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North Carolina Lawmakers Ask for Investigation Into Funding Disruptions for Sexual Abuse Survivors

In response to ProPublica’s reporting, a bipartisan committee of senators is asking the state auditor to investigate how $15 million intended to stop human trafficking had been spent and managed.

West Texas Pastor Who Used Illegal Donations From Churches to Campaign for Office Is Fined $3,500

Fines issued to Scott Beard of Abilene’s Fountaingate Fellowship and two pastors follow reporting from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune that revealed the churches donated to his campaign for local office despite state and federal prohibitions.

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Senators Ask Billionaire Paul Singer and Power Broker Leonard Leo for Full Accounting of Gifts to Supreme Court Justices

The letters cite ProPublica’s reporting on an undisclosed private jet flight and Alaska fishing vacation provided to Justice Samuel Alito.

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North Carolina Lawmakers Ask for Investigation Into Funding Disruptions for Sexual Abuse Survivors

A Political Power Grab Redirected Funds for North Carolina’s Sexual Abuse Survivors. Women in Crisis Paid the Price.

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

How a Push to Amend the Constitution Could Help Trump Expand Presidential Power

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

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

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

“We Feel Terrorized”: What EPA Employees Say About the Decision to Stay or Go Under Trump

ProPublica’s Coverage of Donald Trump’s Appointments — and How They Could Reshape Federal Agencies

North Dakota Sued the Interior Department at Least Five Times Under Gov. Doug Burgum. Now He’s Set to Run the Agency.

Women Made Electoral Gains in Statehouses Across the Country in 2024. The Southeast Is a Different Story.

A Trump DOJ Could Bring an End to the Yearslong Investigation of His Ally Ken Paxton

Gretchen Whitmer’s Chance for Wide-Ranging Legacy Derailed by Botched Legislative Session

Despite Trump’s Win, School Vouchers Were Again Rejected by Majorities of Voters

Trump’s Near Sweep of Texas Border Counties Shows a Shift to the Right for Latino Voters

What to Expect From ProPublica in a Second Trump Administration

El sheriff fronterizo pro armas y provida que perdió la lealtad de sus vecinos por ser tachado de “blando” con la inmigración

Trump Claims “Illegal Alien” Voting Is Rampant. His Own Party Disagrees.

Watch: How the Race for Sheriff in Del Rio, Texas, Became a Referendum on Immigration

A Pro-Gun, Anti-Abortion Border Sheriff Appealed to Both Parties. Then He Was Painted as Soft on Immigration.

Trump Media Outsourced Jobs to Mexico Even as Trump Pushes “America First”

ProPublica’s Coverage of the Election Issues That Matter to Voters

Trump Says He’ll Fight for Working-Class Americans. His First Presidency Suggests He Won’t.

In Minnesota, the Mayo Clinic Sometimes Called the Shots With Gov. Tim Walz

The Small Midwestern Cities That Could Play a Pivotal Role in This Year’s Elections

Without Knowledge or Consent

Who’s Mailing the Catholic Tribune? It’s Not the Church, It’s Partisan Media.

JD Vance Campaign Event With Christian Right Leaders May Have Violated Tax and Election Laws, Experts Say

Opponents of Missouri Abortion Rights Amendment Turn to Anti-Trans Messaging and Misinformation

Battle Over Ballot Drop Boxes Rages On in Wisconsin as Officials Put Them at Center of Election Integrity Debate

North Dakota’s Likely Next Governor Brushes Off Conflict Concerns, Says His Oil and Gas Ties Would Benefit the State

Heritage Foundation Staffers Flood Federal Agencies With Thousands of Information Requests

Emails Reveal How Walz Struggled to Deal With Unrest, Reach Consensus With Critics After Police Killings

Officials Voted Down a Controversial Georgia Election Rule, Saying It Violated the Law. Then a Similar Version Passed.

A Vexing To-Do List for Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer

Election Deniers Secretly Pushed Rule That Would Make It Easier to Delay Certification of Georgia’s Election Results

Inside Project 2025’s Secret Training Videos

Watch: 14 Hours of Never-Before-Published Videos From Project 2025’s Presidential Administration Academy

The Man Behind Project 2025’s Most Radical Plans

Trump Media Quietly Enters Deal With a Republican Donor Who Could Benefit From a Second Trump Administration

Narcotraficantes mexicanos dijeron que apoyaron la primera campaña del ahora presidente de México. Agentes estadounidenses ya habían dejado de investigar.

La historia oculta de la arriesgada investigación estadounidense de las acusaciones de que narcotraficantes financiaron una campaña del presidente mexicano López Obrador

Drug Traffickers Said They Backed an Early Campaign of Mexico’s President. But U.S. Agents Were Done Investigating.

Inside the Risky U.S. Probe of Allegations That Drug Mafias Financed a Campaign of Mexico’s President López Obrador

Trump Media Made a Deal That Could Secure a Major Financial Windfall for the GOP Candidate

In Private Speech, J.D. Vance Said the “Devil Is Real” and Praised Alex Jones as a Truth-Teller

West Texas Pastor Who Used Illegal Donations From Churches to Campaign for Office Is Fined $3,500

Judge Denies Texas Attorney General’s Efforts to Use Consumer Protection Law to Shut Down a Migrant Shelter

We’re Releasing Our Full, Unedited Interview With Joe Biden From September

Texas Is the Largest GOP Stronghold Without Pro-School Voucher Legislation. Gov. Abbott Is on a Crusade to Change That.

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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