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448 stories published since 2016

Did He Talk About Her? VA Secretary Changes His Story Amid Allegations He Sought Dirt on House Staffer.

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

April 27, 2020, 2:25 p.m. EDT

How Jared Kushner Is Tackling the White House’s Coronavirus Response — Without Any Evident Experience

by Andrea Bernstein, WNYC,

April 22, 2020, 2 p.m. EDT

Leaked Recordings Reveal Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Firmly in Charge and City Alderman Left Largely on the Sidelines

April 21, 2020, 7 a.m. EDT

Congress Is Investigating Whether a Ventilator Company Is Gouging the U.S. — and Why the Government Is Letting It Happen

by Patricia Callahan and Sebastian Rotella,

April 16, 2020, 3:45 p.m. EDT

Trump Administration Officials Warned Against Halting Funding to WHO, Leaked Memo Shows

by Yeganeh Torbati,

April 15, 2020, 1:23 p.m. EDT

Attorney General Barr Refuses to Release 9/11 Documents to Families of the Victims

by Tim Golden and Sebastian Rotella,

April 15, 2020, 12:35 p.m. EDT

Millions of Americans Might Not Get Stimulus Checks. Some Might Be Tricked Into Paying TurboTax to Get Theirs.

by Justin Elliott and Paul Kiel,

April 15, 2020, 5 a.m. EDT

Senator Richard Burr Sold D.C. Townhouse to Donor at a Rich Price

by Robert Faturechi,

April 14, 2020, 2:15 p.m. EDT

Senate Intel Chair Sold Dutch Fertilizer Stock in 2018, Right Before a Collapse

by Robert Faturechi,

April 7, 2020, 5:30 a.m. EDT

How Tea Party Budget Battles Left the National Emergency Medical Stockpile Unprepared for Coronavirus

by Yeganeh Torbati and Isaac Arnsdorf,

April 3, 2020, 10:42 a.m. EDT

Rural Counties Consider an Alternative Type of Social Distancing — Kicking Chicago Out of Illinois

by Logan Jaffe and Duaa Eldeib,

April 3, 2020, 5 a.m. CDT

We’re Making Public Records Requests to Help Us Cover the Coronavirus. Tell Us What We Should Be Asking For.

by Kirsten Berg,

March 23, 2020, 2:10 p.m. EDT

The White House Asked Manufacturers for Help, Then Gave Them No Clear Instructions

by Yeganeh Torbati,

March 20, 2020, 5:06 p.m. EDT

The Senator Who Dumped His Stocks Before the Coronavirus Crash Has Asked Ethics Officials for a “Complete Review”

by Robert Faturechi and Derek Willis,

March 20, 2020, 1:55 p.m. EDT

Here’s Why Florida Got All the Emergency Medical Supplies It Requested While Other States Did Not

by Lydia DePillis, Mike Spies, Joshua Kaplan, Kyle Edwards and Caroline Chen,

March 20, 2020, 10:36 a.m. EDT

Senator Dumped Up to $1.7 Million of Stock After Reassuring Public About Coronavirus Preparedness

by Robert Faturechi and Derek Willis,

March 19, 2020, 5:01 p.m. EDT

No, President Trump, the Coronavirus Is Nothing Like H1N1 Swine Flu Either

by Charles Ornstein,

March 19, 2020, 11:10 a.m. EDT

Elections May Have to Change During the Coronavirus Outbreak. Here’s How.

by Rachel Glickhouse,

March 19, 2020, 10:17 a.m. EDT

During Tuesday’s Illinois Primary, Chicago Alderman and Former Firefighter Nicholas Sposato Delivered Pizzas at the Polls as His Ward Office Remained Open

March 18, 2020, 2:36 p.m. CDT

The RNC Gave Big Contracts to Companies Linked to Its Chairwoman’s Husband and Political Backers

by Mike Spies and Jake Pearson,

March 13, 2020, 10:33 a.m. EDT

Trump’s Company Paid Bribes to Reduce Property Taxes, Assessors Say

by Heather Vogell, ProPublica and Katherine Sullivan, WNYC,

March 11, 2020, 1:35 p.m. EDT

As Commerce Dept. Starts Regulating Some Gun Exports, Experts Worry It Doesn’t Have All the Info It Needs

by Sean Campbell,

March 10, 2020, 5:30 p.m. EDT

Members of Congress Have a New Strategy for Ethics Investigations: Stonewalling

by Robert Faturechi,

March 10, 2020, 10:30 a.m. EDT

Some Election-Related Websites Still Run on Vulnerable Software Older Than Many High Schoolers

by Jack Gillum,

March 2, 2020, 5 a.m. EST

The RNC Stopped Paying a Data Firm After A Serious Breach. Then It Paid A Mysterious LLC With the Same Address.

