ProPublica’s reporting “reveals a staggering level of corruption and influence peddling that superseded this process, enriching the President Trump’s son at the expense of U.S. national security and taxpayer dollars,” lawmakers wrote. www.propublica.org/article/dona...

A survey by Wisconsin's bipartisan elections commission found mail delivery of absentee ballots in April slower than usual: 2/3 of election clerks reported problems. Any delay could deprive citizens of their right to vote, WEC wrote to the US postmaster general. elections.wi.gov/news/wec-sen...

NEW: She Faced a Life-Threatening Miscarriage. Under Arkansas’ Abortion Ban, Even Calls to the Governor’s Office Didn’t Help. Emily Waldorf’s case shows how abortion bans have left hospital lawyers, not doctors, deciding who gets care — and how lawmakers and regulators have failed to change that.

An Arkansas hospital denied a mother experiencing a miscarriage care, even as she faced possible death. Finally, she was told to make a risky trip to Kansas. "It all feels quite like the Handmaid’s tale," she wrote. "I had to seek refuge, travel by ambulance across borders.” / By @propublica.org

"As they rushed into his apartment...he felt the jaws of a large dog biting into his ankle, knocking him to the floor. He screamed as the dog tore the flesh from his thighs, hip and wrist. Down the hall, agents took a mother and her 16-yr-old son at gunpoint..." www.propublica.org/article/chic...

Wisconsin’s $1.8 billion bipartisan budget deal --including money for special education -- collapses, exposing rifts within both parties. by @wisconsinwatch.org wisconsinwatch.org/2026/05/wisc...

The mistaken detention of American citizens has continued despite congressional inquiries and denials by senior immigration officials. / reporting by @nicolefoy.bsky.social

Many students, parents in a small Wisconsin town confront their school board Tuesday over its reluctance to let the high school wind ensemble play a song inspired by the 1969 Stonewall riots. Using a concert piece to "further polarize our community is sickening," one young person said.

Good morning from JEFFERSON CITY where the Missouri Supreme Court will hear arguments over a Republican gerrymander aimed at ousting Democratic Congressman Emanuel Cleaver

Check out this article from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: FBI questions Wisconsin election official about 2020 presidential vote www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...

BREAKING: An FBI agent interviewed a high-ranking Wisconsin election official in recent days about the 2020 election. The agent wanted to know how elections are carried out and about various 'theories'. The election official had to debunk false claims and clarify how elections work.

Exciting news: ProPublica's new podcast is about to launch! The incredible team behind PAPER TRAIL has crafted something truly special. And it's true: Investigative journalism *is* an act of optimism. Find out the truth; tell it well; see what's possible. 💫

DHS claimed ICE does not target children with tear gas & blamed parents for bringing children near protests. Yet once fired, the chemicals can drift far. In Minneapolis, @propublica.org found that tear gas traveled at least a quarter mile, entering a McDonald’s.

During President Trump’s historic immigration crackdown, at least 79 children have been left screaming, unable to breathe or hurt by tear gas. / Reporting by @mariamelba.bsky.social @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social @lisalsong.bsky.social +

NEW: Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth The vitamin K shot, a lifesaving injection given to newborns to prevent uncontrollable bleeding of the brain and intestines, has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.

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Pennsylvania's Democratic majority Supreme Court wrote in ruling this week that Lycoming County officials must release 2020 voting records to Heather Honey, an election conspiracy theorist serving in leadership at DHS. Honey's attorney works for a Chicago anti-abortion law firm.

As many as 120,000 Illinoisans could lose access to food assistance beginning today due to new work requirements from the federal government, according to the Illinois Department of Human Services. / @chicagotribune.com

This Data Center Is Getting a $77 Million Tax Break to Create One Job. No other project in the country has gotten such a large subsidy to create so few jobs, according to watchdogs. / by nysfocus.com

Experts say it’s highly unusual for the White House to tell agents to give up custody of potential evidence in an investigation, as it did with the Tates. “I’ve never heard of anything like that in my 30 years working,” an ex-DHS official said. (Published Nov. 2025)

A nationwide warrant has been issued in the first criminal charges against an ICE agent for on-duty actions during the enforcement surge in Minnesota.

Trump administration orders dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service The headquarters is going to Utah. Every regional office is being shuttered. The research program will be broken down. www.hatchmag.com/articles/tru...

Wisconsin GOP Sen. Ron Johnson, a Trump loyalist: “I do not want to see us start blowing up civilian infrastructure. I do not want to see that. We are not at war with the Iranian people. We are trying to liberate them.” - via John Solomon Reports.

“You are not entitled to a response from us, or anyone, ever,” is what an Education Department spokesperson wrote to one of our reporters, @megomatz.bsky.social, after she repeatedly tried to get comment from the department and its officials. (Published Dec. 2025)

While Trump has railed against drugs coming into the U.S., his DOJ has declined to prosecute nearly 5,000 federal drug cases, including trafficking and money laundering — 45% higher than the average of the prior three new administrations.

