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Some Americans Have Already Been Caught in Trump’s Immigration Dragnet. More Will Be.

Correction, March 19, 2025: This story originally incorrectly referred to an agency that provided statements to ProPublica. It was Customs and Border Protection, not Border Patrol.

This Charter School Superintendent Makes $870,000. He Leads a District With 1,000 Students.

Correction, March 6, 2025: This story originally incorrectly referred to the school district where Duncan Klussmann had been a superintendent. He worked for the Spring Branch Independent School District in Houston, not a district in Spring Branch, Texas.

Speaker Mike Johnson Is Living in a D.C. House That Is the Center of a Pastor’s Secretive Influence Campaign

Correction, Feb. 28, 2025: This story originally incorrectly said Steve Berger and Dan Bishop did respond to requests for comment. They did not respond.

DOGE’s Millions: As Musk and Trump Gut Government, Their Ax-Cutting Agency Gets Cash Infusion

Correction, Feb. 21, 2025: This story originally misspelled the name of the sister of cryptocurrency executive Brian Armstrong. She is Kathryn Armstrong Loving, not Katherine.

In the Wild West of School Voucher Expansions, States Rely on Untested Companies, With Mixed Results

Correction, Jan. 30, 2025: This story inaccurately described the effort Tina Stevens spent 1,000 hours on. It took her that long to update her products on Odyssey’s online marketplace, not to build a separate website required by Odyssey.

This story has also been updated to include additional comment from Odyssey.

They Followed North Carolina Election Rules When They Cast Their Ballots. Now Their Votes Could Be Tossed Anyway.

Correction, Jan. 30, 2025: This story originally misspelled a voter’s surname on a subsequent reference. She is Elizabeth MacDonald, not McDonald.

This Storm-Battered Town Voted for Trump. He Has Vowed to Overturn the Law That Could Fix Its Homes.

Correction, Jan. 22, 2025: This story originally misidentified the owner of an industrial plant near Sulphur, Louisiana. That plant is owned by Phillips 66, which was spun off from ConocoPhillips; it is not owned by ConocoPhillips.

Hydroelectric Dams on Oregon’s Willamette River Kill Salmon. Congress Says It’s Time to Consider Shutting Them Down.

Correction, Jan. 23, 2025: A photo caption with this story originally misidentified a dam. It is the Detroit Dam on the North Santiam River, not the Lookout Point Dam on the Middle Fork of the Willamette River.

He Frantically Called 911 to Revive His Infant Son. Now He Could Face 12 Years in Prison.

Correction, Dec. 29, 2024: This story originally misstated the name of Dr. Steven Pham’s fellowship. It is child abuse pediatrics, not childhood pediatrics.

Trump’s Pick to Lead Federal Housing Agency Has Opposed Efforts to Aid the Poor

Correction, Dec. 24, 2024: This story originally misidentified the member of Congress for whom Scott Turner interned. It was Rep. Duncan L. Hunter, not his son, Rep. Duncan D. Hunter.

Despite Biden’s Promise to Protect Old Forests, His Administration Keeps Approving Plans to Cut Them Down

Correction, Nov. 13, 2024: This story originally misstated a logging project’s impact on endangered marbled murrelet chicks. It could kill or harm an estimated 13 of them; it isn’t definitively known that it will kill them.

Watch: How the Race for Sheriff in Del Rio, Texas, Became a Referendum on Immigration

Correction, Nov. 2, 2024: This story originally misstated the direction that Del Rio is from San Antonio. It is west, not south.

A Pro-Gun, Anti-Abortion Border Sheriff Appealed to Both Parties. Then He Was Painted as Soft on Immigration.

Correction, Nov. 2, 2024: This story originally misstated the direction that Del Rio is from San Antonio. It is west, not south.

Election Skeptics Are Targeting Voting Officials With Ads That Suggest They Don’t Have to Certify Results

Correction, Oct. 31, 2024: This story originally misstated the profession of a representative for Richard Uihlein. The representative was a spokesperson, not a lawyer.

The Ghosts of John Tanton

Correction, Oct. 21, 2024: This story originally misstated the length of Brenton Tarrant’s manifesto. It was 74 pages, not 239.

Despite Persistent Warnings, Texas Rushed to Remove Millions From Medicaid. That Move Cost Eligible Residents Care.

Correction, Oct. 11, 2024: This story originally misstated when the federal COVID-19 emergency declaration ended. It was in May 2023, not April of that year. Federal protections prohibiting states from culling their Medicaid rolls were lifted on April 1, 2023, under a law passed by Congress.

Our Editor Won a 6-Year Legal Battle. It Didn’t Feel Like a Victory.

Correction, Sept. 23, 2024: This story originally misstated the outcome of libel and defamation suits against ProPublica. We have not lost or paid any money to plaintiffs, not defendants.

How a Washington Tax Break for Data Centers Snowballed Into One of the State’s Biggest Corporate Giveaways

Correction, Aug. 6, 2024: This story originally mischaracterized which elected officials may view detailed job numbers related to a Washington tax break. Beyond the governor and chairpersons of the House Finance and Senate Ways and Means committees, the list includes the chairpersons of certain other legislative committees and the attorney general. The article has also been updated to clarify which state law establishes this list.

Federal Law Thwarted Chicago’s Attempt to Sue Gun-Makers. But Now It Has a New Strategy.

Correction, July 30, 2024: This story originally misstated the name of the executive director of the Second Amendment Foundation. It is Adam Kraut, not Andrew Kraut.

Washington Is Giving Tax Breaks to Data Centers That Threaten the State’s Green Energy Push

Correction, July 31, 2024: This story originally misidentified the hometown of state Sen. Matt Boehnke. He is from Kennewick, not Richland.

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