<p>Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies<br>---</p><p>The newly unsealed testimony marks the first time direct Chinese investment in the company has been disclosed, raising new questions about foreign ownership interests in one of America’s most important military contractors.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-spacex-china-investors-court-testimony?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-spacex-china-investors-court-testimony?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/elo</span><span class="invisible">n-musk-spacex-china-investors-court-testimony?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/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/spacex/" rel="tag">#SpaceX</a> <a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#China</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/business/" rel="tag">#Business</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>
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<p>Chicago Cop Who Falsely Blamed an Ex-Girlfriend for Dozens of Traffic Tickets Pleads Guilty but Avoids Prison<br>---</p><p>Retired officer Jeffrey Kriv acknowledged repeatedly lying under oath to avoid paying dozens of speeding and other traffic tickets. Prosecutors have dropped at least 92 cases in which Kriv was a key witness because of credibility issues.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-cop-jeffrey-kriv-pleads-guilty-avoids-jail?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/chicago-cop-jeffrey-kriv-pleads-guilty-avoids-jail?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/chi</span><span class="invisible">cago-cop-jeffrey-kriv-pleads-guilty-avoids-jail?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/chicago/" rel="tag">#Chicago</a> <a href="/tags/police/" rel="tag">#Police</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>
<p>Democratic and Republican lawmakers across the country tried to push through bills to tighten gift limits, toughen conflict-of-interest provisions or expand financial disclosure reporting requirements. But many of the measures were derailed.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/ethics-reform-legislation-blocked-statehouses?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/ethics-reform-legislation-blocked-statehouses?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/eth</span><span class="invisible">ics-reform-legislation-blocked-statehouses?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/ethics/" rel="tag">#Ethics</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/virginia/" rel="tag">#Virginia</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/newmexico/" rel="tag">#NewMexico</a> <a href="/tags/northdakota/" rel="tag">#NorthDakota</a> <a href="/tags/connecticut/" rel="tag">#Connecticut</a> <a href="/tags/maine/" rel="tag">#Maine</a></p>
<p>What a joke</p><p><a href="/tags/johnroberts/" rel="tag">#JohnRoberts</a>' annual report</p><p>The chief justice touted <a href="/tags/judicialindependence/" rel="tag">#JudicialIndependence</a> & urged Americans to keep faith in the <a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a> in year-end statement</p><p>Focusing on the <a href="/tags/declarationofindependence/" rel="tag">#DeclarationOfIndependence</a> as the nation turns to its 250th anniversary, Roberts said the <a href="/tags/founders/" rel="tag">#founders</a> chafed at the crown’s control of colonial courts & “corrected this flaw” by setting up a <a href="/tags/judiciary/" rel="tag">#judiciary</a> that would operate without interference from the other branches.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/scotus/" rel="tag">#SCOTUS</a> <a href="/tags/partisancourt/" rel="tag">#PartisanCourt</a> <br><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/31/politics/john-roberts-year-end-report" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.cnn.com/2025/12/31/politics/john-roberts-year-end-report"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.cnn.com/2025/12/31/politic</span><span class="invisible">s/john-roberts-year-end-report</span></a></p>
<p>Did you know? Every year, the Supreme Court’s nine justices fill out a form that discloses their financial connections to companies and people.</p><p>Our database allows you to search for organizations and people that have paid them, reimbursed them for travel and given them gifts.<br><a href="https://projects.propublica.org/supreme-connections/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="projects.propublica.org/supreme-connections/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">projects.propublica.org/suprem</span><span class="invisible">e-connections/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/scotus/" rel="tag">#SCOTUS</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/ethics/" rel="tag">#Ethics</a> <a href="/tags/transparency/" rel="tag">#Transparency</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a></p>
<p>Massive <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> raid on <a href="/tags/chicago/" rel="tag">#Chicago</a> apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'</p><p><a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#DHS</a> said federal agents with <a href="/tags/cbp/" rel="tag">#CBP</a>, the <a href="/tags/fbi/" rel="tag">#FBI</a> & the <a href="/tags/atf/" rel="tag">#ATF</a> arrested 37 people in the raid.</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> <a href="/tags/militarystate/" rel="tag">#MilitaryState</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a> <a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a> <a href="/tags/civilrights/" rel="tag">#CivilRights</a> <a href="/tags/humanrights/" rel="tag">#HumanRights</a> <a href="/tags/dueprocess/" rel="tag">#DueProcess</a> <a href="/tags/authoritarianism/" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="/tags/autocracy/" rel="tag">#autocracy</a> <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#tyranny</a> <a href="/tags/gestapo/" rel="tag">#Gestapo</a> <a href="/tags/sturmabteilung/" rel="tag">#Sturmabteilung</a> <a href="/tags/coup/" rel="tag">#coup</a> <a href="/tags/trumpcoup2/" rel="tag">#TrumpCoup2</a> <br><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/01/massive-immigration-raid-on-chicago-apartment-building-leaves-residents-reeling-i-feel-defeated" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/01/massive-immigration-raid-on-chicago-apartment-building-leaves-residents-reeling-i-feel-defeated"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chicago.suntimes.com/immigrati</span><span class="invisible">on/2025/10/01/massive-immigration-raid-on-chicago-apartment-building-leaves-residents-reeling-i-feel-defeated</span></a></p>
