Trump Axes VA Office Created to Fix Disparities in Veterans’ Benefits — ProPublica

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The Trump administration has shut down a unit of the Department of Veterans Affairs created under President Joe Biden to address disparities in how the federal government provides disability compensation to military service…

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How Trump Is Pressuring Maine to Comply With Transgender Sports Order — ProPublica

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. Reporting Highlights Trump vs. Maine: After an exchange between Maine’s governor and President Donald Trump over transgender girls competing in girls’ sports, several federal…

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Gaza Lago | The Nation

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…

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Ohio Republicans Are Planning “Political Warfare” Against Higher Education

Politics / StudentNation / March 11, 2025 With Senate Bill 1, the state would ban universities from taking a stand on “controversial beliefs”—including climate change, immigration, gay marriage, and abortion. Ad Policy A student holds a sign during a pro-DEI protest at the University of Cincinnati’s Bearcat Commons on March 4, 2025. (Brooklyn Noe)…

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Can Zohran Mamdani Really Win?

Politics / March 11, 2025 The socialist New York City mayoral candidate has galvanized support with an energetic, creative campaign. Will it be enough? Ad Policy New York City’s next mayor?(Kara McCurdy) There is one question everyone who runs for New York City mayor should be able to answer with finesse: What’s your bodega…

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Letters From the April 2025 Issue

Come gather ’round, people… Constitutional machinations… Executive removal (online only)… Ad Policy This article appears in the April 2025 issue. Come Gather ’Round, People Thank you for Daniel Bessner’s thoughtful review of Noam Chomsky and Nathan Robinson’s The Myth of American Idealism [“Empire’s Critic,” February 2025]. Bessner’s main criticism is not analytical but strategic:…

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How Eric Adams Embraced NYPD’s Community Response Team Despite Misconduct Concerns — ProPublica

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Reporting Highlights Mayoral Protection: New York City Mayor Eric Adams has embraced a problematic NYPD unit led by longtime allies. NYPD Alarms: When department insiders raised red flags about the unit, the team’s…

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Jimmie Duncan, Convicted on Allegedly Fabricated Bite Mark Analysis, May Be Executed by Louisiana Anyway — ProPublica

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Verite News. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. Reporting Highlights Discredited Testimony: Nine prisoners who were convicted in part on inaccurate evidence presented by dentist Michael West and pathologist Dr. Steven Hayne have…

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