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October 23, 2024 at 5:42 PM

Inside the company helping health insurers deny coverage for care

Plus, how another Trump presidency could dismantle federal agencies. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story October 23, 2024 · View in browser In today’s newsletter: Inside the comp…

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October 22, 2024 at 5:28 PM

Investigating the integrity of our elections

Our reporters dive deep into battleground states Donate Hi Reader,  The election is 14 days away. Polling indicates a tight race that could be decided by razor-thin margins in a few key states. It’s possible that a clear victor will emerge on Election Day, but in the event that that doesn’t happen…

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October 22, 2024 at 11:30 AM

The new immigration: What’s happening on the border and in places across the U.S.

Plus: A welder died while building a ship for the U.S. government. His family got nothing. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story October 22, 2024 · View in browser In today’s newsl…

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October 19, 2024 at 11:30 AM

The ghosts of John Tanton

Far-right extremists are embracing a decades-old playbook that uses environmentalism to justify anti-immigrant beliefs. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story October 19, 2024 · View…

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October 18, 2024 at 11:17 AM

JD Vance campaign event with Christian right leaders may have violated tax and election laws, experts say

Ziklag and the Courage Tour, the far-right groups that hosted the Republican vice-presidential nominee, are charities that can’t legally intervene in political campaigns. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate …

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October 13, 2024 at 1:01 PM

People charged with domestic violence, child abuse or DUIs are walking free in Anchorage

The city blames a lack of lawyers. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story October 13, 2024 · View in browser In today’s newsletter: Why are hundreds of criminal cases being dismisse…

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October 11, 2024 at 11:00 AM

In this Texas county, the far right’s vision for local governing has come to life

From cutting social services to changing election rules, Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare has pushed his agenda with an uncompromising approach. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story …

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October 6, 2024 at 1:13 PM

A Georgia election rule could have decisive impact on 2024 outcome

An examination of a new election rule in Georgia suggests that local officials in just a handful of rural counties could exclude enough votes to affect the outcome of the 2024 presidential race. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate …

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October 4, 2024 at 11:31 AM

Inside the State Department’s weapons pipeline to Israel

Leaked cables and emails show how the agency’s top officers dismissed internal evidence of Israelis misusing American-made bombs and worked around the clock to rush more out while the Gaza death toll mounted. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Do…

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October 3, 2024 at 3:05 PM

How abortion bans affect maternal health

For years, ProPublica has examined the deaths of pregnant women and new mothers to uncover problems that can prevent other deaths. Now, we are investigating the impact of abortion bans on maternal health. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate…

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October 2, 2024 at 11:37 AM

A pair of billionaire preachers built the most powerful political machine in Texas. That’s just the start.

Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks are poised to take their Christian nationalist agenda nationwide. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story October 02, 2024 · View in browser In today’s news…

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September 28, 2024 at 12:31 PM

Maylia and Jack: A story of teens and fentanyl

Two teens got caught up in a system unprepared to handle kids on either side of the drug trade. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story September 28, 2024 · View in browser In today’…

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September 27, 2024 at 8:05 PM

⏱️ Final hours of our member drive! ⏱️

Join us by midnight! Hi Reader,  We are in the final moments of our fall member drive, and I’m asking you to join us before the midnight deadline by making a donation right now.    Over the past two weeks, more than 4,000 readers have stepped up to give their support. They’ve donated $25, $100, som…

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September 27, 2024 at 9:32 AM

Today: Your donation is doubled 💚💚

Last day of our fall member drive Hi Reader,  Today is the final day of our fall member drive, and I’m asking you to join us as a new member of ProPublica. To help us succeed in these final, critical hours, a longtime ProPublica donor who wishes to remain anonymous has put forward a $20,000 matchin…

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September 26, 2024 at 11:32 AM

Texas rushed to remove millions from Medicaid. That move cost eligible residents care.

Some children were forced to forgo or postpone lifesaving operations, doctors say. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story September 26, 2024 · View in browser In today’s newsletter:…

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September 26, 2024 at 10:34 AM

Investigating Governors Governing

Member drive deadline: tomorrow Hi Reader,  For informed decision-making at the polls, voters need to know how their leaders govern, which campaign promises they keep and where they fall short. ProPublica’s nonpartisan investigations reveal what’s going on behind closed doors in government buildings…

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September 25, 2024 at 10:04 AM

Exposing the truth, no matter the risk

Member drive ends Friday, donate now Hi Reader,  The rigorous, impact-driven investigative journalism being published from our newsroom every day is time consuming and expensive. When we say expensive, what does that mean? Of course, there’s salaries, office space and equipment. Journalists sometime…

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September 24, 2024 at 11:59 AM

Israel deliberately blocked humanitarian aid to Gaza, two government bodies concluded. Antony Blinken disagreed.