<p>19-year-old Jorge Ruiz, a Mexican immigrant in Alabama on an H-2B visa, was convicted of murder after a fatal car crash.</p><p>He was initially sentenced to the maximum possible punishment, longer than what prosecutors had requested: 99 years.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/jorge-ruiz-alabama-murder-sentence-immigration?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/jorge-ruiz-alabama-murder-sentence-immigration?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/jor</span><span class="invisible">ge-ruiz-alabama-murder-sentence-immigration?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/accident/" rel="tag">#Accident</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/alabama/" rel="tag">#Alabama</a></p>
<p>Maricopa County prosecutors have frequently pursued the death penalty, but just 13% of cases ended in a death sentence, ProPublica and ABC15 Arizona found this year. Experts say the numbers raise questions about the office’s decision-making.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/maricopa-county-arizona-death-penalty-cases?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/maricopa-county-arizona-death-penalty-cases?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/mar</span><span class="invisible">icopa-county-arizona-death-penalty-cases?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/arizona/" rel="tag">#Arizona</a> <a href="/tags/az/" rel="tag">#AZ</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/deathpenalty/" rel="tag">#DeathPenalty</a> <a href="/tags/maricopacounty/" rel="tag">#MaricopaCounty</a></p>
<p>“Step in the Right Direction”: Connecticut DMV Commissioner Calls for More Reforms to Towing Law to Protect Drivers<br>---</p><p>The recommendations to require more notification to car owners and to streamline the process for selling unclaimed vehicles follow a Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica investigation into towing practices.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/connecticut-towing-dmv-proposal-update?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/connecticut-towing-dmv-proposal-update?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/con</span><span class="invisible">necticut-towing-dmv-proposal-update?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/connecticut/" rel="tag">#Connecticut</a> <a href="/tags/cars/" rel="tag">#Cars</a> <a href="/tags/towing/" rel="tag">#Towing</a> <a href="/tags/vehicles/" rel="tag">#Vehicles</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/regulation/" rel="tag">#Regulation</a></p>
<p>"Trump's airbrushed version of Jan 6 distorts history. See the evidence for yourself. "</p><p>NPR does a great job sharing details -</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/01/04/g-s1-102891/jan-6-archive" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.npr.org/2026/01/04/g-s1-102891/jan-6-archive"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.npr.org/2026/01/04/g-s1-10</span><span class="invisible">2891/jan-6-archive</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@NPR" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>NPR</span></a></span> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#uspol</a> <a href="/tags/jan6/" rel="tag">#jan6</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/freedom/" rel="tag">#freedom</a> <a href="/tags/liberty/" rel="tag">#liberty</a> <a href="/tags/washingtondc/" rel="tag">#washingtondc</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/ruleoflaw/" rel="tag">#ruleoflaw</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/antifa/" rel="tag">#antifa</a></p>
<p>Ahead of the FBI’s raid of an election center in Georgia, the prosecutor overseeing the investigation met with several Trump lawyers, including Ed Martin and Kurt Olsen, who helped the president try to overturn the 2020 election.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/thomas-albus-fulton-county-georgia-election-records?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/thomas-albus-fulton-county-georgia-election-records?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tho</span><span class="invisible">mas-albus-fulton-county-georgia-election-records?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/fbi/" rel="tag">#FBI</a> <a href="/tags/georgia/" rel="tag">#Georgia</a> <a href="/tags/election/" rel="tag">#Election</a> <a href="/tags/vote/" rel="tag">#Vote</a> <a href="/tags/missouri/" rel="tag">#Missouri</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>
