NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends. It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.

You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants. We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua. www.propublica.org/article/chic...

NEW: 2020 footage said to be in 2025. A neighbor who keeps reappearing in the same clip, said to be on different days & months. A broadcast from elsewhere suggested as Portland. How Fox News misled its viewership -- which may have included the president. www.propublica.org/article/port...

JOB ALERT! We are hiring a business editor. You have an unerring instinct for the jugular of the wealthy & powerful? Build a team with me and we’ll get after it! job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j... You can email me or on Signal at 718-496-5233

NEW: Billions of pounds of food are imported to the U.S. each year. The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices. But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low. 🧵/

NEW: We reviewed 700+ videos, hours of footage from ICE protesters and counterprotesters in Portland. In 2 months before Trump said he was sending the National Guard, federal officers fire on, grab, pepper-spray or tear gas people 20 times -- without charging anyone. "Gratuitous," one expert said.

Since childhood, @zysaidso.bsky.social has advocated for racial equity in Charlottesville schools. Yesterday, she was elected to the city's school board. From seven years ago, our profile of her and the gaping achievement gap in the city's education system: www.propublica.org/article/char...

NEW: Amid concerns over the Biden administration's regulation of the crypto industry, billionaire tech investor Marc Andreessen, a longtime Democrat, donated more than $5 million to groups supporting Trump ahead of the 2024 election. Since then, he's gotten what he called for: a hollowed-out CFPB.

72-year-old cancer patient Phillip Lewis said he was woken up and marched outside his home in his robe and underwear before federal officers even checked his ID. Surprise surprise (not surprised), it turns out, he wasn't the guy they were looking for. If only his story were unique.

For years, some big polluters were allowed to estimate their own emissions. Now, the intrepid @lisalsong.bsky.social has found emissions at facilities were far higher than their estimates. Terrifying reporting w/ incredible pics from @annie-flanagan.bsky.social that make me feel like I'm choking:

Until now, Social Security disability benefits have been easier to qualify for as a person reaches 50+. Trump's new rules would end that. Under the new plan, millions, many in red states, could find it more difficult to qualify. Important story from Eli Hager: www.propublica.org/article/soci...

"At one steel industry plant near Pittsburgh, a potent carcinogen was found at levels more than 30 times higher than estimated." If you read to the end you'll find an asthmatic cat photo 😭 My latest, 📸 by Annie Flanagan. Shocking pics that look like pre-EPA days www.propublica.org/article/epa-...

Charlottesville finally took down its Confederate monuments in 2021. The statue of Robert E. Lee was melted down. The statue of Stonewall Jackson was given to artist Kara Walker. This is what she did with it: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

NEW: We obtained a trove of emails detailing Jeffrey Epstein’s relationship with the Wall Street billionaire Leon Black. The messages show Epstein demanding tens of millions of dollars from Black, insulting his children and advising on a settlement with a woman. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/b...

Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents. I did it because the government isn’t. This is what I found.

Behind Russell Vought's plan to dismantle the government: "We have to be able to defund agencies that are the cause of the time we are in...and that is why we are focusing so much on **woke and weaponized**." What an insightful profile of the "shadow president" from @andykroll.bsky.social:

Justice Brett Kavanaugh: “If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen...they promptly let the individual go." The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:

24,576 pounds of cheddar cheese to Food Bank for the Heartland in Nebraska; 270,000 eggs to Harvest Hope Food Bank in South Carolina; 4,640 pounds of chicken legs to Maui Food Bank in Hawaii --> just some of the food aid canceled by Trump projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...

In April, the Trump admin deported “Rosario” & her two US citizen children, one of whom is being treated for stage 4 kidney cancer. The case drew national and international attention. Rosario shares her story for the first time with @theguardian.com - another chapter in our Ice Air investigation:

"They detained our father about a week ago...we'll be here as many days as we have to be to get information about our dad." Such crucial on-the-ground reporting at the ICE Broadview facility from @oliverlaughland.bsky.social + @tomsilverstone.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=t31x...

NEW: Elon Musk’s SpaceX has taken money directly from Chinese investors, according to newly unsealed testimony. It's the first time direct Chinese investment in the defense contractor has been disclosed. www.propublica.org/article/elon...

Our latest Anywhere But Washington is in Chicago, examining how the city is responding to a wave of ICE raids & a crackdown on free speech following the murder of Charlie Kirk. We spent time with @katmabu.bsky.social, neighborhood watch organizers & right wing groups outside the city:

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. propublica.org/tips

New: Kristi Noem fast-tracked millions in disaster aid to Naples, Florida tourist attraction after campaign donor intervened www.propublica.org/article/kris... w/ @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social

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.

📽️ WATCH: Epidemiologist Erin McCanlies spent much of the past 20 years studying how parents’ exposure to toxic chemicals affects the chances that they will have an autistic child. RFK Jr. cut her entire division — yet promises to identify the causes of autism by September: https://propub.li/4nhXQua

Children's hospital chaplain Ayman Soliman, whose detention sparked a community uproar and became a test of counterterrorism powers in immigration court, was released from an Ohio jail Friday as DHS abruptly withdrew its case against him. “This is beyond my dreams,” he told ProPublica.

