<p>Six months after ICE apprehended 47 people, including nine kids, in Hays County, Tex., County Judge Ruben Becerra says DHS has ignored his attempts to get answers:</p><p>“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-dhs-ice-secret-police-civil-rights-unaccountable?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-dhs-ice-secret-police-civil-rights-unaccountable?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-dhs-ice-secret-police-civil-rights-unaccountable?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#DHS</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a></p>
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<p>As President Donald Trump’s administration pushes a pro-ranching agenda, ProPublica and High Country News investigated how public lands grazing has evolved.</p><p>Here are the biggest takeaways from our reporting.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/grazing-public-lands-investigation-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/grazing-public-lands-investigation-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/gra</span><span class="invisible">zing-public-lands-investigation-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/grazing/" rel="tag">#Grazing</a> <a href="/tags/publiclands/" rel="tag">#PublicLands</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>
<p>The nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center is calling for an inspector general investigation into potential conflicts of interest and ethics violations in the office of border czar Tom Homan related to government contracting.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/border-czar-tom-homan-mark-hall-conflicts-interest-ethics-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/border-czar-tom-homan-mark-hall-conflicts-interest-ethics-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/bor</span><span class="invisible">der-czar-tom-homan-mark-hall-conflicts-interest-ethics-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/tomhoman/" rel="tag">#TomHoman</a> <a href="/tags/ethics/" rel="tag">#Ethics</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>
<p>Red State Workers Could Lose Out on Disability Benefits as Trump Administration Rewrites Eligibility Rules<br>---</p><p>Planned changes to Social Security’s disability program could leave hundreds of thousands of older blue-collar workers ineligible for aid. These changes would fall disproportionately on some of President Trump’s most loyal supporters.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/social-security-disability-eligibility-trump-red-states?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/social-security-disability-eligibility-trump-red-states?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/soc</span><span class="invisible">ial-security-disability-eligibility-trump-red-states?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/socialsecurity/" rel="tag">#SocialSecurity</a> <a href="/tags/disability/" rel="tag">#Disability</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>
<p>NEW: How a Gap in Tennessee’s Probation System Leaves Domestic Violence Victims in Danger<br>--<br>Probation officers pause in-person visits and home searches for offenders facing an arrest warrant. That reduced supervision can last for months — in one case it was over a year. Six mothers died during this gap, WPLN and ProPublica found.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-domestic-violence-guns-probation" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-domestic-violence-guns-probation"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ten</span><span class="invisible">nessee-domestic-violence-guns-probation</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/guns/" rel="tag">#guns</a> <a href="/tags/criminaljustice/" rel="tag">#criminaljustice</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#crime</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> <a href="/tags/tennessee/" rel="tag">#tennessee</a> <a href="/tags/domesticviolence/" rel="tag">#domesticviolence</a></p>
<p>NEW: Complaint Accuses Trump’s Criminal Attorney of “Blatant” Crypto Conflict in His Role at DOJ</p><p>A watchdog group is seeking an inspector general investigation into Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche after ProPublica reported that he had ordered changes to crypto prosecutions while owning more than $150,000 in digital assets.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/todd-blanche-complaint-conflict-of-interest?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=1-23" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/todd-blanche-complaint-conflict-of-interest?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=1-23"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tod</span><span class="invisible">d-blanche-complaint-conflict-of-interest?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=1-23</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/crypto/" rel="tag">#crypto</a> <a href="/tags/doj/" rel="tag">#doj</a></p>
<p>NEW: The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. </p><p>“We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-artificial-intelligence-google-gemini-transportation-regulations" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-artificial-intelligence-google-gemini-transportation-regulations"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-artificial-intelligence-google-gemini-transportation-regulations</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/transportation/" rel="tag">#transportation</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#safety</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/artificialintelligence/" rel="tag">#artificialintelligence</a> <a href="/tags/googleai/" rel="tag">#GoogleAI</a> <a href="/tags/google/" rel="tag">#google</a></p>