<p>The government does not track how often immigration agents hold Americans. So ProPublica did.</p><p>We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/immigration-dhs-american-citizens-arrested-detained-against-will?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/immigration-dhs-american-citizens-arrested-detained-against-will?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/imm</span><span class="invisible">igration-dhs-american-citizens-arrested-detained-against-will?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/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/american/" rel="tag">#American</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> Is Cracking Down on <a href="/tags/chicago/" rel="tag">#Chicago</a>.<br>Chicagoans Are Fighting Back.</p><p>Residents have begun forming volunteer groups to monitor their neighborhoods for federal <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> agents. Others honk their horns or blow whistles when they see agents nearby.</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/rendition/" rel="tag">#Rendition</a> <a href="/tags/statesponsoredabduction/" rel="tag">#StateSponsoredAbduction</a> <a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a> <a href="/tags/righttoprotest/" rel="tag">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="/tags/civilrights/" rel="tag">#CivilRights</a> <a href="/tags/humanrights/" rel="tag">#HumanRights</a> <a href="/tags/dueprocess/" rel="tag">#DueProcess</a> <a href="/tags/abuseofpower/" rel="tag">#AbuseOfPower</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#Tyranny</a> <a href="/tags/mafiastate/" rel="tag">#MafiaState</a> <a href="/tags/policebrutality/" rel="tag">#PoliceBrutality</a> <a href="/tags/militarystate/" rel="tag">#MilitaryState</a> <a href="/tags/cbp/" rel="tag">#CBP</a> <a href="/tags/gestapo/" rel="tag">#Gestapo</a> <a href="/tags/whitesupremacy/" rel="tag">#WhiteSupremacy</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/us/chicago-ice-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/us/chicago-ice-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/us/</span><span class="invisible">chicago-ice-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>
<p>The time it takes to resolve Alaska’s most serious felony cases is three years, or more than twice as long as in 2015.</p><p>A state lawmaker wants an end to the delays. “I hate how slow this system is. It kills me,” he said.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-murder-pretrial-delays-impact?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/alaska-murder-pretrial-delays-impact?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ala</span><span class="invisible">ska-murder-pretrial-delays-impact?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/alaska/" rel="tag">#Alaska</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/justice/" rel="tag">#Justice</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a></p>
<p>A teacher called over a dozen therapists to find mental health care following a miscarriage.</p><p>An EMT spent months looking for one after a suicide attempt.</p><p>They couldn’t find any in-network provider able to see them. Now they're suing their insurer. <br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/emblemhealth-ghost-network-mental-health-lawsuit-new-york?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/emblemhealth-ghost-network-mental-health-lawsuit-new-york?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/emb</span><span class="invisible">lemhealth-ghost-network-mental-health-lawsuit-new-york?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/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/mentalhealth/" rel="tag">#MentalHealth</a> <a href="/tags/lawsuit/" rel="tag">#Lawsuit</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/insurance/" rel="tag">#Insurance</a> <a href="/tags/newyork/" rel="tag">#NewYork</a></p>
<p>Democrats in the House and Senate announced plans for a wide-ranging investigation into immigration agents’ detention of citizens after a ProPublica story found that more than 170 Americans have been held by immigration officials this year.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/immigration-ice-americans-detained-joint-congressional-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/immigration-ice-americans-detained-joint-congressional-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/imm</span><span class="invisible">igration-ice-americans-detained-joint-congressional-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/democrats/" rel="tag">#Democrats</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>
<p>Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.</p><p>They’ve had their necks kneeled on.</p><p>They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.</p><p>At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.</p><p>Revisit our Oct. 2025 story:<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/immigration-dhs-american-citizens-arrested-detained-against-will?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/immigration-dhs-american-citizens-arrested-detained-against-will?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/imm</span><span class="invisible">igration-dhs-american-citizens-arrested-detained-against-will?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#DHS</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>
<p>Out today from Gus Bova: Highlights of our newest issue include criminal justice reporting from Michelle Pitcher, exploring <a href="/tags/houston/" rel="tag">#Houston</a> culture with <span class="h-card"><a href="https://texasobserver.social/@josephinelee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>josephinelee</span></a></span>, the war over homelessness policy with <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@stevanzetti" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stevanzetti</span></a></span>, and much more. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/editors-letter-january-february-2026/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/editors-letter-january-february-2026/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/editors-</span><span class="invisible">letter-january-february-2026/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="/tags/humanrights/" rel="tag">#HumanRights</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#culture</a> <a href="/tags/gulfcoast/" rel="tag">#GulfCoast</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a></p>
