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@propublica.org PinnedSen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
@propublica.orgWATCH: Reporter Jake Pearson had an idea: Ask ProPublica editors for $$$, mimic the patterns of a problem gambler on DraftKings and see if the app would encourage his recklessness. What he didn’t expect was how little pushback he’d get as he spiraled.
@propublica.orgSince the start of Trump’s second term, federal agents have detained at least 70 American children. In one instance, a 15-year-old with disabilities was handcuffed outside a school in Los Angeles when agents mistook him for an alleged gang member.
@propublica.orgWe released a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,600 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who declined to identify former clients. Explore the database:
@propublica.org📸 Check out the handwritten application we submitted to found a private school in West Virginia.
We were approved as a microschool. A state spokesperson said it “does not approve or deny the operation of microschools for any reason.”
Read the full story: https://propub.li/4AU2wxz
@propublica.org2/ Here’s an excerpt from a feature on our editor-in-chief for the Loeb Awards program, written by senior editor @nickvarchaver.bsky.social.
Read the full feature: propub.li/4yhIlqT
@propublica.org1/ ProPublica’s editor-in-chief @sengelberg.bsky.social recently accepted the Loeb Lifetime Achievement Award — recognizing journalists whose careers exemplify the consistent insight and skills necessary to further the understanding of business, financial and economic issues.
@propublica.orgIn case you missed it, read our investigation here:
@propublica.orgNEW: The New York State Gaming Commission announced plans to require online sportsbooks to beef up user protections. The move follows reporting by ProPublica and others that raised questions about how apps like DraftKings treat problem gamblers.
@byaaroncdavis.bsky.socialReposted by @propublica.orgGeorge Kollitides, the behind-the scenes Pentagon powerbroker close to deputy defense secretary Steve Feinberg left Alvarez & Marsal Capital last week after ProPublica started looking into the deals.
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@byaaroncdavis.bsky.socialReposted by @propublica.orgNEW: A private equity executive took a top Pentagon job last year. Then a consulting firm he’d kept ties to starting winning major defense contracts - including a no-bid, quarter-billion dollar deal to advise his office.
@robert-faturechi.bsky.socialReposted by @propublica.orgNew:
A private equity executive took a top Pentagon role. Then a firm he has close ties to landed a $281 Million no-bid contract from the unit he runs.
@propublica.orgNEW: A private-equity executive took a top Pentagon role to help secure weapons contracts and critical minerals for the Department of Defense. After he joined, a firm he has ties to began landing major military contracts.
@propublica.org“Arrest as many people that touch you as you want to," Gregory Bovino told Border Patrol officers in 2025.
But our review of hundreds of such arrests shows that charges brought against protesters and bystanders repeatedly fell apart under scrutiny.
(Published April w/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social)
@maxblau.bsky.socialReposted by @propublica.orgMy colleagues and I at @propublica.org are looking into the ways health insurers’ use of prior authorization — the extra layer of approval insurers require before covering a medical expense — impacts patients.
We need your help. 👇
@propublica.orgNEW: Have you had a prior authorization request delayed or denied by your health insurer? We want to hear from you. Your experiences help us better understand the real-life stakes.
@propublica.orgNEW: An Arizona County’s “Housing Hub” Is a Dead End for Many Homeless Families Family homelessness in Maricopa County has risen to its highest level in more than a decade. But shelters are full, and it can take months to get in, leaving parents with little to no help.
@propublica.orgNEW: Records show Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security.
We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to state business.
with @texastribune.org
@propublica.orgDespite knowing Clint Massie was abusing girls for years, church leaders never reported him to police.
It felt like “a group of people who are not just trying to protect someone — but something,” the DA said. “They have enabled something awful here.”
(Published Nov. 2025 w/ @startribune.com)
@propublica.org“There was zero plan, except causing pain,” said one U.N. official about the Trump administration’s decision to stop funding the group with no notice or communication. “And that is not forgivable.” (Published Dec. 2025)
@propublica.orgSusan Collins claims that our reporting about CEO Martin Kao’s bribery allegations took him at his word. That’s not true. We reviewed a trove of FBI evidence and legal records. Here’s how we independently corroborated much of Kao’s account.