Blinken told Congress, “We do not currently assess that the Israeli government is prohibiting or otherwise restricting” aid, even though the U.S. Agency for International Development and others had determined that Israel had broken the law. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to ho…

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September 24, 2024 at 10:17 AM

Investigating forever chemicals and decades of secrecy at 3M

Member Drive ends this Friday Hi Reader,  Even after years of reporting on forever chemicals, ProPublica reporter Sharon Lerner had questions that nagged at her. She knew that a handful of 3M scientists and lawyers had learned in the 1970s that one of the company’s fluorochemicals, PFOS, had seeped …

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September 23, 2024 at 9:35 AM

Holding the courts to account

Member drive ends on Friday, join us now Hi Reader,  In recent years, ProPublica has kept a penetrating eye on the American judicial system, consistently digging up details about judges’ behavior off the bench and exposing the web of money, influence and power reshaping America’s courts.   Just las…

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September 21, 2024 at 11:06 AM

Investigating, post-Roe

Donate today, help us continue to follow investigations like this Hi Reader,  When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to abortion in 2022, strict bans on the procedure kicked in across the country. Women, in at least 22 states, had fewer options to end pregnancies…

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September 20, 2024 at 10:05 AM

No one tells us what to do

Demanding transparency from corporations - support independent journalism Hi Reader,  As the global climate crisis grows more urgent by the day, more and more corporations are being called to take responsibility for their environmental impacts. Plastic has been accumulating in our landfills, our wa…

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September 19, 2024 at 11:08 AM

Emails show Tim Walz struggled with police reform after police killed George Floyd, Daunte Wright

Spring 2021 saw escalating tensions in Minnesota: Police had killed Daunte Wright less than a year after George Floyd. Caught between the demands of Black organizers and Republican lawmakers, Tim Walz struggled to chart a course for police reform. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a missio…

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September 19, 2024 at 9:47 AM

Voters deserve the truth about elected leaders

Independent journalism powered by the people Hi Reader,  There is nothing more powerful in a democracy than an informed public. People can vote out corruption, incompetence or ineffectiveness, but only if they know about it. Voters must know the truth about their leaders if they are going to hold th…

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September 18, 2024 at 11:11 AM

Afraid to Seek Care Amid Georgia’s Abortion Ban, She Stayed at Home and Died

Candi Miller’s family said she didn't visit a doctor “due to the current legislation on pregnancies and abortions.” Maternal health experts deemed her death preventable and blamed Georgia’s abortion ban. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate …

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September 18, 2024 at 10:34 AM

Journalism that gets results

Examples of reader-funded journalism that spurs impact Hi Reader,  A healthy democracy requires strong journalism like ProPublica’s, with the power to insist upon transparency up to the highest levels of government, businesses, institutions and more. We need folks like you to support our in-depth, …

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September 17, 2024 at 5:19 PM

Judge in Trump documents case failed to disclose a right-wing junket

Judge Aileen Cannon has repeatedly violated a rule requiring that federal judges disclose their attendance at private seminars. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story September 17, 2…

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September 17, 2024 at 9:33 AM

How are we funded?

Reader support for journalism that spurs impact Hi Reader,  Yesterday, we began our two-week fall member drive, and I’m so grateful to the more than 250 readers who stepped up with a donation. Join them with your gift of any amount. And as we ask for your support, we thought we’d take this opportun…

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September 16, 2024 at 11:44 AM

Under Georgia's abortion ban, she died after doctors delayed care

At least two women in Georgia died after they couldn’t access legal abortions and timely medical care in their state, ProPublica has found. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story Sep…

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September 16, 2024 at 10:05 AM

Fall member drive begins today

Support fearless journalism during our 2-week drive Hi Reader,  By the time you step into that voting booth in November, you’ll have read countless news articles, deep dives and long reads about the people and policies on the ballot. You’re the kind of voter who understands your responsibility to ga…

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September 13, 2024 at 10:30 AM

A pioneering natural gas company said it would go green. It hasn’t.

The company has perpetuated its core fossil fuel business while painting a picture of going green. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story September 13, 2024 · View in browser In tod…

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September 12, 2024 at 11:18 AM

An auto lender told customers, “We’re here to help.” Then it took their money and their cars.

