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387 stories published since 2016

We’re Making Public Records Requests to Help Us Cover the Coronavirus. Tell Us What We Should Be Asking For.

by Kirsten Berg,

The White House Asked Manufacturers for Help, Then Gave Them No Clear Instructions

by Yeganeh Torbati,

The Senator Who Dumped His Stocks Before the Coronavirus Crash Has Asked Ethics Officials for a “Complete Review”

by Robert Faturechi and Derek Willis,

Here’s Why Florida Got All the Emergency Medical Supplies It Requested While Other States Did Not

by Lydia DePillis, Mike Spies, Joshua Kaplan, Kyle Edwards and Caroline Chen,

Senator Dumped Up to $1.7 Million of Stock After Reassuring Public About Coronavirus Preparedness

by Robert Faturechi and Derek Willis,

No, President Trump, the Coronavirus Is Nothing Like H1N1 Swine Flu Either

by Charles Ornstein,

Elections May Have to Change During the Coronavirus Outbreak. Here’s How.

by Rachel Glickhouse,

During Tuesday’s Illinois Primary, Chicago Alderman and Former Firefighter Nicholas Sposato Delivered Pizzas at the Polls as His Ward Office Remained Open

by Mick Dumke,

The RNC Gave Big Contracts to Companies Linked to Its Chairwoman’s Husband and Political Backers

by Mike Spies and Jake Pearson,

Trump’s Company Paid Bribes to Reduce Property Taxes, Assessors Say

by Heather Vogell, ProPublica and Katherine Sullivan, WNYC,

As Commerce Dept. Starts Regulating Some Gun Exports, Experts Worry It Doesn’t Have All the Info It Needs

by Sean Campbell,

Members of Congress Have a New Strategy for Ethics Investigations: Stonewalling

by Robert Faturechi,

Some Election-Related Websites Still Run on Vulnerable Software Older Than Many High Schoolers

by Jack Gillum,

The RNC Stopped Paying a Data Firm After A Serious Breach. Then It Paid A Mysterious LLC With the Same Address.

by Mike Spies and Jake Pearson,

Steve Bannon’s Use of Private Jet Linked to Chinese Businessman Could Violate Campaign Finance Law

by Justin Elliott,

Trump’s New Spy Chief Once Got $100,000 from a Group Funded by the Hungarian Government but Never Reported It

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

The FBI Is Investigating Massive Embezzlement of Border Patrol Union Funds

by A.C. Thompson and Jeff Ernsthausen,

Trump’s New Spy Chief Used to Work for a Foreign Politician the U.S. Accused of Corruption

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

Republican National Committee Obscured How Much It Pays Its Chief of Staff

by Mike Spies, Jake Pearson and Derek Willis,

The Benefits of Being Joe Biden’s Brother

by Daniel Golden, ProPublica, and Chuck Neubauer and Matthew Malone for ProPublica,

A Group of Agents Rose Through the Ranks to Lead the Border Patrol. They’re Leaving It in Crisis.

by Melissa del Bosque,

VA Secretary Looked for Dirt on a House Staffer Who Reported Sexual Assault in a VA Hospital, Complaint Says

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

How Louisiana Lawmakers Stop Residents’ Efforts to Fight Big Oil and Gas

by Sara Sneath, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate,

Iowa’s Lesson: Political Parties Are Not as Good as Government Officials at Counting Votes

by Jessica Huseman, Jack Gillum and Derek Willis,

Local Accountability Journalism Still Has a Huge Impact

by Charles Ornstein,

Donald and Ivanka Trump Were Involved in Inauguration’s Inflated Payments to Family Business, New Suit Says

by Ilya Marritz, WNYC, and Justin Elliott, ProPublica,

Listen to Jared Kushner’s Family Saga

by Andrea Bernstein, WNYC,

Kansas Abandons Technology Trumpeted by Kris Kobach, Trump’s Onetime Voter Fraud Czar

by Jessica Huseman,

Donald Trump Jr. Went to Mongolia, Got Special Treatment From the Government and Killed an Endangered Sheep

by Jake Pearson, ProPublica, and Anand Tumurtogoo for ProPublica,

See How This Political Boss and His Associates Bought Up Valuable Land After A Tax Break Law

by Nancy Solomon, WNYC, Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica, and Al Shaw, ProPublica,

Misinformation Efforts Over Kentucky Vote Could Be Playbook for 2020

by Jessica Huseman,

How Mike Pence’s Office Meddled in Foreign Aid to Reroute Money to Favored Christian Groups

by Yeganeh Torbati,

Trump Town

by Derek Kravitz, Al Shaw, Claire Perlman and Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica, and David Mora, Columbia Journalism Investigations,

While Trump Cracked Down on Immigration, a Republican Megadonor Sued for a Special Visa

by Jake Pearson,

Where Do Illinois Lawmakers Stand on Impeachment?

by Logan Jaffe,

Inside the Trump Administration’s Chaotic Dismantling of the Federal Land Agency

by Mike Spies and J. David McSwane,

Report on Election Security Gains Attention, and a Sharp Rebuke

by Jessica Huseman,

State Tax Breaks Rewarded Companies Connected to One Powerful Man. The Governor Just Killed Them — for Now.

by Nancy Solomon and Jeff Pillets, WNYC,

Lawmakers Call for Ethics Reform to Deal With Billionaire Resort-Owning Governor

by Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette-Mail,

How a Video Gambling Company Helped Bankroll Local Politicians

by Logan Jaffe,

Welcome to the Greenbrier, the Governor-Owned Luxury Resort Filled With Conflicts of Interest

by Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette-Mail,

You Can Now See Who’s Contributing to 2020 Presidential Campaigns by State

by Derek Willis,

How Fundraisers Convinced Conservatives to Donate $10 Million — Then Kept Almost All of It.

by Derek Willis, ProPublica, and Maggie Severns, Politico,

Political Operatives Got Donors to Give Millions. The Money Wasn’t Used As Promised. Here’s How They Did It.

by Derek Willis and Moiz Syed,

The Questions Mueller Didn’t Ask

by Eric Umansky,

Federal Election Agency, Hungry for Funds, Now Pays for Officials to Get to Office

by Jessica Huseman,

Follow the 2020 Money Trail

by Derek Willis,

Meet the Congressman Defending Questionable Tax Breaks for a Company Connected to His Rich Brother

by Susan Schmidt, special to ProPublica,

A Huge Tax Break Went to a Politically Connected Company in New Jersey Despite Red Flags

by Jeff Pillets and Nancy Solomon, WNYC, and Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica,

More Instances of Fraud and Mismanagement Over New Jersey Tax Incentives Surface in New Report

by Jeff Pillets and Nancy Solomon, WNYC,