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The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram: Inside a Global Online Hate Network

by A.C. Thompson, ProPublica and FRONTLINE, and James Bandler, ProPublica,

Who’s Running the DOGE Wrecking Machine: The World’s Richest Man or a Little-Known Bureaucrat?

by Christopher Bing, Avi Asher-Schapiro and Annie Waldman,

ProPublica and The Texas Tribune Name Vianna Davila as New Texas Deputy Editor

by ProPublica,

Parents Sue Trump Administration for Allegedly Sabotaging Education Department’s Civil Rights Division

by Jennifer Smith Richards and Jodi S. Cohen,

Texas Lawmakers Want a Charter School Network to Stop Paying Its Superintendent Nearly $900K. The School Board Says No.

by Lexi Churchill, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Ellis Simani, ProPublica,

Curious How Trump’s Cost Cutting Could Affect Your National Park Visit? You Might Not Get a Straight Answer.

by Anjeanette Damon,

Inside the Schools Alaska Ignored

by Taylor Kate Brown,

ProPublica Documentary “Before A Breath” Streaming March 20

by ProPublica,

Cassandra Garibay and Ashley Clarke Join ProPublica as Engagement Reporters

by ProPublica,

How ProPublica Uses AI Responsibly in Its Investigations

by Charles Ornstein,

Washington Blues: A Government Town Faces a Gloomy Future

by Alec MacGillis,

Trump’s Pressure on Countries and International Organizations Erodes Protections for Asylum-Seekers

by Lomi Kriel, Perla Trevizo and Mica Rosenberg,

Massive Layoffs at the Department of Education Erode Its Civil Rights Division

by Jodi S. Cohen and Jennifer Smith Richards,

“The President Wanted It and I Did It”: Recording Reveals Head of Social Security’s Thoughts on DOGE and Trump

by Eli Hager,

This Hospital System Fought COVID, Then a Far-Right Leader. Now It’s Taking on Idaho’s Abortion Ban.

by Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, and Kelcie Moseley-Morris, States Newsroom,

The Office That Investigates Disparities in Veterans’ Care Is Being “Liquidated”

by Vernal Coleman,

Two Transgender Girls, Six Federal Agencies. How Trump Is Trying to Pressure Maine Into Obedience.

by Callie Ferguson and Erin Rhoda, Bangor Daily News, and Jennifer Smith Richards and Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica,

How Eric Adams Has Backed a Secretive NYPD Unit Ridden With Abuses

by Eric Umansky,

He Was Convicted Based on Allegedly Fabricated Bite Mark Analysis. Louisiana Wants to Execute Him Anyway.

by Richard A. Webster, Verite News,

Connecticut Lawmakers Seek Overhaul of Towing Laws

by Ginny Monk and Dave Altimari, The Connecticut Mirror,

National Cancer Institute Employees Can’t Publish Information on These Topics Without Special Approval

by Annie Waldman and Lisa Song,

What a Wrongful Death Lawsuit Reveals About America’s Largest Oxygen Provider

by Peter Elkind,

She’s on a Scholarship at a Tribal College in Wisconsin. The Trump Administration Suspended the USDA Grant That Funded It.

by Matt Krupnick for ProPublica,

How a Global Online Network of White Supremacists Groomed a Teen to Kill

by A.C. Thompson, ProPublica and FRONTLINE, James Bandler, ProPublica, and Lukáš Diko, Investigative Center of Jan Kuciak,

U.S. Housing Agency Considers Launching Crypto Experiment

by Jesse Coburn,

How a Connecticut DMV Employee Made Thousands by Selling Towed Cars

by Dave Altimari and Ginny Monk, The Connecticut Mirror,

Secretive D.C. Influence Project Appears to Be Running a Group House for Right-Wing Lawmakers

by Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan and Alex Mierjeski,

This Charter School Superintendent Makes $870,000. He Leads a District With 1,000 Students.

by Ellis Simani, ProPublica, and Lexi Churchill, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune,

Industry-Backed Legislation Would Bar the Use of Science Behind Hundreds of Environmental Protections

by Sharon Lerner,

As Idaho Pushes to Reform Its Coroner System, Counties Seek to Make It Less Transparent

by Audrey Dutton,

How DOGE’s Cuts to the IRS Threaten to Cost More Than DOGE Will Ever Save

by Andy Kroll,

A New Missouri Bill Would Let Residents Donate to Anti-Abortion Centers Instead of Paying Any Taxes

by Jeremy Kohler,

Ethical Concerns Surround Sen. Joni Ernst’s Relationships With Top Military Officials Who Lobbied Her Committee

by Robert Faturechi,

Georgia Won’t Say Who’s Now Serving on Its Maternal Mortality Committee After Dismissing All Members Last Year

by Amy Yurkanin,

A Rural Alaska School Asked the State to Fund a Repair. Nearly Two Decades Later, the Building Is About to Collapse.