by Mike Spies and Jake Pearson,

Feb. 28, 2020, 12 p.m. EST

Steve Bannon’s Use of Private Jet Linked to Chinese Businessman Could Violate Campaign Finance Law

by Justin Elliott,

Feb. 26, 2020, 5 a.m. EST

Trump’s New Spy Chief Once Got $100,000 from a Group Funded by the Hungarian Government but Never Reported It

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

Feb. 24, 2020, 6:23 p.m. EST

The FBI Is Investigating Massive Embezzlement of Border Patrol Union Funds

by A.C. Thompson and Jeff Ernsthausen,

Feb. 24, 2020, 3:15 p.m. EST

Trump’s New Spy Chief Used to Work for a Foreign Politician the U.S. Accused of Corruption

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

Feb. 21, 2020, 4:34 p.m. EST

Republican National Committee Obscured How Much It Pays Its Chief of Staff

by Mike Spies, Jake Pearson and Derek Willis,

Feb. 21, 2020, 5 a.m. EST

The Benefits of Being Joe Biden’s Brother

by Daniel Golden, ProPublica, and Chuck Neubauer and Matthew Malone for ProPublica,

Feb. 14, 2020, 5 a.m. EST

A Group of Agents Rose Through the Ranks to Lead the Border Patrol. They’re Leaving It in Crisis.

by Melissa del Bosque,

Feb. 10, 2020, 5 a.m. EST

VA Secretary Looked for Dirt on a House Staffer Who Reported Sexual Assault in a VA Hospital, Complaint Says

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

Feb. 7, 2020, 2:47 p.m. EST

How Louisiana Lawmakers Stop Residents’ Efforts to Fight Big Oil and Gas

by Sara Sneath, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate,

Feb. 7, 2020, 2 p.m. EST

Iowa’s Lesson: Political Parties Are Not as Good as Government Officials at Counting Votes

by Jessica Huseman, Jack Gillum and Derek Willis,

Feb. 4, 2020, 1:30 p.m. EST

Local Accountability Journalism Still Has a Huge Impact

by Charles Ornstein,

Jan. 30, 2020, 5 a.m. EST

Donald and Ivanka Trump Were Involved in Inauguration’s Inflated Payments to Family Business, New Suit Says

by Ilya Marritz, WNYC, and Justin Elliott, ProPublica,

Jan. 22, 2020, 3:15 p.m. EST

Listen to Jared Kushner’s Family Saga

by Andrea Bernstein, WNYC,

Jan. 8, 2020, 4 a.m. EST

Kansas Abandons Technology Trumpeted by Kris Kobach, Trump’s Onetime Voter Fraud Czar

by Jessica Huseman,

Dec. 12, 2019, 5 a.m. EST

Donald Trump Jr. Went to Mongolia, Got Special Treatment From the Government and Killed an Endangered Sheep

by Jake Pearson, ProPublica, and Anand Tumurtogoo for ProPublica,

Dec. 11, 2019, 4 a.m. EST

See How This Political Boss and His Associates Bought Up Valuable Land After A Tax Break Law

by Nancy Solomon, WNYC, Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica, and Al Shaw, ProPublica,

Dec. 9, 2019, 5 a.m. EST

Misinformation Efforts Over Kentucky Vote Could Be Playbook for 2020

by Jessica Huseman,

Nov. 26, 2019, 2:58 p.m. EST

How Mike Pence’s Office Meddled in Foreign Aid to Reroute Money to Favored Christian Groups

by Yeganeh Torbati,

Nov. 6, 2019, 5 a.m. EST

Trump Town

by Derek Kravitz, Al Shaw, Claire Perlman and Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica, and David Mora, Columbia Journalism Investigations,

Oct. 14, 2019, 6 p.m. EDT

While Trump Cracked Down on Immigration, a Republican Megadonor Sued for a Special Visa

by Jake Pearson,

Oct. 7, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

Where Do Illinois Lawmakers Stand on Impeachment?

by Logan Jaffe,

Sept. 27, 2019, 4 a.m. CDT

Inside the Trump Administration’s Chaotic Dismantling of the Federal Land Agency

by Mike Spies and J. David McSwane,

Sept. 20, 2019, 2:30 p.m. EDT

Report on Election Security Gains Attention, and a Sharp Rebuke

by Jessica Huseman,

Sept. 13, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

State Tax Breaks Rewarded Companies Connected to One Powerful Man. The Governor Just Killed Them — for Now.

by Nancy Solomon and Jeff Pillets, WNYC,

Aug. 23, 2019, 5:03 p.m. EDT

Lawmakers Call for Ethics Reform to Deal With Billionaire Resort-Owning Governor

by Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette-Mail,

Aug. 21, 2019, 1 p.m. EDT