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Pentagon Warns Microsoft: Company’s Use of China-Based Engineers Was a “Breach of Trust”

by Renee Dudley,

Alaska Vowed to Resolve Murders of Indigenous People. Now It Refuses to Provide Their Names.

by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News,

Sept. 11 Victims’ Lawsuit Against Saudi Government Can Go to Trial, Judge Rules

by Tim Golden,

Zach Despart Joins ProPublica and Texas Tribune Investigative Unit

by ProPublica,

A Texas Congressman Is Quietly Helping Elon Musk Pitch a $760M Plan to Build Tunnels Under Houston to Ease Flooding

by Lauren McGaughy, The Texas Newsroom, and Yilun Cheng, Houston Chronicle,

Local Officials Have a Powerful Tool to Warn Residents of Emergencies. They Don’t Always Use It.

by Jennifer Berry Hawes,

Trump’s Pick to Help Run the FBI Has a History of Prosecuting Influential Democrats

by Jeremy Kohler,

The Leader of Trump’s Assault on Higher Education Has a Troubled Legal and Financial History

by Peter Elkind, ProPublica, and Katherine Mangan, The Chronicle of Higher Education,

She Pushed to Overturn Trump’s Loss in the 2020 Election. Now She’ll Help Oversee U.S. Election Security.

by Doug Bock Clark,

Idaho’s Coroner System Is “Broken and a Joke.” Here Are 5 Ideas From Coroners on How to Fix It.

by Audrey Dutton,

The Texas Redistricting Fight Has Been the Testing Ground for the Trump Administration’s Latest Legal Strategy

by Robert T. Garrett for ProPublica and The Texas Tribune,

ProPublica Hires Keri Blakinger and Raquel Rutledge as National Reporters

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An Unconstitutional “Jim Crow Jury” Sent Him to Prison for Life. A New Law Aims to Keep Him There.

by Richard A. Webster, Verite News,

Getting “DOGED”: DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media. Then the Taliban Took His Family.

by Avi Asher-Schapiro and Christopher Bing,

Inside the Memphis Chamber of Commerce’s Push for Elon Musk’s xAI Data Center

by Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism,

How Deeply Trump Has Cut Federal Health Agencies

by Brandon Roberts, Annie Waldman and Pratheek Rebala, illustrations by Sam Green for ProPublica,

How We Tracked Workforce Reductions at Federal Health Agencies

by Pratheek Rebala, Annie Waldman and Brandon Roberts,

A Texas County Cuts Over 100 Polling Sites as Trump Attacks Mail-In Voting Nationally

by Drew Shaw, Fort Worth Report,

RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That.

by Sharon Lerner,

Microsoft Failed to Disclose Key Details About Use of China-Based Engineers in U.S. Defense Work, Record Shows

by Renee Dudley, with research by Doris Burke,

Lo que presencié mientras fotografiaba las desapariciones y retornos de mis compatriotas

Fotografía y texto por Adriana Loureiro Fernández para ProPublica,

What I Witnessed as I Photographed the Disappearances and the Homecomings of My Countrymen

Photography and text by Adriana Loureiro Fernández for ProPublica,

Caitlin Kelly Joins ProPublica as Senior Editor

ProPublica,

Trump’s Rollback of Rules for Mental Health Coverage Could Lead More Americans to Go Without Care

by Maya Miller and Jeremy Kohler,

ProPublica Hires Ryan Little and Kevin Uhrmacher as Deputy Editors

by ProPublica,

Some States Restrict the Oil Industry From Taking Mineral Owners’ Earnings. Not North Dakota.

by Jacob Orledge, North Dakota Monitor,

Top Democrat on Oversight Committee Demands Trump Administration Account for Wildland Firefighter Vacancies

by Abe Streep,

How One Oregon Activist Is Using a Decades-Old Liberal Policy to Stall Green Energy Projects in Rural Areas

by Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting,

Help ProPublica and The Texas Tribune Report on Education

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

Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money.

