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ProPublica - Politics

Texas Lawmakers Pull Funding for Child Identification Kits Again After Newsrooms Report They Don't Work

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Texas Lawmakers Push to Enforce Election Transparency Law After Newsrooms Found School Districts Failed to Comply

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North Carolina Lawmakers Ask for Investigation Into Funding Disruptions for Sexual Abuse Survivors

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A User's Guide to Democracy: -- Congress Works For You. Here's How to Be a Better Boss.

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At a Great Price: -- The True Cost of the Sears Headquarters Deal

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Big Jim: -- West Virginia's Conflicted Governor

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Buying Your Vote: -- Dark Money and Big Data

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Desperation Town: -- How Youngstown Gave Itself Away for the Promise of Jobs

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Faith in Power: -- The Christian Right's Attempt to Influence Elections

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Free the Files: -- Help Unlock Election Spending

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Politic-IL Insider: -- Analysis of Illinois' Political Issues and Personalities

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Power Play: -- The Influence of Virginia's Biggest Utility

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The Bad Bet: -- How Illinois Bet on Video Gambling and Lost

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The Money Game: -- Tracking the Illinois Governor's Race

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The Real Bosses of New Jersey: -- How Unelected Officials Run Your Government

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Without Knowledge or Consent: -- Inside the Secret Gun Industry Project to Change America

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In Congress, He Said Tariffs Were Bad for Business. As Trump's Ambassador to Canada, He's Reversed Course.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Long a Defender of States' Rights, Embraces Trump's Push to Expand Presidential Power

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"No Separation Between Church and State": Inside a Texas Church's Training Academy for Christians Running for Office

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Fort Worth Report and Report for America

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"His Audience Was Really Trump": How New FBI Lead Used His Missouri AG Role to Wage a Culture War

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ProPublica and Other News Organizations Fight to Unseal Texas AG Ken Paxton's Divorce Records

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The Texas Redistricting Fight Has Been the Testing Ground for the Trump Administration's Latest Legal Strategy

3 months ago

Robert T. Garrett

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ProPublica and The Texas Tribune

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How Deeply Trump Has Cut Federal Health Agencies

3 months ago

How We Tracked Workforce Reductions at Federal Health Agencies

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These GOP Lawmakers Referred Constituents to the CFPB for Help. Then They Voted to Gut the Agency.

4 months ago

The IRS Says Churches Can Now Endorse Candidates. That Could Give Texas Pastors More Power Than Ever.

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Is Outsourcing More of His Office's Work to Costly Private Lawyers

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Why Gov. Greg Abbott Won't Release His Emails With Elon Musk

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Utah Sen. Mike Lee Says Selling Off Public Lands Will Solve the West's Housing Crisis. Past Sales Show Otherwise.

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Elon Musk Hired a Dozen Texas Lobbyists This Year. State Law Keeps the Extent of Their Influence Under Wraps.

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Inside Elon Musk's Stellar Year at the Texas Capitol

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North Dakota Ethics Commission Has No Authority to Punish Officials Violating Ethics Laws, State Leaders Argue

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Red State Voters Approved Progressive Measures. GOP Lawmakers Are Trying to Undermine Them.

6 months ago

Texas Lawmakers Are Again Pushing to Spend Millions on Kits to Find Missing Kids. Experts Say They Don't Work.

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The Untold Story of How Ed Martin Ghostwrote Online Attacks Against a Judge — and Still Became a Top Trump Prosecutor

7 months ago

Texas AG Ken Paxton Won't Face Federal Corruption Charges as He Gains Momentum for Likely Senate Run

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How Elon Musk, George Soros and Other Billionaires Are Shaping the Most Expensive Court Race in U.S. History

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A Political Power Grab Redirected Funds for North Carolina's Sexual Abuse Survivors. Women in Crisis Paid the Price.

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How Texas Conservatives Use At-Large School Board Elections to Influence What Students Learn

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How a Push to Amend the Constitution Could Help Trump Expand Presidential Power

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Secretive D.C. Influence Project Appears to Be Running a Group House for Right-Wing Lawmakers

9 months ago

Ethical Concerns Surround Sen. Joni Ernst's Relationships With Top Military Officials Who Lobbied Her Committee

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Speaker Mike Johnson Is Living in a D.C. House That Is the Center of a Pastor's Secretive Influence Campaign

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"We Feel Terrorized": What EPA Employees Say About the Decision to Stay or Go Under Trump

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ProPublica's Coverage of Donald Trump's Appointments — and How They Could Reshape Federal Agencies

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North Dakota Sued the Interior Department at Least Five Times Under Gov. Doug Burgum. Now He's Set to Run the Agency.

10 months ago

Women Made Electoral Gains in Statehouses Across the Country in 2024. The Southeast Is a Different Story.

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A Trump DOJ Could Bring an End to the Yearslong Investigation of His Ally Ken Paxton

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Gretchen Whitmer's Chance for Wide-Ranging Legacy Derailed by Botched Legislative Session

10 months ago

Despite Trump's Win, School Vouchers Were Again Rejected by Majorities of Voters

5 months ago

Trump's Near Sweep of Texas Border Counties Shows a Shift to the Right for Latino Voters

1 year ago

What to Expect From ProPublica in a Second Trump Administration

7 months ago

El sheriff fronterizo pro armas y provida que perdió la lealtad de sus vecinos por ser tachado de "blando" con la inmigración

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Trump Claims "Illegal Alien" Voting Is Rampant. His Own Party Disagrees.

1 year ago

Watch: How the Race for Sheriff in Del Rio, Texas, Became a Referendum on Immigration

1 year ago

A Pro-Gun, Anti-Abortion Border Sheriff Appealed to Both Parties. Then He Was Painted as Soft on Immigration.

1 year ago

Trump Media Outsourced Jobs to Mexico Even as Trump Pushes "America First"

1 year ago

ProPublica's Coverage of the Election Issues That Matter to Voters

1 year ago

Trump Says He'll Fight for Working-Class Americans. His First Presidency Suggests He Won't.

1 year ago

In Minnesota, the Mayo Clinic Sometimes Called the Shots With Gov. Tim Walz

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The Small Midwestern Cities That Could Play a Pivotal Role in This Year's Elections

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Without Knowledge or Consent

1 year ago

Who's Mailing the Catholic Tribune? It's Not the Church, It's Partisan Media.

3 months ago