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August 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM

Elon Musk’s pitch to build $760M tunnels under Houston

Musk’s Boring Co. is getting help from a Texas congressman in its bid to divert floodwater. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story August 28, 2025 · View in browser In today’s newsl…

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August 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM

The leader of Trump’s assault on higher education has a troubled legal and financial history

Leo Terrell’s past is at odds with Trump’s description of an “incredibly successful” attorney. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story August 27, 2025 · View in browser In today’s ne…

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August 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Protection for renters across the country

Impact fueled by reader support Donate Hi Reader,  Who is behind rising rents in America?   That’s the question ProPublica reporter Heather Vogell decided to answer a few years ago, when she started investigating the country’s soaring rents. She found that rents were often being set not by landlords…

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August 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM

DOGE targeted him on social media. Then the Taliban took his family.

Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi helped U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U.S.-funded nonprofit. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate …

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August 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM

Fed cuts continue: 20,500+ health workers are out of jobs

The Trump administration refused to say how many workers it let go. We found the true number. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story August 21, 2025 · View in browser In today’s new…

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August 20, 2025 at 11:07 AM

🔬 RFK Jr. cut grants for autism research while vowing to find a cause

The Trump administration is rolling back protections against pollution and toxic chemicals, including some linked to the condition. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story August 20,…

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August 13, 2025 at 10:34 AM

Texas private schools hire relatives and enrich insiders.

Soon they can do it with taxpayer money. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story August 13, 2025 · View in browser In today’s newsletter: Nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of inte…

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August 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM

Our first Impact Report of 2025

The enduring power of independent nonprofit journalism Donate Dear Reader,  For nearly two decades, ProPublica has exposed abuses of power and betrayals of the public trust, and we have seen how those facts inspire change.   Today we published ProPublica’s first Impact Report of 2025. ProPublica’s…

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August 11, 2025 at 11:35 AM

“It’s kind of all rigged”

Mineral owners want more transparency from oil companies. A North Dakota program has fallen short. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story August 11, 2025 · View in browser In today’…

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August 7, 2025 at 9:03 AM

Israel secretly recruited Iranian dissidents to attack their country from within

Operations in the decadeslong secret war between Iran and Israel have shifted fundamentally in recent years. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story August 07, 2025 · View in browser…

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August 6, 2025 at 11:23 AM

Trump attacks on law firms make it harder to challenge the administration

Some of America’s largest law firms are refusing to take pro bono and paid legal work from groups that seek to hold the government to account. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story …

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July 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM

Who Owns ProPublica?

Support this independent newsroom that gets results Donate Hi Reader,   A lot of attention is being paid to how money and power shape American newsrooms these days. With billionaires buying up major media outlets, Congress rescinding funding for public media and speculation swirling around how a maj…

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July 31, 2025 at 11:51 AM

Bloodied faces, sobbing children: Immigration officers smash car windows to speed up arrests

ICE says its officers use a “minimum amount of force.” We have videos that show what it looks like. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story July 31, 2025 · View in browser In today’s…

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July 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM

Venezuelan men want the world to know what they endured in CECOT

Now that they’re free, they say the fact that they were released is proof of how senseless their detentions were. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story July 30, 2025 · View in brow…

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July 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM

A festival promised ways to cheat death. Two attendees left fighting for their lives.

Authorities are investigating why two women fell ill at the Revolution Against Aging and Death Festival in Las Vegas. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story July 29, 2025 · View in …

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July 28, 2025 at 10:10 AM

Middle school cheerleaders made a TikTok video portraying a school shooting

They were charged with a crime. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story July 28, 2025 · View in browser In today’s newsletter: How social media posts are leading to criminal charges …

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July 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM

His former company employed undocumented workers. Now he’s profiting off an immigrant detention camp.

Nathan Albers previously co-owned a company that pleaded guilty to a scheme to hire and conceal undocumented workers. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story July 25, 2025 · View in …

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July 24, 2025 at 10:06 AM

Texas AG Ken Paxton is increasingly relying on costly private lawyers

One attorney cost taxpayers more than $24,000 for a day's work. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story July 24, 2025 · View in browser In today’s newsletter: Texas Attorney General …

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July 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM

He came to the U.S. to support his sick child. He was detained. Then he disappeared.

