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Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive orde...

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The admin is making it harder for male vets w/ breast cancer to get their care covered

The admin cites Trump order: “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government”

I got the memo laying it all out

www.propublica.org/article/vete...

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

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We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*

The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:

Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer

More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado

www.propublica.org/article/immi...

by @nicolefoy.bsky.social

"Critically, there is no way to know the complete scope of these stops since the government itself does not track them."

An astonishing amount of work that went into shining a light on the details in this remarkable void.

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ProPublica ad: “someone on this train has the next big story. Is it you?” With URL and Signal address

A good ad on the DC Metro

Shattered Science: The Research Lost as Trump Targets NIH Funding The Trump administration cut research funding that sought cures for future pandemics, examined the causes of dementia and tried to prevent HIV transmission. More than 150 researchers shared with ProPu...

NEW: The Trump administration said their research did not "enhance health, lengthen life, or reduce illness."

Thousands of scientists disagreed.

We heard from +150 researchers impacted by the NIH grant terminations on what is being lost in the cuts. 🧵👇
projects.propublica.org/nih-cuts-res...

AI Engineering Fellow New York City, United States; Remote, United States

Come work with the engagement reporting team and many other smart journalists at ProPublica! job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...

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I’ve lived in CA all my life. Where I live now was rebuilt after a then record-breaking fire leveled it to the ground. I've often watched fires creep closer to loved ones, frantically texting to ask if they’ve left or if they know when to go.

All that to say, I think about evacuations a lot. 🧵

Helene’s Unheard Warnings As Hurricane Helene barreled toward Yancey County in North Carolina, communities along the Cane River in the Black Mountains were particularly vulnerable. But there were no evacuation orders, and few ...

NEW: As Hurricane Helene barreled toward Yancey County in North Carolina, communities along the Cane River in the Black Mountains were particularly vulnerable.

But there were no evacuation orders, and few grasped what was coming.

By @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social and @cgaribay.bsky.social

I grew up in the western foothills/southern piedmont of NC. As soon as I saw the news of Helene, I knew the devastation in these small towns just to our north was inevitable. This is the one of the best pieces of journalism I have read in recent memory. incredible, heartbreaking stories. read this.

The Price of Remission When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...

I have written many healthcare stories, but never before have I written about my own health. I decided to do so after learning one of my drugs costs nearly $1,000 a pill and just 25 cents to make. What I found was an incredible story of discovery and exploitation. www.propublica.org/article/revl...

Israel plans to control aid distribution in Gaza, use U.S. contractors Aid agencies say the plan runs counter to humanitarian principles, is logistically unworkable and could put Gazans and workers at risk.

"Israel would permit about 60 trucks carrying basic humanitarian food and household items to enter Gaza each day — a tenth of the volume it allowed under the two-month ceasefire that ended in March."

A tenth of the aid.

www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

So so proud of @deldeib.bsky.social @anniewaldman.bsky.social @maxblau.bsky.social @mayatmiller.bsky.social for being finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting for their amazing reporting on difficulties accessing mental health care. 🎉🎉

@propublica.org wins the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for its amazing coverage of the consequences of abortion bans, showcasing the women who died. It’s the second year in a row in which ProPublica has won the Pulitzer Gold Medal! 🎉

Congrats to @propublica.org South reporter @maxblau.bsky.social and the rest of this superstar reporting team — @anniewaldman.bsky.social, @deldeib.bsky.social and @mayatmiller.bsky.social — for being PULITZER FINALISTS!

How to Contact ProPublica or Send a Tip Securely — ProPublica Our job is to hold people and institutions accountable. To do that, we need evidence.

We’re also back up and running on SecureDrop 🥳. Find all the information on our new and improved tips page: www.propublica.org/tips/

Did You Work on a Terminated NIH Grant? ProPublica Wants to Hear From You. The National Institutes of Health is canceling grants that are seen as conflicting with the Trump administration’s priorities. We want to hear from researchers who have been affected.

And if your NIH research grant has been terminated: www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...

Or if you recently sought help from the CFPB: www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...

Our reporters want to hear from you.

Quick pop in from maternity leave (!) to share this great tip truck write up from @niemanlab.org!

@mkramer.bsky.social, @maryamjameel.bsky.social and team have a lot of other tip line upgrades and ideas in the works. Keep an eye on them for future outreach on wheels and otherwise.

come work with me on team tips! 👋

How to Contact ProPublica or Send a Tip Securely — ProPublica Our job is to hold people and institutions accountable. To do that, we need evidence.

NEW: You can now send us your tips via SecureDrop, the most secure and anonymous way to share information or files with us electronically. Used properly, it shields your identity even from us.

Here’s how to use it: www.propublica.org/tips

THREAD: There’s a dire situation in Vietnam, at the largest Agent Orange spill in the country.

When Trump and Marco Rubio cancelled foreign aid, froze funding and began dismantling USAID, those who were cleaning up the Bien Hoa air base had to halt work. 1/

USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the progr...

The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services earlier this month that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the programs NC food banks participate in.

www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...

hello! please come work with me. (literally. this is a job that will be working very closely with me.) boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...

Job alert: @propublica.org is looking for an engagement and tips coordinator who can help us triage, vet and distribute tips to journalists across our newsroom. It's an important role with huge implications for our investigative journalism. Check it out: boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...

Must-read thread from @ericumansky.bsky.social 👇👇

One detail we'll highlight: After Williams' death, his family got a bill from the city demanding $3,429.23 for the damage he caused to the police car when officers ran into him.

(After @thecity.nyc reported on it, the bill was rescinded.)

Starting with @ashleyclarkejourno.bsky.social on the ground in front of CFPB last week and outside the Department of Education today. 😍 bsky.app/profile/prop...

Cassandra Garibay and Ashley Clarke Join ProPublica as Engagement Reporters ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.

In February, @cgaribay.bsky.social and @ashleyclarkejourno.bsky.social joined the engagement reporting ranks with @mayatmiller.bsky.social, @maryamjameel.bsky.social, @asiafields.bsky.social & @byardduncan.bsky.social.

Many big projects ahead!
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Melody Kramer Joins ProPublica as Product Manager for Engagement and Crowdsourcing Tools ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.

@mkramer.bsky.social started in December, aka just in time to level up our secure tips infrastructure as our first-ever product manager for Engagement and Crowdsourcing Tools. www.propublica.org/atpropublica...

Like I said: Dream hire.

Using my favorite news hook to announce my favorite news of 2025 so far: We added 3 dream hires to the @propublica.org engagement reporting team!

Get excited for truck ads, crowdsourced investigations and more from
@mkramer.bsky.social, @cgaribay.bsky.social & @ashleyclarkejourno.bsky.social...