Pump and Trump
by Heather Vogell, ProPublica, with Andrea Bernstein and Meg Cramer, WNYC, and Peter Elkind, ProPublica Since Donald Trump’s fortunes came surging back with the success of “The Apprentice” 14 years...
View ArticleGOP Senator Pushed VA to Use Unproven “Brainwave Frequency” Treatment
by Isaac Arnsdorf Sen. Dean Heller, a Nevada Republican, pushed doctors at the Veterans Affairs medical center in Reno to adopt an experimental mental health treatment marketed by a company with ties...
View Article¿Has experimentado algún problema al votar? Queremos escuchar tu historia
par ProPublica Read in English. Las elecciones están a la vuelta de la esquina. Si estás planeando votar, ya sea el 6 de noviembre o durante el período de votación anticipada en tu estado, queremos...
View ArticleHere Are the Trump Projects Where Ivanka and Her Dad Misled Buyers
by Katherine Sullivan and Heather Vogell A pattern of deception ran through the Trumps’ real estate deals since the mid-2000s. Not only were the Trumps more than the mere licensors they claimed to be,...
View ArticleEven in Philadelphia, One of the Most Determined Sanctuary Cities, Refuge Is...
by David Gambacorta, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Kavitha Surana, ProPublica A small, impish grin spread across Jeff Sessions’ face. It was a sun-drenched June afternoon in Scranton, a northeastern...
View ArticleIn Illinois Governor’s Race, Rauner and Pritzker See a Clear Need to Promise...
by Mick Dumke Since he first entered politics as a candidate five years ago, Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has pledged his commitment to open government. As he put it during a debate last week with...
View ArticleTrump’s Tangled Relationship With Saudi Arabia — “Trump, Inc.” Podcast Extra
by Charles Herman, WNYC The disappearance of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi at a Saudi consulate has brought renewed attention to what’s been true for years: The United States — and its...
View ArticleExplore Racial Disparities in Hundreds of Illinois Schools and Districts
by David Eads This week, ProPublica launched “Miseducation,” an interactive database where you can search, examine and compare racial disparities in thousands of schools and school districts across...
View ArticleAmid Protest in Liberia, Its Vice President Gets List of Demands About More...
by Finlay Young for ProPublica A large group of protesters marched on Thursday through Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, delivering a list of demands to top government officials, international...
View ArticleSt. Luke’s in Houston Replaces Heart Transplant Surgical Director After...
by Mike Hixenbaugh, Houston Chronicle, and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center announced Friday that it has hired two new cardiac surgeons to lead its embattled heart...
View ArticleHow to “Follow the Money” When It Comes to Political Campaigns
by Cynthia Gordy Giwa Why do we care about money in politics? There’s a phrase that pops up a lot when investigative journalists talk about politics: Follow the money. It won’t lead you to uncover...
View ArticleInside a Trump Project that Failed. Spoiler: The Trumps Still Won.
by Peter Elkind In November 2007, The Wall Street Journal infuriated Donald Trump with an article that dissected his recent real estate setbacks. Headlined “Stalled Condo Projects Tarnish Trump’s...
View ArticleFlorida Mailer Leaves Voters Confused, Concerned
Some Florida voters who already sent in their ballots received official-looking flyers in the mail saying they hadn’t voted yet. The flyers turned out to have been sent by a political group, not by...
View ArticlePolitical Group Behind Confusing Florida Mailers
People across Florida received mailers warning, erroneously in some cases, that their vote-by-mail ballots had not yet been returned. The mailers were sent by a Democratic political action committee,...
View ArticleDemocratic Mailer in Texas Referred to Attorney General’s Office
by Blake Paterson The Texas secretary of state’s office has asked the state’s attorney general to investigate a mailer sent by the state’s Democratic Party this year that critics say could entice...
View ArticleEarly Voting Turnout in Idaho Far Larger Than Expected
State officials reported high turnout in the first week of early voting, drawing comparisons to presidential election years. Wait times at one mobile voting location in Ada County, the state’s...
View ArticleChicago City Clerk Calls for Reforms of Vehicle Sticker Program
by Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, and Elliott Ramos, WBEZ City Clerk Anna Valencia on Tuesday called for changes to Chicago’s vehicle sticker program to help low-income drivers, saying that “what has...
View ArticleTrump and Taxes: The Art of the Dodge — “Trump, Inc.” Podcast
by Nick Varchaver From the moment during the presidential campaign that Donald Trump broke decades of precedent and declined to release his personal tax returns, the issue of Trump and the taxes he...
View ArticleThousands of Colorado Voters Still Waiting for Mail Ballots
A quarter of voters in Adams County have not yet received their mail-in ballots, including some in a heavily contested congressional race. The issue remains under investigation by the county clerk.
View ArticleProPublica and New York Public Library to Host “Irregular Order: How Congress...
by ProPublica Congress’ approval ratings over the past decade have been at their lowest in polling history. But when people say the legislative branch is “broken” and can’t get anything done, they are...
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