NIH Ends Future Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change

It’s unclear whether the guidance will impact active grants, but it appears to halt opportunities for future studies. One climate health expert said the directive would have a “devastating” impact on much-needed research.

The Doublespeak of Energy Secretary Chris Wright

In his confirmation hearing, the Liberty Energy founder pledged broad support for renewable energy. But when speaking to conservatives, he declared, “We don’t have replacements” for coal, oil and gas.

Culture of Cruelty

We Found Widespread Abuse of Disabled Patients at an Illinois Facility. The DOJ Is Investigating.

A federal probe into Illinois’ treatment of disabled people will examine abuse and neglect allegations at state-run residential institutions — including Choate, the subject of a yearlong Capitol News Illinois and ProPublica investigation.

Local Reporting Network

The State Medical Board Has Evidence This Doctor Was Hurting Patients. It Renewed His License — Twice.

The Montana hospital that fired Dr. Thomas C. Weiner turned over thousands of pages of documents, but members of the board say they were unaware of them.

Killing Grants That Have Saved Lives: Trump’s Cuts Signal End to Government Work on Terrorism Prevention

Tens of millions of dollars slated for violence prevention have been cut or are frozen as DOGE steamrolls the national security sector. “This is the government getting out of the terrorism business,” said one grant recipient.

ProPublica Names Wendi C. Thomas as a Distinguished Fellow

Stillbirths

Thousands of Families Experience Stillbirth. Three Moms Tell Their Stories in a New Documentary.

More than 20,000 stillbirths occur in the U.S. each year, but 1 in 4 may be preventable. “Before a Breath” sheds light on three mothers fighting to change those statistics.

A Closer Look

The October Story That Outlined Exactly What the Trump Administration Would Do to the Federal Bureaucracy

Historians have hindsight when they look into the past; journalists have the facts on the ground and context to help them look ahead. That means we can sometimes be surprised by how prescient a story turns out to be.

The FDA Finally Visited an Indian Drug Factory Linked to U.S. Deaths. It Found Problems.

The inspection comes after a ProPublica investigation revealed that drugs made at the Glenmark Pharmaceuticals plant accounted for an outsized share of U.S. recalls for pills that didn’t dissolve properly and could harm people.

Mario Ariza Joins ProPublica as Florida Reporter

Tổng thống Trump đã dừng hoạt động xử lý chất độc da cam. Việc làm này khiến cho hàng trăm nghìn người gặp nguy cơ bị nhiễm độc.

Các nhà ngoại giao ở Việt Nam đã cảnh báo Washington rằng việc ngừng lại các nỗ lực của USAID để khử độc một lượng lớn thuốc trừ sâu sau chiến tranh sẽ là một thảm họa cho sức khỏe cộng đồng và mối quan hệ với một đối tác chiến lược quan trọng ở châu Á.

The New Immigration

La presión de Trump sobre países y organizaciones internacionales debilita las protecciones para solicitantes de asilo

Las medidas de la administración para expulsar a los solicitantes de asilo a terceros países pone a la Organización Internacional para las Migraciones en el centro de una política que los críticos consideran ilegal.

An ICE Contractor Is Worth Billions. It’s Still Fighting to Pay Detainees as Little as $1 a Day to Work.

GEO Group, whose stock is valued at $4 billion, says that state minimum wage laws don’t apply to the cleaning services that it’s asked detained migrants to perform at facilities where they’re kept.

How Texas Conservatives Use At-Large School Board Elections to Influence What Students Learn

In six Texas districts that used at-large voting systems, ideologically driven conservatives successfully helped elect school board members who have moved aggressively to ban or remove educational materials that teach children about diversity.

Emails Reveal Top IRS Lawyer Warned Trump Firings Were a “Fraud” on the Courts

The Trump administration cited “performance” failures to justify its mass firing of IRS workers. But this claim was “false,” a senior agency attorney warned officials, because the administration had not conducted any such performance assessment.

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