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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. If you ask a National Park Service ranger how the Trump administration’s cost cutting will affect your next park visit, you might get talking points instead of a straight answer. A series of…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. This story was originally published in our Dispatches newsletter; sign up to receive notes from our journalists. Two inches of raw sewage. Persistent chemical leaks. Pipes insulated with asbestos. A bat infestation. Black mold. “It kind of blows my mind some of the things I…
Donald Trump’s cruel and chaotic second term is just getting started. In his first month back in office, Trump and his lackey Elon Musk (or is it the other way around?) have proven that nothing is safe from sacrifice at the altar of unchecked power and riches. Only robust independent journalism can cut through the…
Trailer for “Before a Breath” ProPublica’s feature documentary “Before A Breath,” directed by Nadia Sussman, will have its YouTube premiere on Thursday, March 20, at 8 p.m. Eastern. “Before a Breath” is a tender, infuriating and ultimately hopeful story of three mothers who have lost children to stillbirth and are now striving to make pregnancy…
Over the past few years, members of a trans vegan cult called the Zizians have allegedly killed at least four people. On Inauguration Day, a shootout with the Border Patrol raised the group’s body count to six and plunged its members into a media circus. While right-wing publications insinuate a connection between the cult members’…
Politics / March 13, 2025 A Republican congressman was avoiding his constituents. So Democrat Mark Pocan gave them a chance to speak their mind. Ad Policy Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI) speaks during the WisDems 2024 State Convention on June 8, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Daniel Boczarski / Getty Images for The Democratic Party of…
Politics / March 13, 2025 The mayoral candidate and New York City comptroller is releasing a workers’ rights platform that would raise the minimum wage and extend “just cause” protections. The New York City comptroller is releasing a workers’ rights platform, which he shared exclusively with “The Nation.” Ad Policy New York City Comptroller Brad…
ProPublica announced on Wednesday that Cassandra Garibay and Ashley Clarke have joined the crowdsourcing and engagement reporting team. “I was so heartened by the incredible applicant pool for our engagement reporter position,” said Ariana Tobin, ProPublica’s crowdsourcing and engagement team editor. “Our field has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years, and we are…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. This story was originally published in our Dispatches newsletter; sign up to receive notes from our journalists. In February, my colleague Ken Schwencke saw a post on the social media network Bluesky about a database released by Sen. Ted Cruz purporting to show more than…