<p>NEW: Our Reporting Showed <a href="/tags/washington/" rel="tag">#Washington</a> Ranks Last in Green Energy Growth. Now the State Is Working to Speed It Up.</p><p>The state’s departing commerce director said there’s added urgency to get the projects done after an Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica investigation showed states like <a href="/tags/iowa/" rel="tag">#Iowa</a> and <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> have made more progress in renewable energy growth.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/washington-renewable-energy-projects-grid-upgrades" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/washington-renewable-energy-projects-grid-upgrades"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/was</span><span class="invisible">hington-renewable-energy-projects-grid-upgrades</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> <a href="/tags/energy/" rel="tag">#energy</a></p>
<p>NEW: Louisiana Paroles Its Lowest Number of Prisoners in 20 Years Under Gov. Jeff Landry</p><p>The state parole board freed 185 prisoners during Landry’s tenure, compared with 858 in the two years before he took office. </p><p>Hundreds who would have been released under previous governors remain incarcerated with little chance of earning parole.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/louisiana-parole-drop-jeff-landry" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/louisiana-parole-drop-jeff-landry"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/lou</span><span class="invisible">isiana-parole-drop-jeff-landry</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/louisiana/" rel="tag">#louisiana</a> <a href="/tags/criminaljustice/" rel="tag">#criminaljustice</a> <a href="/tags/jefflandry/" rel="tag">#JeffLandry</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a></p>
<p>NEW: How Tennessee’s Speaker of the House Helped Keep a Payday Lender’s Struggling Sports Gambling Company Alive</p><p>Cameron Sexton took steps that allowed the owners of a payday lending company, Advance Financial, to keep using their stores to boost a now-defunct online sports betting enterprise.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-sports-gambling-action247-loans" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-sports-gambling-action247-loans"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ten</span><span class="invisible">nessee-sports-gambling-action247-loans</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/tennessee/" rel="tag">#tennessee</a> <a href="/tags/gambling/" rel="tag">#gambling</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> <a href="/tags/personalfinance/" rel="tag">#personalfinance</a> <a href="/tags/sports/" rel="tag">#sports</a></p>
<p>香港管治架構的徹底失能，再一次刷新下限。</p><p>巴士強制佩戴安全帶的條例修訂，當然從一開始就是錯的，稍有常理、常識的人應該都理解，強制一架有企位的巴士坐位上的乘客戴安全帶，有多反智。</p><p>行政機關會做傻事，並不稀奇，所以現代社會架構，往往會設下不同的把關、緩衝，作為行政機關做傻事的煞車掣。但今次，這些機制全部失效，包括但不限於理應的獨立諮詢架構交通諮詢委員會，理應的立法機關立法會內的事務委員會、法律小組委員會、內務委員會，以至普遍輿論民意、傳媒意見反饋，全部都喪失了應有作用。</p><p>若涉及的是一些非做不可的「任務」，這情況尚能理解，然而今次只是純粹為「安全」而非國家安全的技術修訂，就充份反映這些社會緩衝機制，已經失能，這是第一個面向。</p><p>第二個面向，是政府一直用來為巴士安全帶說項的理由，包括 2018 年大埔巴士車禍後獨立調查委員會的建議，外國都有類似安排等等，後來被證實全部充滿誤導成份。</p><p>同樣的，若要推動的新政策涉及更高層、非做不可的...<br><a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> <a href="/tags/policy/" rel="tag">#policy</a> <a href="/tags/failure/" rel="tag">#failure</a> <br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DUIZZDDj5u7/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.instagram.com/p/DUIZZDDj5u7/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.instagram.com/p/DUIZZDDj5u</span><span class="invisible">7/</span></a></p>
<p>Six senators accused Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche of a “glaring” conflict of interest, citing ProPublica reporting that found he held at least $159,000 in related investments when he shut down crypto investigations at the DOJ.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/todd-blanche-crypto-conflict-senator-letter?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/todd-blanche-crypto-conflict-senator-letter?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tod</span><span class="invisible">d-blanche-crypto-conflict-senator-letter?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/crypto/" rel="tag">#Crypto</a> <a href="/tags/doj/" rel="tag">#DOJ</a> <a href="/tags/senate/" rel="tag">#Senate</a> <a href="/tags/toddblanche/" rel="tag">#ToddBlanche</a></p>
<p>The Institute of Museum and Library Services is now accepting applications for its 2026 grant cycle.</p><p>But this time, it has unusually specific criteria: It “particularly welcomes” projects that align with President Donald Trump’s vision for America.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/institute-of-museum-and-library-services-grant-guidelines-donald-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/institute-of-museum-and-library-services-grant-guidelines-donald-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ins</span><span class="invisible">titute-of-museum-and-library-services-grant-guidelines-donald-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/library/" rel="tag">#Library</a> <a href="/tags/museum/" rel="tag">#Museum</a> <a href="/tags/funding/" rel="tag">#Funding</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>
