Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of expenses at Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding, including renting out a private island. National security experts say it raises an urgent question: What motivated Kremlev to spend a fortune cultivating the connection?

(Content warning: sexual abuse, violence) Anthony Broadwater spent 16 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit: the rape of bestselling author Alice Sebold. When he was exonerated in 2021, many were incensed at how long it had taken to fix the injustice. But the story doesn't end there.

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. 🧵👇

He Profits Off Raw Milk That’s Making People Sick. The Government Isn’t Stopping Him.

With Raw Farm, the largest raw-milk dairy in the country, Mark McAfee has capitalized on a once-fringe product that’s been thrust into the mainstream in recent years and backed by Health Secretary Rob...

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WATCH: Fourteen-year-old Ariana spent more than 45 days at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center. In January, we asked detainees whether their children would be willing to write letters or draw pictures about their experiences. Listen to Ariana tell her story: 📽️ @joannashan.bsky.social

📽️ WATCH: We went inside the immigrant family detention center in Dilley, Texas. Listen to what kids told reporter @micarosenberg.bsky.social about their life in detention — and the things they’ve lost and left behind. Read more: https://propub.li/4toqME6

Some children in Dilley were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, parents told ProPublica. They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick.

The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center

ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...

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Secretary Marco Rubio claimed no one died as a result of cuts to USAID. That’s not what we found. On Thurs., Jan. 22 at 4 p.m. ET, we’ll be on Reddit taking your questions about the continued fallout of slashing aid for some of the world’s most vulnerable communities. 📌 Save the date:

Yes, immigration agents not only took Arnoldo's phone, the 10th grader had to use Find My Phone to locate it — in a vending machine for used electronics, close to an ICE detention center. Read the full story here: www.propublica.org/article/vide...

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Not the key part of this story, obviously... but they *sold* his phone? WTF?

This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan. A citizen. Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold. "We're from the United States bro!' he screamed. Agents took and sold his phone And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.

Immigration agents are choking people in America's streets & using tactics against their own policy/training. Many LEO agencies have banned their use A Colombian TikToker. An ICU nurse. A father holding his child. A 16-year-old citizen DHS calls this "utmost professionalism" w/ @mckenziefunk.com

We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing

Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...

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NEW: Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government won’t say if any agents have been punished.

We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing

Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...

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Inside a New York City federal immigration courthouse, ProPublica reporter @tilleckert.com watched an ICE agent slam a woman, Monica Moreta-Galarza, to the ground as she begged for her husband to not be taken away. Listen to Eckert tell what happened.

1/ I’m Till Eckert, a ProPublica reporter. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been going to the same NY immigration courthouse. Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away. Thread 👇

📽️ Kenneth Santizo captured ICE and FBI officers stopping a family on their way to church in the Boston suburbs. Agents broke the window and slammed Daniel Flores-Martinez to the ground while his wife and children sobbed: https://propub.li/3IbPftA

Are you someone who has been or could be affected by imminent ICE raids in Chicago? Do you have friends, family members or neighbors who have been or could be? If you have information you can share, please reach out to @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social on Signal or WhatsApp at 872-444-0011.

Do you work at the Office of Management and Budget? Do you know someone who does? Are you a current or former federal worker with information that you can share about Russell Vought? If the answer to any of these is "yes," please contact @andykroll.bsky.social www.propublica.org/tips/

Endless gratitude to Scott for letting us share his story. ❤️‍🩹 Produced and edited by moi

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Ahead of the start of hurricane season, our reporters spent months investigating how much was lost in the devastation of Hurricane Helene. Listen to one survivor’s firsthand account of loss, devastation and hope that changes are made to protect the future of inland communities like his own.

