What We’re Watching
During Donald Trump’s second presidency, ProPublica will focus on the areas most in need of scrutiny. Here are some of the issues our reporters will be watching — and how to get in touch with them securely.
Learn more about our reporting team. We will continue to share our areas of interest as the news develops.
Sharon Lerner
I cover health and the environment and the agencies that govern them, including the Environmental Protection Agency.
Andy Kroll
I cover justice and the rule of law, including the Justice Department, U.S. attorneys and the courts.
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I cover housing and transportation, including the companies working in those fields and the regulators overseeing them.
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Lo que no muestran los videos de la administración Trump sobre una redada de inmigración en Chicago
Venezolanos detenidos y deportados cuentan sus historias sobre lo que ocurrió cuando agentes de inmigración hicieron una redada en su complejo de apartamentos.
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What the Trump Administration’s Videos From a Chicago Immigration Raid Don’t Show
Detained and deported Venezuelans tell their stories of what happened when immigration agents raided their apartment building.
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Alaska Owns Dozens of Deteriorating Schools. Now It Wants Under-Resourced Districts to Take Them On.
Rural school district superintendents are trying to “find the best, most optimal use of very lean resources.” Taking on the state’s unmaintained buildings, they say, will only increase their burden.
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Connecticut Towing Companies Frequently Value Cars Low, Allowing Them to Sell Vehicles Quickly
A database created by The Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica of more than 6,000 forms submitted by the state’s towing companies shows a pattern of low values, including for some luxury cars.
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A Tale of Two Terms: How Powerful Figures Were Prosecuted in Trump’s First Term, Then Pardoned in His Second
We found that Donald Trump has granted clemency in at least a dozen criminal cases that originated during his first term. No other president has used clemency to erase his own appointees’ actions on such a scale.
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“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arrested in a Chicago raid are telling their stories.
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“Lo perdí todo”: venezolanos fueron detenidos en un dramático operativo nocturno, pero nunca se les imputó delito alguno
Las autoridades afirmaron que “terroristas” del Tren de Aragua habían tomado el edificio. Una investigación de ProPublica halló pocas pruebas que respalden esa versión. Por primera vez, los venezolanos cuentan sus historias.
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How Trump Has Exploited Pardons and Clemency to Reward Allies and Supporters
The president’s second term has brought a flood of clemency for allies and donors — as well as felons, like him, who were convicted of financial wrongdoing.
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“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence was misleading.
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She Begged for Help. This State’s Probation Gap May Have Put Her in Danger.
Tennessee probation officers pause in-person visits and home searches for offenders facing an arrest warrant. That reduced supervision can last for months. Temptress Peebles was one of six mothers who died during this gap.
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“No Separation Between Church and State”: Inside a Texas Church’s Training Academy for Christians Running for Office
A Fort Worth church’s candidate training program is the “next stage” of a religion-driven political movement, which has more latitude now that the IRS has allowed religious leaders to endorse candidates from the pulpit, an expert said.
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Descubrimos que más de 170 ciudadanos estadounidenses fueron detenidos por agentes de inmigración. Los patearon, se los llevaron a rastras y los retuvieron durante días.
El gobierno no documenta con qué frecuencia los agentes de inmigración detienen a estadounidenses. Por eso, ProPublica redactó su propio informe. Encontramos que agentes han detenido a unas personas durante días y casi 20 niños.
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Se inicia una investigación del Congreso en respuesta a las revelaciones de ProPublica sobre estadounidenses detenidos
Senadores, miembros de la Cámara de Representantes e incluso un alcalde expresaron su indignación y exigieron respuestas a partir de la investigación en la que descubrimos que este año los agentes de inmigración detuvieron por lo menos a 170 ciudadanos
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Alaska’s Public Schools Serve as Emergency Shelters. Those Buildings Are Also in Crisis.
Across hundreds of Alaskan communities, public schools are often the safest buildings where people can take shelter during disasters. After decades of state neglect, however, some have become emergencies themselves.
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Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts
The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fruit.
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