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Lost to History

Veterans' Advocate to Congress: Reconstruct Missing War Records

A House subcommittee on veterans' affairs hears from veterans groups after a ProPublica-Seattle Times investigation revealing that dozens of Army units failed to keep sufficient records of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Lost War Records: Watch The Congressional Hearing

Lost to History

U.S. House Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Missing War Records

The session follows a ProPublica-Seattle Times investigation revealing that dozens of military units deployed in the war on terror have destroyed or failed to keep field reports of their activities.

Ketchum Filings Detailing Work for Russia

Lost to History

A Son Lost in Iraq, but Where Is the Casualty Report?

To fulfill a promise he made to his son, Jim Butler needed to know how he died. But when he asked how 24-year-old Jake Butler was killed, the Army couldn’t produce a report from the field describing what happened.

Buyer of Wild Horses Under Investigation by State, Feds

Colorado officials are considering whether to prosecute Tom Davis, who has bought more than 1,700 wild horses from the federal government since 2008, for violating laws meant to deter livestock theft.

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Lost to History

Lost to History: Missing War Records Complicate Benefit Claims by Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans

Field records from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, needed to document combat injuries, disability claims and the simple history of both wars, were never kept, were destroyed or simply cannot be found, a ProPublica-Seattle Times investigation has found.

Buying Your Vote

Dark Money Rises

Hundreds of millions of dollars spent on this election came from faceless donors. A TIME/ProPublica report on how mystery cash is changing American politics.

Segregation Now

PubNotes: Key Takeaways From ProPublica’s Fair Housing Investigation

An overview of the U.S. government's many failed attempts to promote integrated housing since the Fair Housing Act was passed in 1968.