EPA and Justice Department officials were looking into potential criminal violations by the vast coal empire owned by Sen. Jim Justice. Then the Office of the Deputy Attorney General told them “pencils down.”

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On this episode, @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social used a word that neither of us was sure would make it into the final edit. But we kept it! On this podcast, we talk about complex stuff but we talk like real people. And real people use 4-letter words — especially when they're talking about cancer.

Here's the latest in my reporting on the vitamin K shot for babies. I reached out to Dr. Mercola, a leading vaccine skeptic who has cautioned parents against the shot for years. I was surprised at what happened next. www.propublica.org/article/vita...

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Billions of gallons of toxic oil field wastewater are injected below Oklahoma each year. Some of it is spreading uncontrollably and blasting out of old wells. Our new film with @readfrontier.bsky.social exposes what regulators knew — and how they did little about the risks.

NEW: After ProPublica contacted leading vaccine skeptic Dr. Joseph Mercola for an article on babies dying after parents turned down vitamin K shots, he publicly reversed his long-held stance that the shots weren't needed. “The data is clear: vitamin K saves lives,” he wrote.

Our Pulitzer-winning "Friends of the Court" series began with this story that revealed how SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas had, for 20+ years, been treated to undisclosed luxury vacations by real estate titan and GOP megadonor Harlan Crow. (Published April 2023)

The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit is delivering market-rate housing, rather than housing for the poorest households. In one Portland suburb, a subsidized two-bedroom can cost up to $1,675, while the equivalent market-rate apartment is $1,525. w/ @opb.org

Babies were found with dead brain tissue similar to what follows cancer and the kind of bleeding seen after a stroke. Their autopsies came to the same conclusion: Their deaths could have been prevented with a long-standard vitamin shot. Revisit @deldeib.bsky.social's story, a Sidney Award winner:

NEW: A House Democrat is pushing to ban the federal prison system from offering taxpayer-funded VIP perks to drug lords and child traffickers. But, so far, Republicans have opposed that. My latest for @propublica.org: www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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Enjoyed talking with @jlussenhop.bsky.social, the host of ProPublica’s new podcast “Paper Trail,’ about my reporting on how a 25-cent pill became a $100 billion drug, and my experience taking the pricey cancer medication. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/6D6u...

🎧New episode is kinda special.🎧 It begins after healthcare reporter David Armstrong received a devastating cancer diagnosis... followed by a truly shocking letter from his insurance company that showed one of his drugs, Revlimid, costs almost $1,000 per PILL. He needed to know, how does that happen?

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NEW on “Paper Trail”: Cancer drug Revlimid is one of the bestselling pharmaceutical products of all time, with total sales of over $100 billion. It also cost nearly $1,000 per pill, even though that same pill cost just 25 cents to make. Listen to this episode wherever you get your podcasts:

NEW: When Trump pardoned Juan Orlando Hernández, prison officials had the former Honduran president's ICE hold lifted and he was driven to a posh New York hotel. That “can never be allowed to happen ever again,” said Rep. Norma Torres.

After DOGE outed Halimi, Taliban intelligence agents blindfolded and took three of his family members to a remote prison. They were repeatedly beaten and questioned about Halimi and his recently publicized work for the United States. (Published Aug. 2025)

Measles outbreaks in Texas and Utah sit at the center of an unusually technical — and politically fraught — question: whether the U.S. is still officially considered “measles free.” By @natlash.bsky.social and @sheinvestigates.bsky.social

Last summer, Benjamin Landa, the nominee for Ambassador to Hungary, donated $5M to a pro-Trump Super PAC. Now, a facility he co-owns is in litigation with federal health agencies over an estimated $31M in Medicare overbillings. (Published March)

Some experts believe the ultimate objective of any Texas school district takeover is to disenfranchise local communities. “It all begins at the school board level to then completely disempower the community,” said NYU professor Domingo Morel. w/ @texasobserver.org

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Update: North Dakota Republican State Rep. Eric Murphy, the incumbent of District 43, lost his June 9 primary race, falling short by 130 votes. That makes now five conservative abortion reformers in state legislatures who have been ousted. www.propublica.org/article/repu...

After an elementary school teacher was sentenced for sexually abusing students, @kqednews.kqed.org reporter Holly McDede started requesting public records about teacher misconduct. It’s something anyone can do if you just know where to look, she writes.

NEW: The Trump administration has said immigration officers don’t target children with tear gas or pepper spray, but we found many children — in their homes, cars or walking to school — harmed by these chemicals, which pose a particular threat to kids.

TikTok investor Jeff Yass avoided paying $1 billion in taxes while largely escaping public scrutiny. He then poured that money into campaigns to cut taxes and support election deniers. (Published 2022)

A mother, a daughter, a granddaughter: For the Peldo family, three generations of women have been victims of sexual abuse. Each woman was told by church leaders to forgive her abuser instead of reporting him to police. w/ @startribune.com

Last year, Eric Murphy, a Republican state rep from North Dakota, tried to expand the window in which women could access abortion. “I might lose an election over this,” he said, “but would I rather win an election by not doing the right thing?”