Like most of the Venezuelan men deported to a Salvadoran prison, José Manuel Ramos Bastidas had followed U.S. immigration rules. Then Trump rewrote them. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story …

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July 17, 2025 at 11:16 AM

RFK wants to overhaul a vital system that supports childhood immunization

The results could be catastrophic. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story July 17, 2025 · View in browser In today’s newsletter: Threats to an obscure but vital vaccine program; que…

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July 16, 2025 at 11:56 AM

Did Idaho’s coroner system let a man get away with killing his wife?

Clayton Strong had a history of domestic unrest in two marriages. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story July 16, 2025 · View in browser In today’s newsletter: How Idaho’s coroner s…

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July 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM

BREAKING: The IRS is building a vast system to share tax records with ICE

ProPublica has obtained the blueprint for the Trump administration’s unprecedented plan to turn over IRS records to Homeland Security. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story July 15…

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July 9, 2025 at 10:45 AM

The Texas flash flood is a preview of the climate-driven chaos to come

The federal government is running away from the policies that might begin to address climate change. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story July 09, 2025 · View in browser In today’…

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July 2, 2025 at 10:35 AM

Trump’s EPA pulls back PFAS protections

The agency has delayed enforcement of its standards, slashed its staff and terminated over $15 million in PFAS research grants. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story July 02, 2025 …

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July 1, 2025 at 9:02 AM

A doctor challenged the opinion of a child abuse specialist. Then he lost his job.

The growing skepticism around the shaken baby syndrome diagnosis. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story July 01, 2025 · View in browser In today’s newsletter: A Minneapolis doctor’…

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June 30, 2025 at 11:47 AM

Kristi Noem secretly took personal cut of political donations

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s private company when she was governor of South Dakota. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story June 30, 2025 · View in browser In today’s ne…

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June 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM

How foreign scammers use U.S. banks to fleece Americans

Asian crime syndicates’ online scams have reached industrial proportions. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story June 26, 2025 · View in browser In today’s newsletter: How foreign s…

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June 25, 2025 at 10:31 AM

A new Trump plan gives DHS and the White House greater influence in the fight against organized crime

An overhaul led by Stephen Miller would scale back prosecutors’ control over investigations. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story June 25, 2025 · View in browser In today’s newsle…

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June 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM

The secret gamble at the FDA that exposed America to risky drugs

The agency has given foreign factories that violated critical standards in drugmaking continued access to the U.S. market. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story June 17, 2025 · Vie…

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June 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM

⏱️ Final hours of our member drive! ⏱️

Join us by midnight! Hi Reader,  We’re in the final stretch of our summer member drive, and the deadline is midnight tonight.  In just the past two weeks, more than 2,600 readers have stepped up to support ProPublica. Some have given $5 a month. Others $25, $100 or even $1,000. What matters most i…

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June 13, 2025 at 10:04 AM

Today only, your donation is doubled 💚💚

Last day of our summer member drive Hi Reader,  Today is the final day of ProPublica’s summer member drive, and we need your help to finish strong.  To make these last hours count, a generous ProPublica donor, Tom B., a loyal supporter from Seattle, has stepped up with a $15,000 matching gift. That…

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June 12, 2025 at 12:25 PM

How El Salvador’s government impeded a U.S. probe of MS-13 and corruption

“Delay, interfere, undermine.” Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story June 12, 2025 · View in browser In today’s newsletter: An impeded investigation; the health risks of tear gas; …

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June 12, 2025 at 9:52 AM

Reporting on “the intern in charge”

Member drive deadline: tomorrow Donate Hi Reader,  Last week, our reporters introduced you to a new Department of Homeland Security official and recent college graduate, Thomas Fugate.   The 22-year-old has no apparent national security expertise. Now, he is overseeing the Center for Prevention Prog…

