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Politics / March 10, 2025 The president’s narcissistic management style is at the root of cabinet infighting. Ad Policy The IT guy—or a useful distraction? Elon Musk at the first Trump cabinet meeting.(Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images) Distance can often bring clarity of vision. As Washington currently obsesses over reported fights between…
Donald Trump’s power has thrived on the economics, politics, and culture of war. The runaway militarism of the last quarter-century was a crucial factor in making President Trump possible, even if it goes virtually unmentioned in mainstream media and political discourse. That silence is particularly notable among Democratic leaders, who have routinely joined in bipartisan…
This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Connecticut Mirror. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. The Connecticut legislature is working to overhaul the state’s towing laws to protect consumers and lengthen the time before a towed vehicle can be…
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…
The party is not in inevitable decline, but it is in crisis. Ad Policy These kinds of tactics aren’t going to cut it.(Al Drago / Getty) This article appears in the April 2025 issue, with the headline “A New Strategy.” Democrats see themselves as a lighthouse—steady, guiding, a safeguard against chaos. But a lighthouse…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Employees at the National Cancer Institute, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, received internal guidance last week to flag manuscripts, presentations or other communications for scrutiny if they addressed “controversial,…
Politics / March 10, 2025 Hint: It’s not because they didn’t go on Joe Rogan. Ad Policy President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris attend the inauguration ceremony of Donald Trump in the US Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Saul Loeb – Pool / Getty Images) Of the many…
Books & the Arts / March 10, 2025 The cruel world according to Stephen Miller. How did he become the Trump era’s architect of hate? Ad Policy This article appears in the April 2025 issue. Illustration by Joe Ciardiello. If the only thing one knew about Stephen Miller was that he was a white man,…
The president and his GOP cronies want to tamper with government statistics and use deceptive budget gimmicks to lie about the impact of their massive tax and budget cuts. Ad Policy An economy already flashing warning signs: A Forever 21 store that is preparing to close on February 20, 2025, in San Francisco, California. The…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Lincare, a giant respiratory-device supplier with a long history of fraud settlements and complaints about dismal service, is facing its latest legal challenge: a lawsuit that claims its failures caused the death of…