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

Governor’s Task Force Calls on New York to Bolster Funding, Oversight of Guardianships

by Jake Pearson,

New Uvalde Records Reveal Details About School Safety Concerns and Shooter’s Behavioral Issues

by Lomi Kriel, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Alex Nguyen and Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune,

America’s Largest Landlord Makes Deal With DOJ to Settle Price-Fixing Claims in RealPage Case

by Heather Vogell,

The FDA Let Substandard Factories Ship These Medications to the U.S.

by Debbie Cenziper and Megan Rose, ProPublica, and Katherine Dailey, Medill Investigative Lab,

A Giant Indian Drugmaker Failed to Fix Safety Breaches. The FDA Let It Off the Hook Again and Again.

by Megan Rose and Debbie Cenziper,

ProPublica’s January-April 2025 Impact Report: Spurring Impact in Unprecedented Times

ProPublica,

They Can’t Get Answers From the Oil Industry. North Dakota’s Oversight Program Hasn’t Helped.

by Jacob Orledge, North Dakota Monitor, photography by Sarahbeth Maney, ProPublica,

ProPublica Names Ashley Hiruko as a Northwest Fellow

by ProPublica,

Veterans’ Care at Risk Under Trump as Hundreds of Doctors and Nurses Reject Working at VA Hospitals

by David Armstrong, Eric Umansky and Vernal Coleman,

“We Want to Save This Investment”: Advocates Race to Secure Maternal Health Funding Before It Runs Out

by Cassandra Jaramillo,

“Una pesadilla americana”: Tres hombres deportados al CECOT y sus familiares relatan el calvario que vivieron durante meses.

por Gerardo del Valle, ProPublica, y Alejandro Bonilla Suárez y Edwin Corona Ramos para ProPublica,

“Le vamos a hacer mierda la ventanilla y lo vamos a sacar a rastras”

por Nicole Foy y McKenzie Funk,

How the Rapid Spread of Misinformation Pushed Oregon Lawmakers to Kill the State’s Wildfire Risk Map

by Rob Davis,

The Man Running Israel’s Intelligence Operation

by Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv for ProPublica,

Israel Secretly Recruited Iranian Dissidents to Attack Their Country From Within

by Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv for ProPublica,

“An American Nightmare”: Three Men Deported to CECOT and Their Families Reflect on Their Monthslong Ordeal

by Gerardo del Valle, ProPublica, and Alejandro Bonilla Suárez and Edwin Corona Ramos for ProPublica,

These GOP Lawmakers Referred Constituents to the CFPB for Help. Then They Voted to Gut the Agency.

by Joel Jacobs,

Trump’s War on Big Law Means It’s Harder to Challenge the Administration

by Molly Redden,

Are You a Public Housing Resident Behind on Rent? Received an Eviction Notice? Here’s What to Know in Maine.

by Sawyer Loftus, Bangor Daily News,

The Trump Administration Is Promoting Its Anti-Trans Agenda Globally at the United Nations

by Lisa Song,

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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Melissa Sanchez

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    For years, experts in Houston have been studying the idea of building massive tunnels to divert floodwaters and save lives and property. Now Elon Musk’s tunneling company wants a piece of the project.

    by Lauren McGaughy, The Texas Newsroom, and Yilun Cheng, Houston Chronicle,

    “The Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention

    One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating violent extremism.

    by Hannah Allam,

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    Pentagon Warns Microsoft: Company’s Use of China-Based Engineers Was a “Breach of Trust”

    The Defense Department is opening an investigation to determine if the tech giant’s use of overseas engineers to maintain sensitive U.S. government computer systems compromised national security.

    by Renee Dudley,

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    Alaska Vowed to Resolve Murders of Indigenous People. Now It Refuses to Provide Their Names.

    When the nonprofit Data for Indigenous Justice filed public records requests with the Alaska Department of Public Safety concerning cases it had investigated, the state rejected them.

    by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News,

    Local Reporting Network

    She Pushed to Overturn Trump’s Loss in the 2020 Election. Now She’ll Help Oversee U.S. Election Security.

    Heather Honey has been appointed to a senior position in the Department of Homeland Security. State election officials and voting experts are concerned.

    by Doug Bock Clark,