What no one tells you about car loan deferments. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story September 12, 2024 · View in browser In today’s newsletter: Investigating high-interest used …

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September 10, 2024 at 10:30 AM

How Arizona’s Medicaid fraud crackdown hurt Native American patients

Arizona suspended scores of behavioral health providers as authorities investigated them for defrauding the American Indian Health Program. The state’s actions left patients homeless and without treatment. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donat…

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September 8, 2024 at 1:15 PM

“I Don’t Want to Die”: Needing Mental Health Care, He Got Trapped in His Insurer’s Ghost Network

Ravi Coutinho bought a health insurance plan thinking it would deliver on its promise of access to mental health providers. But even after 21 phone calls and multiple hospitalizations, no one could find him a therapist. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to ac…

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September 4, 2024 at 11:37 AM

Ginni Thomas email praised group opposing SCOTUS reform

In a call with donors, First Liberty Institute’s Kelly Shackelford read the supportive email he said came from Thomas. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story September 04, 2024 · Vie…

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September 3, 2024 at 11:52 AM

How Telegram became the “center of gravity” for a new breed of domestic terrorists

The apparent crimes being planned and advertised on Telegram go far beyond the charges recently brought against CEO Pavel Durov. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story September 03, …

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August 29, 2024 at 11:58 AM

A GOP lawmaker helped Trump Media bring a foreign exec to the U.S.

A former aide to Rep. Don Bacon, a Nebraska Republican, said she intervened on the company’s behalf even though she thought it was inappropriate Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story …

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August 26, 2024 at 1:02 PM

The unequal effects of school closings

As more families opt for charter and private schools or homeschooling, cities around the country are shuttering schools. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story August 26, 2024 · View…

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August 25, 2024 at 12:30 PM

Why it’s so hard to find a therapist who takes insurance

Hundreds of mental health providers told us they fled networks because insurers made their jobs impossible and their lives miserable. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story August 25…

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August 23, 2024 at 11:00 AM

A Tennessee student pointed a finger gun. He was expelled for a year.

A 2023 state law requires a yearlong expulsion for any student who threatens mass violence on school property. But some students have been kicked out even when school officials determined that the threat was not credible. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to …

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August 20, 2024 at 10:30 AM

Trump assassination attempt laid bare long-standing vulnerabilities in the Secret Service

Our investigation found the process for securing campaign events was susceptible to attack for years. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story August 20, 2024 · View in browser In tod…

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August 17, 2024 at 11:30 AM

Inside the turbulent, secret world of an American militia

Armed and underground. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story August 17, 2024 · View in browser In today’s newsletter: We take you inside the secret world of an American militia, a …

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August 15, 2024 at 11:00 AM

The plastics industry wants to redefine “recyclable”

Companies whose futures depend on plastic production are trying to persuade the federal government to allow them to put the label “recyclable” on plastic shopping bags and other items virtually guaranteed to end up in landfills and incinerators. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission …

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August 13, 2024 at 11:00 AM

Nike’s private jet emissions are up despite vows to cut carbon

Company disclosures show that its jets emitted almost 20% more carbon dioxide last year than in 2015. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story August 13, 2024 · View in browser In tod…

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August 10, 2024 at 12:01 PM

Inside Project 2025’s secret training videos

“Eradicate climate change references”; only talk to conservative media; don’t leave a paper trail for watchdogs to discover. In a series of never-before-published videos, Project 2025 details how a second Trump administration would operate. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to ho…

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August 9, 2024 at 1:05 PM

Why opening grocery stores alone doesn’t solve food deserts

The struggles of Rise, a co-op grocery store competing with Dollar General and Walmart in an Illinois food desert, illustrate the shortcomings of programs meant to address food inequality. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate …

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August 6, 2024 at 1:57 PM

Cybersecurity expert finds another flaw in Georgia’s voter portal

The flaw would have allowed anyone to submit a voter registration cancellation request for any Georgian using their name, date of birth and county of residence — information that is easily discoverable online. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. …

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August 1, 2024 at 8:56 PM

Our recent work on government and elections

Investigative journalism in the public interest Donate Hi Reader,  Given the dizzying news cycle lately, I thought you’d appreciate a roundup of some recent stories that take a long, deep look at the forces at play in the coming election and beyond:  Today we published a new story that examines a…

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August 1, 2024 at 6:12 PM

The man behind Project 2025’s most radical plans

Paul Dans prepared plans and a massive staffing database to replace thousands of members of the “Deep State” with MAGA loyalists. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate The Big Story August 01, 2…

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July 30, 2024 at 10:22 AM

Trump Media enters deal with a Republican donor who could benefit from a second Trump term

The deal with energy magnate James E. Davison illustrates how Trump’s stake in the Truth Social company, which makes up a majority of his net worth, presents conflicts of interest. Nonprofit, investigative journalism on a mission to hold the powerful to account. Donate …

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