<p>The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica built the Rx Inspector tool to show you.</p><p>Now a proposed bill would also require manufacturing location information on packaging for both generic and brand-name drugs.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/drug-manufacturer-labels-us-senate-bill?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/drug-manufacturer-labels-us-senate-bill?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/dru</span><span class="invisible">g-manufacturer-labels-us-senate-bill?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/senate/" rel="tag">#Senate</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a></p>
<p>Roughly 5,000 North Carolina homeowners affected by Hurricane Helene are awaiting help from the state.</p><p>But records show problems like rigid rules and insufficient staffing, which occurred in a previous rebuilding program, are starting to surface.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/hurricane-helene-housing-recovery-program-lessons?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/hurricane-helene-housing-recovery-program-lessons?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/hur</span><span class="invisible">ricane-helene-housing-recovery-program-lessons?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/northcarolina/" rel="tag">#NorthCarolina</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/hurricane/" rel="tag">#Hurricane</a> <a href="/tags/housing/" rel="tag">#Housing</a> <a href="/tags/family/" rel="tag">#Family</a> <a href="/tags/house/" rel="tag">#House</a></p>
<p>NEW: Rather than turn former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández over to immigration officials when he was released from <a href="/tags/prison/" rel="tag">#prison</a> less than four years into a 45-year sentence, the <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> administration paid to transport him 350 miles to a posh <a href="/tags/nyc/" rel="tag">#NYC</a> hotel. </p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-ice-pardon-juan-orlando-hernandez-honduras-prison-special-treatment" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-ice-pardon-juan-orlando-hernandez-honduras-prison-special-treatment"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-ice-pardon-juan-orlando-hernandez-honduras-prison-special-treatment</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ice</a> <a href="/tags/criminaljustice/" rel="tag">#criminaljustice</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#drugs</a> <a href="/tags/honduras/" rel="tag">#Honduras</a></p>
<p>NEW: For years, the <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> website warned of products and remedies claiming to treat <a href="/tags/autism/" rel="tag">#autism</a> that were being marketed deceptively and can be harmful. </p><p>Just a few: <br>•hyperbaric oxygen therapies <br>•chlorine dioxide<br>•raw camel milk. </p><p>Now, under RFK Jr, that advisory is gone. </p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/rfk-jr-fda-removes-autism-treatments-warning" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/rfk-jr-fda-removes-autism-treatments-warning"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/rfk</span><span class="invisible">-jr-fda-removes-autism-treatments-warning</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/rfkjr/" rel="tag">#RFKJR</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#health</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#medicine</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#safety</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a></p>
<p>I was annoyed that the swiss government closed down their mastodon server, so I've made <span class="h-card"><a href="https://existiert.ch/@swissgov" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>swissgov</span></a></span> that gets the English RSS feed from <a href="https://news.admin.ch" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>news.admin.ch</a> and posts it.<br>I've now added <span class="h-card"><a href="https://existiert.ch/@swissgovDE" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>swissgovDE</span></a></span> for German, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://existiert.ch/@swissgovfr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>swissgovfr</span></a></span> for French and <span class="h-card"><a href="https://existiert.ch/@swissgovit" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>swissgovit</span></a></span> for Italian.</p><p><a href="/tags/switzerland/" rel="tag">#switzerland</a> <a href="/tags/swiss/" rel="tag">#swiss</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> <a href="/tags/bot/" rel="tag">#bot</a></p>
<p>NEW: Powerful <a href="/tags/wisconsin/" rel="tag">#Wisconsin</a> Assembly Speaker Robin Vos had repeatedly blocked lawmakers from voting on a bipartisan bill to extend postpartum <a href="/tags/medicaid/" rel="tag">#Medicaid</a> coverage. </p><p>The legislation now goes to Gov. Tony Evers, who is expected to sign it into law.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-postpartum-medicaid-new-mothers-robin-vos?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=2-19" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-postpartum-medicaid-new-mothers-robin-vos?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=2-19"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/wis</span><span class="invisible">consin-postpartum-medicaid-new-mothers-robin-vos?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=2-19</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> <a href="/tags/parents/" rel="tag">#parents</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/mom/" rel="tag">#mom</a></p>
