HABEAS UPDATE: The Trump administration’s push for mass deportations has now resulted in more than 67,000 challenges in federal court from immigrants claiming their detention is illegal. There’s been a recent uptick in cases with 8,478 reported in July. projects.propublica.org/habeas-track...

I'm so unbelievably happy! Thank you so much to everyone at @propublicaguild.org for fighting for this contract. I'm still new to this organization so I'm so thankful for the work my colleagues have put in these last three (!) years.

ProPublica Guild@propublicaguild.org · 5d ago

🚨 WE HAVE A DEAL! After three years, in a major step forward for our members, we have ratified our first contract with @propublica.org’s management. We deeply appreciate everyone who supported us along the way. Here are some of our big wins👇

Updated the @propublica.org habeas tracker for the week. While the number of new habeas cases every week has begun to slow from the peak earlier this year, there are still thousands of cases being filed nationwide – higher than it was even a year prior. projects.propublica.org/habeas-track...

Exciting news: ProPublica's new podcast is about to launch! The incredible team behind PAPER TRAIL has crafted something truly special. And it's true: Investigative journalism *is* an act of optimism. Find out the truth; tell it well; see what's possible. 💫

Jessica Lussenhop@jlussenhop.bsky.social · 3mo ago

👋Hi! I’m Jessica Lussenhop, and for the last 4 years, I served as ProPublica’s first Minnesota-based reporter. But now I’ve got big news: On May 14, ProPublica is launching a brand new podcast! It’s called “Paper Trail,” and I’ll be your host. Thread 🧵

This was a hard story to report. Newborns who don’t get a vitamin K shot are 81 times more likely to develop a condition where they bleed uncontrollably. But more and more families are declining the shot. And babies are dying. www.propublica.org/article/more...

Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth

A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.

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Yesterday, our members chanted and marched through @propublica.org’s NYC office demanding a fair contract now. We delivered a stack of more than 4,000 petition signatures and 300 comments from our supporters to management.

Huge congratulations to all our current and former members who won or were finalists for Pulitzer Prizes today! All journalists deserve a fair contract that provides the job security necessary to do this work. www.pulitzer.org/prize-winner...

2026 Prize Winners and Finalists | The Pulitzer Prizes

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So proud of data reporters @sophiechou.bsky.social and @harucoryne.bsky.social, who are Pulitzer Prize winners today. They made sense of tens of thousands of scanned, hand written forms to uncover how the Connecticut DMV allows tow companies to sell people’s cars www.propublica.org/article/prop...

ProPublica and The Connecticut Mirror Win Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting

The award, for uncovering predatory state towing practices, marks ProPublica’s 9th Pulitzer; two additional investigations were named finalists.

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AMAZING, AMAZING NEWS!! ProPublica and The Connecticut Mirror Win Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting 🎉🎉🎉

ProPublica and The Connecticut Mirror Win Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting

The award, for uncovering predatory state towing practices, marks ProPublica’s 9th Pulitzer; two additional investigations were named finalists.

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A Pulitzer for Julie K. Brown. Richly deserved, and overdue!

1/ Happy International Workers' Day to all our fellow workers and unions! ✊ ICYMI, our bargaining unit exercised our collective power to walk out on a one-day strike last month, as we fight for a fair contract.

My husband is showing his new documentary "When We Were Live" about public access TV in Austin, Texas at the Atlanta Film Festival on April 26th at 3:15 PM. Come on by if you're in town and want to see a movie about community that's both funny and a tear jerker. atlff26.eventive.org/schedule/69b...

UPDATE: we now have a handy FAQ at the bottom of the page about our downloadable data on habeas petitions filed by immigrant detainees in district courts. projects.propublica.org/habeas-track...

Carla Astudillo@carla-astudi.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Small but important update to our @propublica.org habeas tracker: By clicking on the little icon in our table, you can download all habeas cases for each state or court district since Jan. 2025, inc. case names, docket number along with Court Listener link. projects.propublica.org/habeas-track...

I take no pleasure in saying that I and my @propublicaguild.org colleagues are on strike. It shouldn't have come to this and i can only hope that seeing the overwhelming majority of staff walk out today opens management's eyes and convinces them we're serious about our demands.