One family watched oily black liquid bubble up through their home’s foundation; another saw their well water contaminated. This new documentary tracks their fight against a powerful industry and the state regulators that looked the other way. w/ @readfrontier.bsky.social

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Last year, we @propublica.org reported extensively on irregularities around the contracting for the tent facility, now known as Camp East Montana, which was originally awarded to one contractor for nearly double the price and then cancelled www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

A new GAO report details “millions of dollars of waste” and several serious incidents at an ICE tent detention camp in El Paso, Texas: a detainee who died after an officer used force, a detainee suicide, and a detainee with tuberculosis housed with the general population www.gao.gov/prerelease/d...

ProPublica is currently reporting on school voucher programs that allow private schools to receive public money, which lawmakers said would give families more options. Message us on WhatsApp by texting “schools” to 917-207-6447. wa.me/19172076447?...

Despite the risks raw milk poses to consumers, more than 10 million Americans drink it. National weekly sales rose by 65% from 2023 to 2024 alone—and a growing number of states are making it easier to access. @anniewaldman.bsky.social reports for @propublica.org

NEW: U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy, who previously ran a company that provides aircraft for fighting wildfires, has proposed ending Forest Service inspections of those aircraft. One of the company’s aircraft failed an inspection because of a crack in its wing.

NEW: In February, I visited Raw Farm. You may have heard of it. RFK Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow are customers. It supplies raw dairy products to 500 stores nationwide. And regulators have linked it to over a dozen recalls and outbreaks that have made hundreds sick. 🧵👇

NEW: Regulators have linked Mark McAfee’s raw dairy farm to more than a dozen recalls and outbreaks that left hundreds of people ill. “I’ve put a couple kids in the hospital,” McAfee said. “But here’s the thing: I’m a pioneer.”

NEW: Donald Trump Jr. invests in a co. trying to build an oil refinery in the U.S. Then the richest man in Asia invests... in the same company. Then... his co. gets policy concessions from the Trump Admin. @josh-kaplan.bsky.social & @justinelliott.bsky.social: www.propublica.org/article/trum...

New: An Indian Billionaire was targeted by the Trump administration. Then he poured millions of dollars into a startup secretly backed by Donald Trump Jr. www.propublica.org/article/trum... w/ @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social

NEW: The Trump administration put the Ambani family’s Reliance Industries at the center of an escalating tariff fight with India. Then Reliance invested millions in America First Refining, in which Donald Trump Jr. secretly held a stake.

NEW: Earlier this year, an obscure startup in Texas announced that it had received at least $100 mil from one of the richest men in Asia. We dug into the backstory. We discovered a saga involving Donald Trump Jr., Russian oil, and an Indian billionaire family’s private zoo.

On Sept. 16, 2024, Emily Waldorf’s daughter found her curled on the floor, bleeding during a dangerous miscarriage at 17 weeks pregnant. Waldorf and her husband rushed to an Arkansas hospital, expecting emergency care. Instead, doctors said they could not intervene under the state’s abortion ban.

When DOGE arrived at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the operatives had no real background in nuclear issues. They boxed out experienced hands, forcing resignations and massive exodus of talent. Over 400 people have since left or been forced out. Our full story: https://propub.li/4wVTCxq

The quashed investigation centered on potential criminal violations of the Clean Water Act by Southern Coal, a constellation of firms run day-to-day by Justice’s son, Jay, according to current and former officials familiar with the matter. By @mtredden.bsky.social and Avi Asher-Schapiro

The Flex Loan, a new type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial in Tennessee, allows residents to borrow up to $4,000 at a 279.5% interest rate. It has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders. (Published May 2025 w/ @tennesseelookout.com)

NEW from @propublica.org: Trump Administration Killed Criminal Investigation of GOP Senator’s Coal Companies mountainstatespotlight.org/2026/06/08/t...

An investigation by ProPublica and @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public. (Published Aug. 2025)

After a decade+ of nonstop pollution offenses, GOP Sen. Jim Justice's coal empire learned earlier this year that it was under federal criminal investigation. But before prosecutors could gather crucial evidence, Todd Blanche's office told them "pencils down."

NEW: The DOJ was criminally investigating the companies of W. Va.'s MAGA Senator Jim Justice. Until then-DAG Todd Blanche's office shut it down. @mtredden.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Shapiro: www.propublica.org/article/trum...

NEW: Trump administration officials earlier this year killed a federal criminal investigation into the coal empire owned by Sen. Jim Justice, the Republican former governor of West Virginia and a close ally of the president’s. By @justinelliott.bsky.social @josh-kaplan.bsky.social