My colleague @vernalcoleman.bsky.social is a diligent, careful reporter (and a great human!). He's been doing an excellent job holding the Department of Veterans Affairs to account. Do you have a tip to share? Reach out to him directly: [email protected] or on Signal at vcoleman91.99

Fluoride in drinking water has widely been heralded as a public health triumph. But this year, with the rise of RFK Jr., legislation has been introduced in *at least 21 states* to roll back provisions related to it. Critical reporting @annaleighclark.bsky.social: www.propublica.org/article/fluo...

I’ve covered street protests for years and never seen this much tear gas used on such a small crowd

NEW: I wrote about how drinking water fluoridation has long been heralded as a public health triumph, but skeptics increasingly hold sway in government. Most notably: RFK, Jr. And customer notice requirements are patchy, so people may not even know about it when their fluoridation stops.

🔎Come work with us🔍 We're looking for an ambitious investigative reporter @propublica.org based in the Midwest: *Interested in journalists with experience in government + corporate accountability reporting. *Based in/willing to move to IL, MI, MO, WI, OH, IN or MN. Apply here: grnh.se/uzy0n5km6us

Come join us at @propublica.org! 🔎 We are looking for the next Ancil Payne Reporting Fellow to uncover powerful immigration investigative projects. It's a two-year fellowship based in DC (deadline is 10/13 9am ET). Apply here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...

“Louisiana is where people go to be disappeared,” said Nora Ahmed, legal director of the ACLU of Louisiana. Such an important investigation into the Louisiana hub at the center of the Trump administration’s deportation machine via @oliverlaughland.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

NEW: We’ve spent the past 4 months investigating a detention center on the tarmac of a rural airport in Alexandria - a legal “black hole” & Trump’s deportation hub We uncovered a pattern of alleged due process violations, poor medical treatment, overcrowding, health emergencies, abuse & long stays:

He wanted to die. His wife fought for him. A psychiatrist was their last hope. www.propublica.org/article/ment...

Wrote about Ayman Soliman, a children’s hospital chaplain now in ICE custody after losing his asylum. His story shows the long legacy of post-9/11 laws, and his case is a test of Trump’s ability to merge the sweeping powers of immigration and counterterrorism www.propublica.org/article/ayma...

"This administration is trying to do everything in its power – and beyond its power – to punish me and deport me." A powerful and nuanced profile of Mahmoud Khalil from @oliverlaughland.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

“I did not fear them whatsoever,” he recalls. “I saw them eye to eye.” The extraordinary bravery of Mahmoud Khalil - who invited me into his new home for a three hour interview. Edited by @noayachot.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

NEW: JPMorgan, the largest US bank, enabled the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein. The bank lent him money, created accounts for his victims, disregarded suspicious transactions and overruled employees who raised concerns. @mattgoldstein26.bsky.social @jsgatnyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/m...

Trump has accused his opponents with multiple mortgages of fraud. New records show that 3 of his cabinet members list multiple homes as their primary residences on mortgages. 🔎🤯 via @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @justinelliott.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social: www.propublica.org/article/trum...

1/ A high-profile rightwing activist, who pushed to overturn Trump’s loss in 2020, has been appointed to a top position in the Department of Homeland Security helping oversee U.S. election security, I reported for @propublica.org‬. 🧵👇 www.propublica.org/article/heat...

This Louisiana prisoner — & 1,000+ others like him — remain in prison despite split jury convictions that SCOTUS has ruled unconstitutional. MUST READ @richardawebster.bsky.social’s latest in his series about Gov. Jeff Landry’s criminal justice rollbacks www.propublica.org/article/loui...

ICYMI: @propublica.org wanted to know how much federal health agencies had been gutted. The administration wouldn’t tell us, so we figured it out our own way. Lots of charts and deep reporting on what this means for you: projects.propublica.org/federal-heal...

NEW: More than ‎20,500 workers have left or been pushed out of federal health agencies, a ProPublica analysis found. Staffers say the cuts will leave their agencies less equipped to conduct studies, perform inspections and combat deadly outbreaks.

NEW: In March, the Trump administration announced a massive purge of workers at the nation's health agencies. We asked them how many workers were laid off, pushed out or left. They refused to give us numbers. So we conducted our own analysis... 🧵 projects.propublica.org/federal-heal...

My latest on the Health Sec who promised to figure out what causes autism and the autism research that's been stopped along the way www.propublica.org/article/rfk-...

In 2019, commercial hotels like the Marriott pledged not to work with ICE to detain immigrants. Now, about 6 years later, reporting shows they are holding people pre-deportation. Such important reporting from @oliverlaughland.bsky.social + @skirchy.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

ICE is using a Marriott hotel in Louisiana to detain migrant families before deportation flights The company said in 2019 it would block use of its hotels to detain families Marriott did not respond to requests for comment By @skirchy.bsky.social, Raima Amjad, @maanvisingh.bsky.social & me

something you may not know about me is that i am a hurricane katrina survivor. this year is the 20th anniversary of the hurricane and i am honored to be co-curating a film program at MoMA that takes a look at new orleans before, during, & after the storm. learn more: www.moma.org/calendar/fil...