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June 11, 2025 at 10:24 AM

Shining a light on health insurance barriers

Support ProPublica today. Hi Reader,  Have you ever wondered why it can be so hard to find a therapist who takes insurance?   If you need a doctor, you can reasonably expect to find one in your insurance network, call them up and get treated. Not so for mental health care. Even if you’re able to fi…

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June 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM

The DOGE 100: The staffers implementing Trump’s drastic cuts

Musk is out, but more than 100 of his followers remain. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story June 10, 2025 · View in browser In today’s newsletter: The DOGE 100; a juvenile detent…

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June 10, 2025 at 9:42 AM

Holding the powerful to account in all 50 states

Member drive ends on Friday, join us now Hi Reader,  Every community, big and small, deserves answers and accountability. But since 2005, more than 3,200 local newspapers across the U.S. have vanished.* The ones that remain are often underfunded and overstretched — stripped of the resources needed …

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June 9, 2025 at 9:42 AM

Journalism as a force for change

Fearless reporting for an informed society — join us by Friday Donate 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 …

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June 7, 2025 at 11:03 AM

Change begins with fearless reporting.

Help ProPublica dig up the facts. Join us now. Hi Reader,  A “wood chipper for bureaucracy.” This is how Elon Musk has described the Department of Government Efficiency.   Musk kept that promise during his time in government, and DOGE soldiers on with consequences that will continue to unfold in th…

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June 6, 2025 at 11:45 AM

DOGE developed error-prone AI to help kill Veterans Affairs contracts

A staffer with no medical experience used artificial intelligence to identify which VA contracts to kill. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story June 06, 2025 · View in browser In t…

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June 6, 2025 at 11:05 AM

Journalism that gets results

See how reader-funded journalism is changing the world Hi Reader,  On Monday, we began our two-week summer 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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June 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM

Accounting for the uncalculated

Help ProPublica dig up the facts. Join us now. Hi Reader,  When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, doctors warned that women would die, but lawmakers who passed state abortion bans didn’t listen. For years, the consequences weren’t tracked. The CDC didn’t ask states to note deaths li…

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June 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM

Meet the 22-year-old Trump’s team picked to lead terrorism prevention

“The intern in charge.” Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story June 04, 2025 · View in browser In today’s newsletter: Thomas Fugate is one year out of college and tasked with overse…

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June 4, 2025 at 10:33 AM

Guard Democracy’s Guardrails

Support fearless, independent journalism Hi Reader,  “If this was done by another country, we absolutely would call this corruption.”  That’s what Kristofer Harrison said last month when ProPublica reporting revealed that President Donald Trump’s administration was using the U.S. government’s forei…

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June 3, 2025 at 11:36 AM

How tech company recruiters sidestep Trump’s immigration crackdown

Newspaper ads for tech companies that aren’t seeking applicants reveal an aspect of U.S. immigration law that hurts both domestic and foreign workers — yet has endured for decades. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate …

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June 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM

Who Owns ProPublica?

Support this independent newsroom that gets results Hi Reader,  The owners of major media outlets 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 th…

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June 2, 2025 at 10:02 AM

Summer member drive begins today

Support fearless journalism during our 2-week drive Donate Hi Reader,  ProPublica’s summer 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 d…

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May 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM

Trump administration knew most Venezuelans deported to El Salvador had no U.S. criminal convictions

Records reveal that officials knew that more than half of the 238 deportees were labeled as having no criminal record in the U.S. and had only violated immigration laws. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate …

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May 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM

[UPDATED LINK] Fallout from U.S. aid withdrawal hits the world’s most fragile locations

Diplomats are reporting that cuts have led to violence and instability, while undermining anti-terrorism initiatives. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story May 28, 2025 · View in b…

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May 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM

Fallout from U.S. aid withdrawal hits the world’s most fragile locations

Diplomats are reporting that cuts have led to violence and instability, while undermining anti-terrorism initiatives. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story May 28, 2025 · View in b…

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May 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM

Chicago police fail to investigate officers repeatedly accused of sexual misconduct

Over a dozen officers faced multiple sexual misconduct allegations. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story May 22, 2025 · View in browser In today’s newsletter: A decade of repeated…

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