by Emily Schwing, KYUK,

Internal Memos: Senior USAID Leaders Warned Trump Appointees of Hundreds of Thousands of Deaths From Closing Agency

by Brett Murphy and Anna Maria Barry-Jester,

Illinois Has Virtually No Homeschooling Rules. A New Bill Aims to Change That.

by Molly Parker and Beth Hundsdorfer, Capitol News Illinois,

NASA Official Warns Staff About Publicly Displaying Their Badges Amid Reports of Harassment

by Heather Vogell,

The Trump Administration Said These Aid Programs Saved Lives. It Canceled Them Anyway.

by Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Brett Murphy,

Trump Is Sending Migrants From Around the World to Guantanamo. One Mother Speaks Out About Her Son’s Detention.

by Gerardo del Valle, ProPublica, Perla Trevizo, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica,

Speaker Mike Johnson Is Living in a D.C. House That Is the Center of a Pastor’s Secretive Influence Campaign

by Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski,

Mother Speaks Out Against Trump’s Detention of Her Son at Guantanamo

by Gerardo del Valle, Perla Trevizo and Mica Rosenberg,

A Study of Mint Plants. A Device to Stop Bleeding. This Is the Scientific Research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.”

by Agnel Philip and Lisa Song,

Missouri GOP’s Effort to Take Over St. Louis Police Hearkens Back to Civil War

by Jeremy Kohler,

How Cambridge Analytica Used Data to Exploit Gun Owners’ Private Lives

by Corey G. Johnson, design by Anna Donlan,

Applications Open for 2025 ProPublica Investigative Editor Training Program

by Talia Buford,

Montana Renews Accused Cancer Doctor’s License Despite Criminal, Civil Inquiries

by Mara Silvers, Montana Free Press, and J. David McSwane, ProPublica,

DOGE Gains Access to Confidential Records on Housing Discrimination, Medical Details — Even Domestic Violence

by Jesse Coburn,

Gabriel Sandoval Joins ProPublica as Research Reporter

by ProPublica,

Amid Increasing Domestic Violence, Illinois Struggles to Review Fatalities

by Vernal Coleman,

What We’re Watching

During Donald Trump’s second presidency, ProPublica will focus on the areas most in need of scrutiny. Here are some of the issues our reporters will be watching — and how to get in touch with them securely.

Learn more about our reporting team. We will continue to share our areas of interest as the news develops.

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Sharon Lerner

I cover health and the environment and the agencies that govern them, including the Environmental Protection Agency.

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Andy Kroll

I cover justice and the rule of law, including the Justice Department, U.S. attorneys and the courts.

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Melissa Sanchez

I report on immigration and labor, and I am based in Chicago.

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Jesse Coburn

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    RFK Jr. Wants to Change a Program That Stopped Vaccine Makers From Leaving the U.S. Market. They Could Flee Again.

    The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program stabilizes the nation’s childhood immunization system while paying those harmed by rare side effects. If the program topples, it could threaten access to vaccines.

    by Patricia Callahan,

    The USDA Wouldn’t Let Her Give Up Her House When She Couldn’t Pay Her Mortgage. Instead, It Crushed Her With Debt.

    The USDA failed to follow its own guidance for a rural mortgage program, taking years to foreclose on delinquent loans. As a result, 55 Maine borrowers racked up, on average, $110,000 in additional debt before the agency moved to take the homes.

    by Sawyer Loftus, Bangor Daily News,

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    He Came to the U.S. to Support His Sick Child. He Was Detained. Then He Disappeared.

    Like most of the more than 230 Venezuelan men deported to a Salvadoran prison, José Manuel Ramos Bastidas had followed U.S. immigration rules. Then Trump rewrote them.

    by Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica; Perla Trevizo, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune; Mica Rosenberg and Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica; Ronna Rísquez, Alianza Rebelde Investiga; and Adrián González, Cazadores de Fake News,

    Trump Administration Prepares to Drop Seven Major Housing Discrimination Cases

    Federal housing officials spent years investigating cities from Chicago to Memphis to Corpus Christi for putting industrial plants and unwanted facilities in poor, nonwhite neighborhoods. Now, under Trump, the agency plans to drop the cases.

    by Jesse Coburn,

    The Most Interesting Email I Ever Received: Remembering the Incredible Life of DIY Geneticist Jill Viles

    In 2013, ProPublica reporter David Epstein was contacted by a woman with a wild story and a batch of photos she believed were clues to the mystery of her condition. Turns out, she was right.

    by David Epstein,