ICE agents detain the Islamic Society of Milwaukee president at his home. He has been a legal resident of Milwaukee for over 32 years, according to the group. www.tmj4.com/news/milwauk...

In Wisconsin, We Energies wants to raise residential electric rates by 14.75% over two years. A state utility commission must approve the hike. Four yrs ago the average residential bill was $108 a month. By 2028 it could reach $166. www.jsonline.com/story/money/...

In Wisconsin, conservative Washington County drops a plan to rename a local highway in honor of the late activist Charlie Kirk. The county chair said cost was the driving factor. www.wpr.org/news/washing...

In the first seven months of President Trump’s second term, authorities arrested and detained parents of at least 11,000 U.S. citizen children.

Trump loves Wisconsin’s Florsheim shoes, gifting them to Cabinet members. But the company is suing him over his tariffs, accusing him of an “unprecedented power grab.” / by MKE Journal Sentinel

This week in Wisconsin two major state senators decided not to seek reelection: Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu and Sen. Van Wanggaard. The Republican Assembly Speaker, Robin Vos, is also retiring.

Industry money has been pouring into the congressional campaign of a 26-year-old political unknown from Wisconsin. The candidate’s father-in-law happens to be Sean Duffy, the U.S. secretary of transportation. www.propublica.org/article/sean...

I'm asking for help covering the IG community. Please reach out if you have info and/or share with anyone you think might be receptive. Thanks 🙏 www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...

NEW: Transportation industry money has been pouring into the congressional campaign of Michael Alfonso, a 26-year-old political unknown from Wisconsin. His father-in-law happens to be Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy.

Why is a PAC for a Florida high-speed rail line helping to fund an inexperienced Congressional candidate in Wisconsin? Might have something to do with his father-in-law, MTV reality star-turned-Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. New from @megomatz.bsky.social @propublica.org

Transportation industry money has been pouring into the congressional campaign of Michael Alfonso, a 26-year-old political unknown from Wisconsin whose father-in-law happens to be Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy. www.propublica.org/article/sean...

Brad Schimel ran for the Wisconsin Supreme Court & lost, despite millions from Elon Musk. Then Pam Bondi appointed Schimel interim US attorney. Now he's out. Judges on the federal bench declined to make his appointment permanent after he prosecuted a county judge over an ICE confrontation.

Access to mental health care in the VA under President Trump has gotten worse, @propublica.org found, despite promises to provide the best services. Now there are long waits & individual sessions replaced with group therapy involving as many as 35 people. / by @vernalcoleman.bsky.social

The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement arm is requesting unfettered access to the most comprehensive government database of people in the US and their most private information, including sensitive details about children. / by @propublica.org

Explore Financial Disclosures from President Trump and 1,500 of his appointees with this @propublica.org database. The documents disclose positions officials have held outside of government, their assets and their debts. Spot conflicts of interest? Contact: ProPublica.org/tips

One thing I learned from reporting on fluoride is that, while rare, tooth decay can lead to death. tucson.com/news/local/b...

NEW: ProPublica has sued the Department of Education in federal court, accusing it of withholding public records about how it’s enforcing civil rights protections for millions of U.S. students.

As of Thursday, transgender people in Kansas whose driver’s licenses do not reflect their sex assigned at birth are breaking the law if they drive, after the legislature stripped them of previously valid credentials. The change took effect immediately with no grace period. Lawsuit filed, ACLU said.

“Many certificates in aesthetic services obtained by med spa workers require little more than buying memberships and taking a few workshops.” www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/02/26/m...

NEW: ProPublica recently reported that the U.S. Forest Service knowingly issued protective gear containing PFAS to wildland firefighters. The agency says it has now stopped distributing those garments. By @abestreep.bsky.social

NEW: South Carolina, which doesn’t require hospitals to disclose measles-related admissions, has reported only 20 such hospitalizations since Oct. 2. That leaves doctors with an incomplete picture of how the outbreak is affecting the community. By @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social

Pam Bondi to investigate a Wisconsin Native American tribe over a road dispute, at the request of the GOP candidate for governor. www.jsonline.com/story/news/l... via @journalsentinel

If Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signs this bill, that leaves Arkansas as the only state that hasn't yet opted into expanded Medicaid coverage for postpartum care.

Wisconsin Assembly speaker relents: allows postpartum Medicaid extension for new moms. “Go out and take your victory lap,” Republican Robin Vos told caucus members.

I often hear from folks who are bewildered by the failure of efforts to hold people accountable for the Flint water crisis. "Why didn’t anyone go to jail?" Here's a view from a law prof / former federal prosecutor.