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In Congress, He Said Tariffs Were Bad for Business. As Trump’s Ambassador to Canada, He’s Reversed Course. Pete Hoekstra once testified that “the market should dictate the price of steel, not the government.” But he now champions the Trump trade policies that are being linked to job losses in his former Mi...

U.S. ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra is supporting Trump trade policies linked to job losses in his former congressional district.

@annaleighclark.bsky.social reports from Zeeland, Michigan, with photography by @jamiekelterdavis.bsky.social for @propublica.org

So Jim Justice is one of the wealthiest people in the country.

And in 2021, we wrote a story about how almost never paid taxes

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Detroit elects its first new mayor since 2013, when we were under both bankruptcy and emergency management.

via @freep.com :

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Here’s How TurboTax Just Tricked You Into Paying to File Your Taxes

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Qiyam Ansari tenderly holds an inhaler attached to a face mask to the face of a fluffy black cat.

Qiyam Ansari has asthma — an attack nearly killed him — and even his cat suffers from it. Their region is notorious for its air pollution.

Trump has halted rules that would have forced companies to more accurately measure and reduce emissions in such areas.

🔗 Full story: https://propub.li/4hDtkcb

Until now, Social Security disability benefits have been easier to qualify for as a person reaches 50+.

Trump's new rules would end that. Under the new plan, millions, many in red states, could find it more difficult to qualify.

Important story from Eli Hager:

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Inside the Poisonous Smoke Killing Wildfire Fighters at Young Ages Across the country, wildfire fighters work for weeks at a time in poisonous smoke. The government says they are protected. We tested the air at one fire to find out why they are still dying.

Another powerful and deeply reported investigation from @hannahdreier.bsky.social, which comes alive in this visually stunning interactive story:

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U.S. Postal Service Cuts Funding for a Phoenix Mail Room Assisting Homeless People The loss of support comes at a time of uncertainty for one of Arizona’s largest homeless services providers as the Trump administration calls for reducing and restructuring homelessness assistance gra...

Can Americans save a Phoenix mail room that provides a small but valuable service: helping unhoused people obtain their mail? The US Post Office cut its contribution - only $24,000 a year, as @nicolesantacruz.bsky.social discovered. www.propublica.org/article/phoe...

"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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Trump’s EPA Plans to Stop Collecting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data From Most Polluters Climate experts expressed shock and dismay at the move. “It would be a bit like unplugging the equipment that monitors the vital signs of a patient that is critically ill,” one said.

When I wrote, the EPA wouldn't admit it was eliminating requirements for polluters to collect and report their GHG emissions

Today the agency proudly announced the change, saying it's "cutting unnecessary red tape" and "unleashing American energy"

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Members in Chicago, Seattle, Berkeley and across the country are lunching out to show support for Just Cause protections that apply to every ProPublica Guild worker, every time.

I love working at ProPublica. I would love it more if it could guarantee us just cause protections. Go union.

Monarez did not provide any additional information about the suspect's motives during the call. However, a briefing some CDC employees received Saturday from senior agency leaders said the gunman left a note, according to one employee who attended. "We were told very clearly that this was targeted, directed at CDC," the employee said. "But we were also told that this was an isolated event." There has been speculation among CDC employees that officials may have known about possible threats. When Monarez was at the CDC this week - her first week on the job - she was accompanied at all times by armed security guards, the employee said.

During Monarez's call with staff Saturday, another CDC senior leader, Daniel Jernigan, who heads the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, or NCEZID, estimated there were about 40 bullet holes in CDC buildings on campus. He did not mean it as a complete account, but rather an indication that "it will take a bit before the buildings are 'fixed' again," said an employee who listened to the call and, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to share sensitive information. The shooting was "way worse than what was initially reported," the employee said, adding that gunfire continued for about 15 minutes and that "it's a miracle more people weren't hit."

Feel like this needs a spotlight: employees were told that the shooting at CDC, which left an officer dead and buildings riddled with bullets, was targeted at agency, @lenasun.bsky.social, @laurenweberhp.bsky.social and @tobiaraji.bsky.social report

Years of anti-CDC rhetoric has consequences

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1/ “I would like the whole world to know that my son is not a criminal. He’s not a terrorist.”

That’s what the mother of Yolfran Alejandro Escobar Falcón told us. Yolfran is one of the 230+ Venezuelan men who the Trump admin. imprisoned in El Salvador.

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Hundreds of layoffs are planned across the State Dept in the coming days, including much of the foreign & civil service. Do you work, or have you worked, at the agency? If so, we want to hear from you.

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States Fear Critical Funding From FEMA May Be Drying Up Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders are looking for clues about the money — and the future of FEMA itself.

Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders are looking for clues about the money — and the future of FEMA itself. Great reporting as always by @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social. www.propublica.org/article/fema...

Trump Pledged to “Make America Healthy Again,” Then Cut a Program Many Tribes Rely on for Healthy Food The USDA has ended a program that dozens of tribal food banks say has helped them provide fresh, locally produced food that is important to their traditions and cultures.

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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 ...

What a powerful recounting of the tragedy of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina from @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social + team.

With hurricane season less than 2 weeks away, are other inland communities prepared for what these storms can bring?

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Three of our colleagues are being placed on PIPs today and @propublica.org management has refused to allow stewards in those meetings. We're not shutting up about this — our colleagues deserve better and we're extremely disappointed in management for denying us this basic union right.

Three colleagues are being placed on PIPs today, and
@propublica.org management has refused to allow stewards in those meetings. We're not shutting up about this — our colleagues deserve better and we're extremely disappointed in management for denying us this basic union right.

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Trump chooses Fox News contributor Sara Carter as next drug czar President Trump again turns to Fox News talent, nominating reporter Sara Carter as the next 'drug czar.'

“Carter’s selection comes as a surprise: Her background is not in drug policy, public health, or law enforcement, and she has never served in government.”

Trump chooses Fox News contributor Sara Carter as next drug czar, via @statnews.com

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.

@propublica.org is looking to hear from researchers who have recently lost NIH grants: www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...

How Elon Musk’s SpaceX Secretly Allows Investment From China As a U.S. military contractor, SpaceX sees allowing Chinese ownership as fraught. But it will allow the investment if it comes through secrecy hubs like the Cayman Islands, court records say. “It is c...

NEW: As a defense contractor, Elon Musk's SpaceX sees allowing Chinese ownership as fraught. But it will allow the investment if it comes through offshore secrecy hubs like the Cayman Islands, court records say.

Expert: “It is certainly a policy of obfuscation." www.propublica.org/article/elon...

addressing Agent Orange is more akin to restitution than charity because the U.S. brought the deadly substance there in the first place

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Overall, the bureau identified 72 activities that are life-saving. To date, none of these have been approved and no payments have been released, according to Enrich's memo. Then nearly all of them were terminated on Feb 27th.