<p>The fascist fan boy continues to emulate his heroes </p><p><a href="/tags/doj/" rel="tag">#DOJ</a> headquarters has become the latest federal building to display a giant <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> banner.</p><p>Large banners of Trump now hang from multiple federal buildings in Washington, including the nation’s top law enforcement branch, in an unabashed statement of <a href="/tags/power/" rel="tag">#power</a> & <a href="/tags/influence/" rel="tag">#influence</a> over the <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a>.</p><p><a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/strongmen/" rel="tag">#strongmen</a> <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#tyranny</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/us/politics/trump-banner-doj.html?smid=url-share" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/us/politics/trump-banner-doj.html?smid=url-share"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/us/</span><span class="invisible">politics/trump-banner-doj.html?smid=url-share</span></a></p>
<p>NEW: ProPublica recently reported that the U.S. Forest Service knowingly issued protective gear containing <a href="/tags/pfas/" rel="tag">#PFAS</a> to wildland firefighters.</p><p>The agency says it has now stopped distributing those garments.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/pfas-firefighter-gear-forest-service" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/pfas-firefighter-gear-forest-service"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/pfa</span><span class="invisible">s-firefighter-gear-forest-service</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/wildfires/" rel="tag">#wildfires</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#safety</a> <a href="/tags/foreverchemicals/" rel="tag">#foreverchemicals</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a></p>
<p>NEW: If Attorney General Pam Bondi’s team wins this case, thousands of immigrant moms and dads could be exposed to deportation for minor involvement in the juvenile court system, a new realm for President Trump’s deportation regime.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-immigration-deportation-family-court-sotero-mendoza-rivera" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-immigration-deportation-family-court-sotero-mendoza-rivera"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-immigration-deportation-family-court-sotero-mendoza-rivera</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <a href="/tags/deportation/" rel="tag">#deportation</a> <a href="/tags/pambondi/" rel="tag">#PamBondi</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> <a href="/tags/courts/" rel="tag">#courts</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/criminaljustice/" rel="tag">#criminaljustice</a></p>
<p>NEW: Trump Administration Moves to Allow Intelligence Agencies Easier Access to Law Enforcement Files</p><p>“None of this has been thought through very carefully,” one official said of the plans, which upend long-standing restrictions meant to protect Americans’ privacy.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-cia-law-enforcement-records-privacy-intelligence-community" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-cia-law-enforcement-records-privacy-intelligence-community"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-cia-law-enforcement-records-privacy-intelligence-community</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/cia/" rel="tag">#CIA</a> <a href="/tags/lawenforcement/" rel="tag">#LawEnforcement</a> <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#Privacy</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/criminaljustice/" rel="tag">#criminaljustice</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/icymi/" rel="tag">#ICYMI</a>: DHS invoked the “national emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for a $220 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign, which has secretly benefited a firm with ties to Kristi Noem.</p><p>(Published Nov. 2025)<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-dhs-ad-campaign-strategy-group?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-dhs-ad-campaign-strategy-group?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/kri</span><span class="invisible">sti-noem-dhs-ad-campaign-strategy-group?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#DHS</a> <a href="/tags/kristinoem/" rel="tag">#KristiNoem</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/advertising/" rel="tag">#Advertising</a></p>
<p>NEW: When asked if top aide Corey Lewandowski has “a role in approving contracts,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem replied, “No.” </p><p>But internal DHS records contradict her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-dhs-misled-senate-judiciary-corey-lewandowski-contracts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=3-04" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-dhs-misled-senate-judiciary-corey-lewandowski-contracts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=3-04"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/kri</span><span class="invisible">sti-noem-dhs-misled-senate-judiciary-corey-lewandowski-contracts?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-mastodon-post&utm_content=3-04</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> <a href="/tags/kristinoem/" rel="tag">#kristinoem</a> <a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#dhs</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#congress</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a></p>