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Tracy Jan @tracyjan.bsky.social · 9d

Welcome to @propublica.org's latest Local Reporting Network partners!

So excited to continue working with @richardawebster.bsky.social at @veritenews.org investigating Louisiana's criminal justice policies and beyond

And to collab with Holly McDede at @kqednews.kqed.org, my hometown public radio!

ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network Selects Five New Partners for Its 50 State Initiative

ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 9d

NEW: In the lead-up to Trump’s second term, a PA businessman hired Tom Homan as a consultant and said he could put together a group of companies wanting to get in line to win contracts for a massive immigration enforcement plan, sources said.

Trading on Tom Homan: Inside the Push to Cash in on the Trump Administration’s Deportation Campaign

A Pennsylvania businessman who had Tom Homan on his payroll led companies to believe his connections to the future border czar could help advance their bids for government work, industry executives said.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 10d

Federal workers and contractors: We understand the difficult situations you may be weighing as you decide whether to reach out. All of our reporters take source privacy very seriously.

If you have information you can share with us, here's how to get in touch 👇

Do You Work For the Federal Government? ProPublica Wants To Hear From You.

We’re doubling down on our coverage of government agencies and federal policy. With your help, we can dig deeper.

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Melody Joy Kramer, MLIS @mkramer.bsky.social · 10d

Exciting news! The second @propublica.org metro ad on @wmata.com has been spotted in the wild on a metro car!

There are thousands of federal staffers with stories to tell. Share yours.

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there are thousands of federal staffers with stories to tell. share yours. propublica.org/tips

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Kirsten Berg @kirstenberg.bsky.social · 10d

Bukele wanted the contractor on the corruption investigation gone, according to a report obtained by @propublica.org.

In Ambassador Ronald D. Johnson, he had a powerful American friend—and a friendship that lasted long after Johnson left his post:

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The Trump-Appointed Diplomat Accused of Shielding El Salvador’s President From Law Enforcement

A previously undisclosed State Department report and interviews reveal accusations that U.S. Ambassador Ronald D. Johnson shielded Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele from U.S. and Salvadoran law enforc...

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Kirsten Berg @kirstenberg.bsky.social · 10d

In 2020, President Nayib Bukele went to the U.S. ambassador with an extraordinary request.

Salvadoran authorities had intercepted a conversation between a journalist and a U.S. embassy contractor working with an FBI-led task force investigating corruption among high-level aides to the president.

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T. Christian Miller @tchristianmiller.bsky.social · 11d

1/ In August 2020, the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, made an extraordinary request to President Trump’s ambassador, Ronald Johnson. A previously undisclosed report tells what happened next, according to a new ProPublica investigation. 🧵 ⬇️

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 11d

NEW: “(Ambassador) Johnson wasn’t just recruiting Bukele. What’s remarkable is that Bukele was recruiting him,” one former Trump administration official told @propublica.org.

“They were recruiting each other. It was a relationship in which Bukele had power.”

The Trump-Appointed Diplomat Accused of Shielding El Salvador’s President From Law Enforcement

A previously undisclosed State Department report and interviews reveal accusations that U.S. Ambassador Ronald D. Johnson shielded Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele from U.S. and Salvadoran law enforc...

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Jesse Coburn @jessecoburn.bsky.social · 11d

The rules from the Department of Housing and Urban Development would allow major changes to public housing and Section 8 vouchers:

- full-time work requirements
- 2-year time limits
- stripping aid from whole families if one member is in the country illegally

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Millions Could Lose Housing Aid Under Trump Plan

Drafts of unpublished rules obtained by ProPublica detail plans that would open the door to full-time work requirements, two-year limits on living in federally supported housing and stripping aid from...

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Anna Clark @annaleighclark.bsky.social · 16d

GOOD NEWS.

Clinical teams across the country are forming a five-year, $37 million consortium to research stillbirth, a neglected public health concern.

“There’s no question that the ProPublica reporting was intimately tied to this,” one expert said.

Specifically, @deldeib.bsky.social's reporting.

NIH Launches New Multimillion-Dollar Initiative to Reduce U.S. Stillbirth Rate

Clinical teams across the country are forming a five-year, $37 million consortium to research stillbirth, a long-neglected public health concern. “There’s no question that the ProPublica reporting was...

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Josh Kaplan @josh-kaplan.bsky.social · 15d

NEW: Kristi Noem has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA's response to natural disasters.

But she fast-tracked $11 million+ to fix a Florida tourist attraction — after one of her big donors reached out. www.propublica.org/article/kris...

Kristi Noem Fast-Tracked Millions in Disaster Aid to Florida Tourist Attraction After Campaign Donor Intervened

The DHS chief has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA’s response after natural disasters. Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noe...

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Chris Bing @chrisbing.bsky.social · 17d

Seen on the DC metro:

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Sharon Lerner @fastlerner.bsky.social · 18d

Trump repeatedly expressed his concern about autism yesterday when he told pregnant women not to take Tylenol.