<p>The Trump Nominee Whose Company Is Suing the Trump Administration<br>---</p><p>A month after Benjamin Landa’s nomination as Ambassador to Hungary, the Health and Human Services inspector general said a nursing home Landa co-owns received at least $31.2 million in Medicare overpayments. Now, the facility is suing to stop collection.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/benjamin-landa-ambassador-company-lawsuit?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/benjamin-landa-ambassador-company-lawsuit?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ben</span><span class="invisible">jamin-landa-ambassador-company-lawsuit?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/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/medicaid/" rel="tag">#Medicaid</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/lawsuit/" rel="tag">#Lawsuit</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>
<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 DOJ indicted “Bitcoin Jesus” Roger Ver in one of the largest-ever crypto tax fraud cases.</p><p>Those familiar with the case said the evidence was “rock solid” and that prosecutors were confident of a conviction.</p><p>Then Donald Trump won a second term.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/bitcoin-jesus-roger-ver-tax-evastion-friends-of-trump-doj?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/bitcoin-jesus-roger-ver-tax-evastion-friends-of-trump-doj?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/bit</span><span class="invisible">coin-jesus-roger-ver-tax-evastion-friends-of-trump-doj?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/doj/" rel="tag">#DOJ</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/tax/" rel="tag">#Tax</a> <a href="/tags/crime/" rel="tag">#Crime</a> <a href="/tags/fraud/" rel="tag">#Fraud</a> <a href="/tags/billionaire/" rel="tag">#Billionaire</a> <a href="/tags/crypto/" rel="tag">#Crypto</a> <a href="/tags/bitcoin/" rel="tag">#Bitcoin</a></p>
<p>A Father’s Quest for Justice Finds Resolution After 13 Years<br>---</p><p>Restrained by three white men for attempted shoplifting, a Black teen died from asphyxiation. His father refused to accept that no one would be held responsible. More than a decade later, his idea of justice has shifted — and may finally be achieved.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-corey-stingley-death-charges-milwaukee-prosecutor?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-corey-stingley-death-charges-milwaukee-prosecutor?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/wis</span><span class="invisible">consin-corey-stingley-death-charges-milwaukee-prosecutor?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/wisconsin/" rel="tag">#Wisconsin</a> <a href="/tags/milwaukee/" rel="tag">#Milwaukee</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/justice/" rel="tag">#Justice</a> <a href="/tags/accountability/" rel="tag">#Accountability</a></p>
<p>Senators Propose Sweeping Changes to Generic Drug Oversight<br>---</p><p>Citing a ProPublica investigation, lawmakers are calling on the FDA to conduct more drug testing and to alert hospitals and other purchasers when foreign manufacturers with safety failures are given a special pass to send their products to the U.S.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/lawmakers-propose-changes-drug-oversight-fda?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/lawmakers-propose-changes-drug-oversight-fda?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/law</span><span class="invisible">makers-propose-changes-drug-oversight-fda?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/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/senate/" rel="tag">#Senate</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a></p>
<p>📌 📑 On OCT-20 2025, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the oPt since 1967, <a href="/tags/francescaalbanese/" rel="tag">#FrancescaAlbanese</a>, published her latest report entitled “Gaza Genocide: a collective crime”</p><p>🔹 The report finds that the ongoing <a href="/tags/genocide/" rel="tag">#genocide</a> in <a href="/tags/gaza/" rel="tag">#gaza</a> constitutes a collective crime, enabled and sustained by the complicity of influential Third States</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/palestine/" rel="tag">#palestine</a> </p><p>PDF Summary of the 🔵 UN Special Rapporteur’s Report on Gaza Genocide: A Collective Crime </p><p>(LawforPalestine)</p><p><a href="https://law4palestine.org/summary-of-the-un-special-rapporteurs-report-on-gaza-genocide-a-collective-crime-third-state-complicity-in-enabling-and-sustaining-the-gaza-genocide/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="law4palestine.org/summary-of-the-un-special-rapporteurs-report-on-gaza-genocide-a-collective-crime-third-state-complicity-in-enabling-and-sustaining-the-gaza-genocide/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">law4palestine.org/summary-of-t</span><span class="invisible">he-un-special-rapporteurs-report-on-gaza-genocide-a-collective-crime-third-state-complicity-in-enabling-and-sustaining-the-gaza-genocide/</span></a></p>
<p>“There’s this veneer of respect for privacy that is painted over all of this data aggregation and consolidation.”</p><p>But beneath it all, <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#privacy</a> experts warn that smartphone-monitoring software "Tangles" is the latest in a law enforcement arsenal, from surveillance <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> to an army of drones, operating with little oversight. </p><p>Our latest from Francesca D'Annunzio is presented in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-police-invest-tangles-sheriff-surveillance/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/texas-police-invest-tangles-sheriff-surveillance/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/texas-po</span><span class="invisible">lice-invest-tangles-sheriff-surveillance/</span></a> <br> <br><a href="/tags/police/" rel="tag">#police</a> <a href="/tags/surveillance/" rel="tag">#surveillance</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a></p>