ProPublica Guild@propublicaguild.org · 4mo ago

We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica.org website or engaging with ProPublica stories today. Tell ProPublica’s management you won’t cross the picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

I love my job. I believe in ProPublica's mission. I have so much work to do today on a story that should publish soon. But today, I'm on strike with my colleagues at the @propublicaguild.org. Hoping we get over the finish line SOON on our very first contract -- and a fair one.

We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica.org website or engaging with ProPublica stories today. Tell ProPublica’s management you won’t cross the picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Local journos, this new feature will help you find all the habeas cases in your state and federal judicial district with one click. Track them over time. Huge public service!

Carla Astudillo@carla-astudi.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Small but important update to our @propublica.org habeas tracker: By clicking on the little icon in our table, you can download all habeas cases for each state or court district since Jan. 2025, inc. case names, docket number along with Court Listener link. projects.propublica.org/habeas-track...

Small but important update to our @propublica.org habeas tracker: By clicking on the little icon in our table, you can download all habeas cases for each state or court district since Jan. 2025, inc. case names, docket number along with Court Listener link. projects.propublica.org/habeas-track...

This was my previous job at The Texas Tribune! Highly recommend applying. If you’re at #NICAR26, feel free to ask me questions about the role and working at the Tribune and/or moving to Texas.

Awesome database published by my @propublica.org colleagues where you can look up financial disclosures of over 1,500 of Trump's appointees. #NICAR26 data nerds will appreciate this one! projects.propublica.org/trump-team-f...

Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,500 of His Appointees - ProPublica

Use this database to explore potential conflicts of interest for President Donald Trump and his team. The documents disclose positions officials have held outside government, their assets and their de...

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Now officially official: @carla-astudi.bsky.social is @propublica.org's newest News Apps Developer! www.propublica.org/atpropublica...

ProPublica Hires Carla Astudillo as News Applications Developer

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My first byline for a news app at @propublica.org, and it still manages to be kind of about Texas (as in, guess the top state!).

ProPublica@propublica.org · 6mo ago

NEW: The Trump administration’s push for mass deportations has resulted in more than 18,000 challenges in federal court from immigrants claiming their detention is illegal. We are tracking the increase in these cases 👇

Welcome aboard, Carla!

Carla Astudillo@carla-astudi.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Happy to share some professional news: I'm about to finish my first week at @propublica.org as a News App Developer. Humbled to join this team of talented data journalists and coders! www.propublica.org/newsapps

Happy to share some professional news: I'm about to finish my first week at @propublica.org as a News App Developer. Humbled to join this team of talented data journalists and coders! www.propublica.org/newsapps

News App Archives

News Applications, Graphics, Databases and Tools

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Hey! Some bittersweet news from me: yesterday was my last day at the @texastribune.org after almost six years of doing some of the best journalism of my career.

It's been more than 3 months since the Central Texas floods, and the application window for FEMA aid has closed. So @carla-astudi.bsky.social and I looked at where things stand. We found about one-fifth of FEMA applications from Kerr County have been approved so far.

FEMA denied or didn’t advance most Kerr County flood requests

Advocates are questioning why so many applicants from the flood-ravaged county have not received federal disaster help. Nonprofits are trying to fill in the gaps.

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Just how catastrophic was the scope, scale and intensity of the Central Texas floods? The @texastribune.org team have put together graphics explaining. Visuals by me, Chris Essig and Edison Wu. www.texastribune.org/2025/07/09/h...

NEW: Sec. Noem has now admits "last mile" disaster communications weren't up to par in the Texas catastrophe. But while bodies were still being recovered on Tuesday DHS canceled a $3 million grant focused on improving precisely those kinds of "last mile" comms. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dhs-c...

DHS Cancels Extreme Weather Comms Grant While Bodies Still Being Recovered in Texas

As more than a hundred fatalities have been confirmed in Texas flash...

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With the House bill now passed, I wanted to re-up two important stories: The bill benefits the rich, and inflicts deepest harm on the poorest Americans, data show www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/b... The deep federal aid cuts will not arrive immediately. A timeline: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...

Poorest Americans Dealt Biggest Blow Under Senate Republican Tax Package

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NEW: Kristi Noem secretly took a cut of political donations and then failed to disclose it www.propublica.org/article/kris... w/ @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.social

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

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