The research on Tylenol is mixed, some studies show an association, some don't.

It's worth noting how his administration has undermined autism science

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RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That.

While touting a $50 million initiative to identify the causes of autism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is helping lead an administration that is rolling back protections against pollution and toxic chemicals,...

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Max Blau @maxblau.bsky.social · 17d

I went on @slate.com's What Next podcast to discuss my ongoing H-2A visa series for @propublica.org. Listen to our convo about the perils of the program, tough choices facing foreign farmworkers, and the difficulties of clamping down on abuse and exploitation.
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Trump’s Attack on Visas

Working illegally is riskier, but working legally is becoming impossible.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 21d

It's a journalist's job to ask questions of government officials, no matter which party is in power. That often means respectfully knocking on doors to get answers people deserve to know.

Tips and evidence are essential to our nonpartisan work: www.propublica.org/tips/

Screenshot of post on X from VA Secretary Doug Collins. The text reads: @ProPublica is an extreme liberal news outlet that will do anything to make the Trump Administration look bad. But this week, the far-left editors there reached a new low by sending @VernalColeman to stalk @DeptVetAffairs employees at their homes. This creepy behavior will discourage good people from coming to work at VA. @ProPublica, please do better and stop letting your hatred of the Trump Administration continue to warp your judgment.

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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 25d

We ❤️ @ire.org! @propublica.org employees wore buttons & flyered at the IRE gala to rally support for our fight for a fair contract.

The future of investigative journalism depends on protecting the workers who make it possible.

You can help by signing our petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 25d

We can’t produce fearless investigative journalism without job security and a fair contract. After almost two years of bargaining, we need your help.

Show your support for @propublica.org workers by adding your name to our petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Fair Contract Now for ProPublica Guild

We, the workers of ProPublica, provide our readers with deeply researched, unbiased news that holds power to account. This work is more important now than ever, but our staff can’t properly contribute...

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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · Sep 10

PEN America Condemns “Horrific” Killing of Activist Charlie Kirk While Speaking on a Utah Campus pen.org/press-releas...

PEN America Condemns “Horrific” Killing of Activist Charlie Kirk While Speaking on a Utah Campus - PEN America

PEN America condemned the killing today of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, who founded Turning Point USA. Kirk was shot and killed while giving a speech at Utah Valley University.

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Jill Filipovic @jillfilipovic.bsky.social · Sep 11

The murder of Charlie Kirk is a horrific act that has left two children fatherless. You don't have to like his politics to understand that political violence is a race to the bottom, that it makes life worse for all of us, that it is what undoes democracies and societies.

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Duaa Eldeib @deldeib.bsky.social · Sep 10

He wanted to die. His wife fought for him. A psychiatrist was their last hope.

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“Just Let Me Die”: After Insurance Repeatedly Denied a Couple’s Claims, One Psychiatrist Was Their Last Hope

After a North Carolina man attempted suicide twice, his wife tried to get him help at an inpatient clinic. But their insurance provider refused to cover the treatment, deeming it “not medically necess...

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Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · Sep 4

New:

Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.

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Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.

The White House has targeted opponents, including a Fed governor, for having more than one primary residence on their loan papers. ProPublica found that, in one case, a Trump cabinet secretary got two...

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Megan O'Matz @megomatz.bsky.social · Aug 26

He wanted the same thing as the Trump administration, which was for a peaceful end to the Afghan war. Instead ⁦‪Elon Musk’s‬⁩ and DODGE’s carelessness left his life in tatters and put his family in grave danger. / @propublica.org

DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media. Then the Taliban Took His Family.

Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U...

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · Aug 19

NEW from @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social and me: As Trump seeks to flood DC’s streets with federal agents and troops, churches are seeing attendance drops, fear, and detentions.

Seven members of one church have been detained — including an usher on his way to worship. religionnews.com/2025/08/19/a...

Attendance drops, fear rises in immigrant churches as Trump takes over DC

WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘I never thought I had one day to cancel Sunday worship because it is not safe for our Latino siblings to come to church. But here we are … ,’ wrote one pastor on Facebook.

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Cengiz Yar @cengizyar.com · Aug 19

Photographer Adriana Loureiro Fernández spent months following the story of the Venezuelan men deported to prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration.

She shares that experience today on @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/ceco...

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Heather Vogell @heathervogell.bsky.social · Aug 14

We reported in July that Trump was poised to slash regs protecting the public and the environment during rocket launches by companies like SpaceX.

Yesterday, Trump signed an executive order making it happen.

Here’s our story. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Trump Administration Looking to Slash Environmental Protection Rules for Rocket Launches

A draft executive order viewed by ProPublica directs the secretary of transportation to “use all available authorities to eliminate or expedite” environmental reviews for launch licenses — a change El...

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