-dive …

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March 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM

He was convicted based on allegedly fabricated bite mark analysis. Louisiana wants to execute him anyway.

More reporting from ProPublica on questionable forensics. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story March 11, 2025 · View in browser In today’s newsletter: When questionable forensic a…

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March 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM

The Tip Truck

Support our small but mighty team of reporters Hi Reader,  At the end of February, employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development were assigned 15-minute increments to clear out their personal belongings from the soon-to-be-shuttered agency headquarters in Washington, D.C. With boxes in…

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March 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM

Spring member drive begins today

Support fearless journalism during our 2-week drive Hi Reader, ProPublica’s spring member drive begins today. For the next two weeks, we’ll be checking in with you, explaining how we operate as a newsroom, highlighting some of our best stories and hopefully convincing you to join us with a donation …

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March 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM

How Terrorgram influencers turned a teen into a killer

Neo-Nazi influencers used Telegram to turn a troubled teenager into a racist killer. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story March 08, 2025 · View in browser In today’s newsletter: N…

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March 6, 2025 at 1:05 PM

Secretive D.C. influence project appears to be running a group house for right-wing lawmakers

Pastor Steve Berger, Speaker Johnson, Rep. Ogles: D.C. roomies? Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story March 06, 2025 · View in browser In today’s newsletter: An influence campaign …

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March 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM

DOGE’s IRS cuts threaten to cost more than DOGE will ever save

They saved America billions. Trump gutted their team. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story March 05, 2025 · View in browser In today’s newsletter: How the latest IRS firings swept…

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March 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM

Ethical concerns surround Sen. Joni Ernst’s relationships with military officials who lobbied her committee

Ethics and military experts say Ernst’s relationships with top Air Force and Navy officials created potential conflicts of interest. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story March 04,…

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March 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM

The Trump administration said these aid programs saved lives. It canceled them anyway.

The axing of some 10,000 programs has consigned untold numbers of children and refugees to death, officials say. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story March 01, 2025 · View in brow…

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February 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM

Mike Johnson’s well-connected roommate

The House Speaker, the evangelical pastor, and the GOP donor. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story February 28, 2025 · View in browser In today’s newsletter: Speaker Mike Johnson’…

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February 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM

DOGE gains access to confidential records on housing discrimination and medical details

While some agencies have resisted efforts by Elon Musk’s team to access confidential records, HUD has opened the door. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story February 26, 2025 · Vie…

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February 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM

When an untrue stat shapes federal policy

Our editor in chief on the claim that only 6% of federal employees work in their offices. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story February 24, 2025 · View in browser In today’s speci…

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February 22, 2025 at 12:38 PM

Anxiety mounts among Social Security recipients as DOGE troops settle in

Elon Musk’s team has descended upon an already understaffed Social Security Administration. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story February 22, 2025 · View in browser In today’s new…

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February 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM

NEW: Texas’ maternal mortality rate increased 33% while national rates fell

ProPublica’s analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Bi…

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February 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM

Why Georgia is a warning for states seeking Medicaid restrictions

Only 6,500 participants have enrolled in a program that has cost taxpayers more than $86 million. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story February 19, 2025 · View in browser In today…

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February 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM

From tax scam promoter to General Services Administration adviser

Frank Schuler was a leading promoter of a tax deduction derided as a scam by prosecutors, senators and the IRS. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story February 18, 2025 · View in bro…

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February 16, 2025 at 2:35 AM

BREAKING: Trump official destroying USAID secretly met with Christian nationalists abroad in defiance of U.S. policy

Peter Marocco's turbulent tenure during the first Trump administration sheds light on his current efforts to dismantle the American foreign aid system from the inside out. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate …

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February 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM

Why does this drug cost $2 million a dose?

Taxpayers and charities helped develop Zolgensma. They got nothing from the recording-setting price. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story February 12, 2025 · View in browser In to…

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February 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM

Elon Musk may now control fate of SpaceX regulators at FAA

The DOGE chief is expected to turn his budget-slashing sights on the FAA’s little-known commercial spaceflight office. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story February 11, 2025 · View…

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February 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM

Watching the plans unfold

How to get involved with ProPublica Donate Hi Reader,   “We want the bureaucrats to be traumatically affected. When they wake up in the morning, we want them to not want to go to work because they are increasingly viewed as the villains. We want their funding to be shut down so that the EPA can’t d…

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February 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM

Trump’s pardons and purges revive an old question: Who counts as a terrorist?