NEW: Since Trump took office, immigration officials have more than quadrupled the number of 287(g) agreements with law enforcement agencies across 40 states, giving local officers authority to function as deportation agents in jails and the streets. With @azluminaria.org‬

Local Police Join ICE Deportation Force in Record Numbers Despite Warnings Program Lacks Oversight

ICE officials tout an unprecedented expansion of its 287(g) Program, driven by agreements that allow local officers to function as deportation agents during routine policing. But advocates warn such…

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For our story on a cancer drug that costs nearly $1,000 for each daily pill, art director Lisa Larson-Walker handmade several pill-shaped ceramic piggy banks, stuffed them with cash — then smashed them with a sledgehammer in the middle of the office. Go behind the scenes with this short video:

Behind the Art: Why Is Cancer Drug Revlimid So Expensive?

When ProPublica reporter David Armstrong was diagnosed with cancer, he set out to understand why a single pill of his medication, Revlimid, cost the same as ...

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One of my fave productions to date. Run don't walk to watch Jake break down his complex investigation into DOGE and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a super accessible, digestible and illuminating way. ⤵️

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Are Elon Musk and DOGE benefiting from the changes they’re imposing on U.S. government and bureaucracy? Listen to ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson explore this question in his latest investigation on two DOGE aides, Christopher Young and Gavin Kliger. 📽️: @carissaqmb.bsky.social

Congrats to these Pulitzer Prize-winning rockstars! 🎥: Katie Campbell ✂️: yours truly

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Hear directly from some of the reporters and editors of our Pulitzer-winning “Life of the Mother” series — which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans — as they reflect on their stories, their process and the lessons they’ve learned. Read more: propub.li/3F1plXT

JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...

#ICYMI: Under Wisconsin law, transgender people who want to change their names have to publish their old & new names in a newspaper. @phoebepetrovic.bsky.social explains why families & advocates worry the requirement now poses a risk as Trump has attacked trans rights. 📽️: @carissaqmb.bsky.social

Farewell to the GOAT 😭🫶👋

Listen to @propublica.org reporter @tchristianmiller.bsky.social break down his investigation on this groundbreaking verdict that exposes how insurers try to wield power over doctors and other health care providers. 🎥 by yours truly

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Blue Cross Blue Shield Louisiana authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay a hospital's full bills. A jury found the insurer liable for fraud and awarded the hospital $421 million. Watch @tchristianmiller.bsky.social break down his investigation 👇

NEW: Of the 7,837 disputed procedures in the lawsuit, involving 1,680 patients, Blue Cross paid this breast cancer center about 9 cents on the dollar, paying $43M on invoices totaling $500M. Some 60% of the claims weren’t reimbursed at all.

“Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay”: Trial Reveals How Insurers Try to Wield Power Over Doctors

Blue Cross authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay the full doctors’ bills. A jury called it fraud and awarded the practice $421 million.

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Workers at one of the US's largest baby formula plants say the Abbott Labs facility is engaging in unsanitary practices. Tbt to my vid on @heathervogell.bsky.social's investigation into Abbot & Mead Johnson's efforts to protect the US's formula biz abroad at the cost of young children's health.

The U.S. Defended the Overseas Business Interests of Baby Formula Makers. Kids Paid the Price.

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NEW: “Persistent leaks” and “unaddressed contamination issues” are among the problems workers say they witnessed at one of the nation’s largest baby formula plants. “I can’t have this on my conscience,” one told ProPublica. By @heathervogell.bsky.social

In 2018, Trump tweeted: "Because of Tariffs we will be able to start paying down large amounts of the $21 trillion in debt that has been accumulated." That’s not how it played out. (Published 2021)

Donald Trump Built a National Debt So Big (Even Before the Pandemic) That It’ll Weigh Down the Economy for Years

The “King of Debt” promised to reduce the national debt — then his tax cuts made it surge. Add in the pandemic, and he oversaw the third-biggest deficit increase of any president.

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#ICYMI: One Community Response Team officer swerved into a motorcyclist, killing him. Another needlessly stopped a pedestrian, then shoved him into a car window. A third hit a man and then kicked his head.

How Eric Adams Has Backed a Secretive NYPD Unit Ridden With Abuses

After NYPD officials warned about a unit’s aggressive policing, the mayor boosted the team led by his allies. “The unit effectively reported directly to City Hall,” a former police official said.

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