YouTube Promised to Label State-Sponsored Videos But Doesn’t Always Do So
We found more than 50 government-funded channels from countries including Russia, Iran and the United States that the Google subsidiary failed to flag.
Under Trump, LGBTQ Progress Is Being Reversed in Plain Sight
Donald Trump promised he would fight for LGBTQ people. Instead, his administration has systematically undone recent gains in their rights and protections. Here are 31 examples.
The Trump Administration Gutted the Staff Overseeing $1 Billion in Aid to Iraq. A Watchdog Is Raising Red Flags.
A new report warns that USAID may not be able to effectively oversee $1.16 billion in foreign aid to Iraq — including to Christian groups Vice President Mike Pence’s office favored — after the administration cut much of its on-the-ground staff.
Readers Choked Back Tears. Some Struggled to Keep Reading. We Understand.
A day after our reporting, Illinois ended isolated seclusion of children in schools across the state. What happened? Children’s voices were heard.
Prosecutors Investigating the Trump Organization Zero In on Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg
Weisselberg is one of the Trump Organization’s longest tenured employees and is now co-running the business. He escaped federal prosecution for the Stormy Daniels payments but is now a focus of an investigation by Manhattan’s district attorney.
Illinois to Take Emergency Action to Halt Isolated Timeouts in Schools
Gov. J.B. Pritzker called the practice of secluding children “appalling” and said he will work with legislators to end it.
For-Profit Colleges Tap a Fox News Host to Influence Trump
Presidential confidant Pete Hegseth is working to defend a lucrative loophole.
Blame Over Justice: The Human Toll of the Navy’s Relentless Push to Punish One of Its Own
Navy Cmdr. Bryce Benson accepted responsibility for the deadly crash of the USS Fitzgerald and was told, “That’s done now.” But when another ship crashed, the Navy decided it wasn’t through with him.
Un hospital cobra a una de sus enfermeras casi $900,000 tras dar a luz a una bebé prematura
Según Dignity Health, la enfermera de emergencias no cumplió con la fecha límite para agregar a su recién nacida prematura a su plan de salud, lo que la hacía responsable de las facturas médicas. La empresa rechazó las apelaciones de su empleada durante un año hasta que ProPublica se puso en contacto con ellos.
The Quiet Rooms
Children are being locked away, alone and terrified, in schools across Illinois. Often, it’s against the law.
The Federal Government Collects Data on How Often Schools Seclude Children. The Numbers Don’t Add Up.
Even though school districts are required to report their use of seclusion and restraint to the U.S. Department of Education, it can be difficult for parents to see the full picture.
How We Reported This Story
We created the first-ever database of thousands of incidents of seclusion in Illinois.
Inside Purdue Pharma’s Media Playbook: How It Planted the Opioid “Anti-Story”
OxyContin’s makers delayed the reckoning for their role in the opioid crisis by funding think tanks, placing friendly experts on leading outlets, and deterring or challenging negative coverage.
New Jersey Political Boss Defends Tax Breaks, Denounces “King George” Critics
George E. Norcross III, facing a panel of friendly New Jersey lawmakers and a room of boisterous demonstrators, said the tax breaks had laid the groundwork for a “rapid and stunning renaissance” in Camden.
What Could Happen if a $9.4 Billion Chemical Plant Comes to “Cancer Alley”
In St. James Parish, Louisiana, a Taiwanese industrial giant seems likely to be granted a permit to build a billion-dollar plastics plant. Its proposed emissions could triple levels of cancer-causing chemicals in one of the most toxic areas of the U.S.
Congressional Survey on Hate Crimes
We asked members of Congress what they wanted to do about hate violence beyond offering thoughts and prayers. Here’s what they said.
Cap and Trade Is Supposed to Solve Climate Change, but Oil and Gas Company Emissions Are Up
Countries have called California’s cap-and-trade program the answer to climate change. But it is just as vulnerable to lobbying as any other legislation. The result: The state’s biggest oil and gas companies have actually polluted more since it started.
Follow ProPublica
It’s not too late to Vote ProPublica
Donate
Awards
ProPublica has been a recipient of the Pulitzer Prizes for public service, explanatory reporting, national reporting, investigative reporting and, most recently, feature writing. See the full list of our awards.
Complaints & Corrections
To contact us with concerns and corrections, email us. All emails may be published unless you tell us otherwise. Read our corrections.
Featured Series
-
Unbelievable
8 stories in the series. Latest:
Netflix Series Based on Our Work Explores Costs of Not Believing Rape Victims
Trump, Inc.
Exploring the Business of Trump
Follow the Money in the Ukraine Scandal
On this week’s “Trump, Inc.” podcast, we’re looking at what happened in Ukraine from a different vantage point: not the politics but the finances.
The TurboTax Trap
How the Tax Prep Industry Makes You Pay
The IRS Tried to Hide Emails That Show Tax Industry Influence Over Free File Program
After ProPublica sued the IRS, the agency released emails that show it has allowed the tax preparation industry to write the rules.
Financial Aid Loophole
Giving Up Guardianship to Get Aid
10 stories in the series. Latest:
Parents Gave Up Custody of Their Children to Help Them Get Financial Aid. Now, Some Are Abandoning That Idea.
Zero Tolerance
Trump’s Immigration Policy at the Border
Border Agents Can Now Get Classified Intelligence Information. Experts Call That Dangerous.
The Trump administration is creating a center that will give immigration agents access to information from U.S. intelligence agencies. Migrants and others denied entry will be unable to see the evidence against them because it is classified.
Most Popular Stories
Close this screenClose this screenRepublish This Story for Free
Creative Commons License (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)
Thank you for your interest in republishing this story. You are are free republish the article and graphics so long as you do the following:
- You have to credit us — ideally in the byline. We prefer “Author Name, ProPublica.” If your CMS does not allow you to do this, please include a line at the top of the story that reads: “This story was originally published by ProPublica.”
- If you’re republishing online, you must link to our website, include all of the links from our story, and use our PixelPing tag.
- You can’t edit our material, except to reflect relative changes in time, location and editorial style. (For example, “yesterday” can be changed to “last week,” and “Portland, Ore.” to “Portland” or “here.”)
- You cannot republish our photographs or illustrations without specific permission (contact our PR Director, Minhee Cho, for more information).
- It’s okay to put our stories on pages with ads, but not ads specifically sold against our stories. You can’t state or imply that donations to your organization support ProPublica’s work.
- You can’t sell our material separately or syndicate it.
- You can’t republish our material wholesale, or automatically; you need to select stories to be republished individually. (To inquire about syndication or licensing opportunities, contact our Director of Business Development, Celeste LeCompte.)
- You can’t use our work to populate a web site designed to improve rankings on search engines, or solely to gain revenue from network-based advertisements.
- We do not generally permit translation of our stories into another language.
- Any web site our stories appear on must include a prominent and effective way to contact you.
- If you share republished stories on social media, we’d appreciate being tagged in your posts. We have official accounts for ProPublica and ProPublica Illinois on both Twitter (@ProPublica and @ProPublicaIL) and Facebook.
Copy and paste the following into your page to republish:
Current site Current page