The president’s actions foretell a permissive new climate for extremist movements, say current and former officials and researchers. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story February 1…

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February 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM

The Trump Administration’s USAID takeover may have broken the law

New details about what legal risk officials were prepared to take and what laws they may have violated on their way to creating a “constitutional crisis” Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story …

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February 6, 2025 at 12:20 PM

Inside Trump’s EPA: What employees say about the decision to stay or go

“We feel terrorized.” Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story February 06, 2025 · View in browser In today’s newsletter: Inside the EPA at the beginning of the Trump administration; …

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February 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM

How gun lobbyists and Cambridge Analytica weaponized gun owners’ private details

Behavioral profiles and legal worries. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story February 05, 2025 · View in browser In today’s newsletter: How a gun lobby and Cambridge Analytica used…

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February 3, 2025 at 12:39 PM

“We will fight back”

Aid workers fear closing a camp on the Arizona border will endanger migrants. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story February 03, 2025 · View in browser In today’s newsletter: Fears…

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January 31, 2025 at 8:05 PM

BREAKING: Trump ban on lifesaving humanitarian aid still in place, despite administration claims

Organizations that provide vital care for desperate and vulnerable people around the world have been forced to halt operations, turn away patients and lay off staff. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The…

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January 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM

Dozens of people died in sober living homes as Arizona officials fumbled Medicaid fraud response

State officials haven’t accounted publicly for the number of deaths tied to a fraud scheme. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story January 27, 2025 · View in browser In today’s news…

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January 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM

Madison and Nashville school shooters appear to have crossed paths in online extremist communities

A month after a student opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School, another killed a classmate at Antioch High School. Both were active in an internet subculture that glorifies mass shooters and encourages young people to commit attacks. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to ho…

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January 22, 2025 at 8:16 PM

Trump’s no. 2 pick for the EPA represented companies accused of pollution

David Fotouhi, a lawyer who recently challenged a ban on asbestos, worked to roll back climate regulations and water protections while serving in the Environmental Protection Agency during Trump’s first administration. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to acc…

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January 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM

Investigating the second Trump administration

We rely on insights from people closest to the issues. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate January 21, 2025 · View in browser In today’s special post-inauguration newsletter: Our early coverag…

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January 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM

The fate of this hurricane-battered town is now in Trump’s hands

Donald Trump has said he will overturn a law that helps communities better weather the effects of climate change. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story January 17, 2025 · View in br…

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January 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM

How the State Department let Israel get away with horrors in Gaza

A year of empty threats and a “smokescreen” policy. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story January 15, 2025 · View in browser In today’s newsletter: How the State Department let Isr…

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January 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM

Inside the plan to funnel taxpayer dollars to religious schools

How the “Ohio model” for school vouchers spread to other states. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story January 13, 2025 · View in browser In today’s newsletter: How taxpayer money …

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January 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM

Neverending cases: Alaska trials are delayed for so long that victims die without justice

Judges have approved dozens of delays over years. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story January 09, 2025 · View in browser In today's newsletter: Why it takes so long for a sexual …

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January 8, 2025 at 11:55 AM

Elon Musk’s Boring Company is tunneling beneath Las Vegas with little oversight

Musk’s views on regulatory power have taken on new significance in light of his close ties to Donald Trump. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story January 08, 2025 · View in browser …

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January 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM

A mole infiltrated the highest ranks of American militias. This is what he found.

Going undercover without police backing, John Williams told one person: a ProPublica reporter. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story January 04, 2025 · View in browser In today’s n…

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January 2, 2025 at 1:08 PM

He frantically called 911 to revive his infant son. Now he could face 12 years in prison.

Exonerations and new science continue to raise questions about shaken baby syndrome. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story January 02, 2025 · View in browser In today's newsletter:…

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December 31, 2024 at 9:05 PM

❤️ Donate by midnight! ❤️

Support fearless, independent journalism that makes an impact Hi Reader,  We have mere hours before the deadline to make your 2024 charitable donations. I hope that ProPublica will be among the nonprofits you support this year, and that you will donate before the clock strikes midnight!   Our reader…

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December 31, 2024 at 12:33 PM

Your gift is matched today, up to $50,000

Donate by midnight! Hi Reader,  As we wrap up 2024, time is running out to make your year-end donation to support the independent journalism that shines a light on corruption and holds those in power accountable.  Right now, your impact can go twice as far: A longtime donor has generously pledged to…

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December 30, 2024 at 12:48 PM

Insurers continue to rely on doctors whose judgments have been criticized by courts

Judges found that some insurers’ psychiatrists engaged in “selective readings” of medical evidence and “shut their eyes” to opposing opinions. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story …

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December 30, 2024 at 12:03 PM

Top Stories of 2024: See What Supporters Made Possible

Together, we made a difference in 2024. Help us keep going in 2025! Hi Reader,  As the year draws to a close, I want to highlight some of the investigative journalism that support from our readers has made possible. At ProPublica, we’re committed to delivering articles that hold the powerful account…

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December 29, 2024 at 11:03 AM

A critical public service

Match your donation today! Hi Reader,  With just a few days left in the year, time is running out to make your year-end donation to ProPublica. And right now, your gift can go twice as far!  An anonymous foundation has generously pledged to match all contributions up to $50,000 today only. That mean…

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December 28, 2024 at 12:04 PM

Exposing unintended consequences of abortion bans

People-powered journalism needs your support Hi Reader,  When the government passes a law, who is responsible for tracking unintended consequences? In the case of abortion bans, some states are not only failing to investigate preventable deaths as a result of those bans, but some leaders are activel…

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