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<p>DHS invoked the “national emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for a $220 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign.</p><p>We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefitted from the deal.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-dhs-ad-campaign-strategy-group?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-dhs-ad-campaign-strategy-group?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;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&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/kristinoem/" rel="tag">#KristiNoem</a> <a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#DHS</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/tv/" rel="tag">#TV</a> <a href="/tags/advertising/" rel="tag">#Advertising</a> <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#Media</a></p>

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<p>Using his clemency power, Trump has undone prosecutions made by his own DOJ during his first term.</p><p>Experts say the actions show a broad contempt for the justice system: “He’s rejecting ... the work of people he appointed but didn’t fully control.”<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-pardons-erased-prosecutions-second-term?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-pardons-erased-prosecutions-second-term?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-pardons-erased-prosecutions-second-term?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;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/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/doj/" rel="tag">#DOJ</a> <a href="/tags/justice/" rel="tag">#Justice</a> <a href="/tags/pardons/" rel="tag">#Pardons</a></p>

<p>ICE has canceled a $3.8 billion contract to build an immigrant detention camp in Fort Bliss, Texas, just days after issuing it. But sources say the Trump administration still intends to move ahead with its plan to build the tent camp.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-cancels-contract-immigrant-detention-camp-fort-bliss?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/ice-cancels-contract-immigrant-detention-camp-fort-bliss?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ice</span><span class="invisible">-cancels-contract-immigrant-detention-camp-fort-bliss?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;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/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/immigrants/" rel="tag">#Immigrants</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>

<p>While my political views are quite different from the late conservative senator Barry Goldwater, I do agree with him that absolute power corrupts.</p><p><a href="/tags/potus/" rel="tag">#POTUS</a> <a href="/tags/donaldtrump/" rel="tag">#DonaldTrump</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p><p>Source: <a href="https://www.azquotes.com/quote/571822" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.azquotes.com/quote/571822</a></p>

<p>Court records show that interim D.C. U.S. Attorney Ed Martin violated a judge’s order, ghostwrote online attacks on a judge and engaged in what experts called professional misconduct.</p><p>Such a track record might have derailed another lawyer’s career. Not so for this Trump prosecutor.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/ed-martin-trump-interim-dc-us-attorney-secret-judge-attacks?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/ed-martin-trump-interim-dc-us-attorney-secret-judge-attacks?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ed-</span><span class="invisible">martin-trump-interim-dc-us-attorney-secret-judge-attacks?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;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/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/ethics/" rel="tag">#Ethics</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/missouri/" rel="tag">#Missouri</a> <a href="/tags/dc/" rel="tag">#DC</a></p>

<p>Inspector General Probes Whether Trump, DOGE Sought Private Taxpayer Information or Sensitive IRS Material<br>—</p><p>The request, spelled out in an email obtained by ProPublica, comes amid concerns that DOGE has overstepped its bounds in seeking highly restricted private information about taxpayers, public employees or federal agencies.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doge-irs-treasury-tigta-inspector-general-probe?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-doge-irs-treasury-tigta-inspector-general-probe?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-doge-irs-treasury-tigta-inspector-general-probe?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/irs/" rel="tag">#IRS</a> <a href="/tags/tax/" rel="tag">#Tax</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>

<p>Texas AG Ken Paxton Won&#x27;t Face Federal Corruption Charges as He Gains Momentum for Likely Senate Run<br>—</p><p>The federal criminal investigation was the most serious legal threat the once-embattled Republican faced. With the probe now over, Paxton is gearing up to likely challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in 2026.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/ken-paxton-corruption-probe-justice-department-senate-race?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/ken-paxton-corruption-probe-justice-department-senate-race?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ken</span><span class="invisible">-paxton-corruption-probe-justice-department-senate-race?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/senate/" rel="tag">#Senate</a> <a href="/tags/gop/" rel="tag">#GOP</a> <a href="/tags/republican/" rel="tag">#Republican</a> <a href="/tags/election/" rel="tag">#Election</a></p>

<p>Days after issuing a $3.8B contract to build an immigrant tent detention camp in Fort Bliss, ICE canceled it.</p><p>The awarding and cancellation of such a large contract in such a short time is highly unusual in recent years, a ProPublica review found.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-cancels-contract-immigrant-detention-camp-fort-bliss?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/ice-cancels-contract-immigrant-detention-camp-fort-bliss?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ice</span><span class="invisible">-cancels-contract-immigrant-detention-camp-fort-bliss?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;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/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/immigrants/" rel="tag">#Immigrants</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/border/" rel="tag">#Border</a></p>

<p>Trump Pick to Run DEA Could Challenge America’s Already Tense Relations With Mexico<br>—</p><p>In 22 years at the agency, Terry Cole never rose to its top ranks, but he is a vocal supporter of the president’s goal of going after Mexican officials who are complicit with drug cartels.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-dea-nominee-terry-cole-mexico-drug-cartels?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-dea-nominee-terry-cole-mexico-drug-cartels?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-dea-nominee-terry-cole-mexico-drug-cartels?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;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/mexico/" rel="tag">#Mexico</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a></p>

<p>Nonprofits known as 527s can raise unlimited sums for political spending. Our database allows you to more easily search these organizations&#x27; finances.</p><p>We&#x27;ve just updated it with 140,000 new records. Check it out:<br><a href="https://projects.propublica.org/527-explorer/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="projects.propublica.org/527-explorer/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">projects.propublica.org/527-ex</span><span class="invisible">plorer/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/nonprofit/" rel="tag">#Nonprofit</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>

<p>In some meetings, you wear a red band around your arm, in others, you bring your red basecap.</p><p><a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#uspol</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>

<p>Ed Martin, Trump&#x27;s pick for D.C. U.S. District Attorney, ghostwrote online attacks against an Illinois judge with whom he was in a legal dispute.</p><p>We obtained emails that show Martin bought a laptop for the woman who made the posts and coached her on how to make them look organic: <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/ed-martin-trump-interim-dc-us-attorney-secret-judge-attacks?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/ed-martin-trump-interim-dc-us-attorney-secret-judge-attacks?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ed-</span><span class="invisible">martin-trump-interim-dc-us-attorney-secret-judge-attacks?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/dc/" rel="tag">#DC</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/ethics/" rel="tag">#Ethics</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>

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<p>After creating an uproar last week for demanding access to a sensitive system at the Treasury Department, DOGE is expected to turn its attention to another restricted database next week, according to two people with knowledge of their plans.</p><p>This database tracks the flow of money across the government, from the Treasury to specific agencies and then to the ultimate destination of the funds.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-doge-cars-treasury-examine?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-doge-cars-treasury-examine?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/elo</span><span class="invisible">n-musk-doge-cars-treasury-examine?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/treasury/" rel="tag">#Treasury</a> <a href="/tags/database/" rel="tag">#Database</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>

<p>How DOGE’s Cuts to the IRS Threaten to Cost More Than DOGE Will Ever Save<br>—</p><p>The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes. “If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would you cut back on the revenue side?” one expert asks.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/how-doge-irs-cuts-will-cost-more-than-savings-trump-musk-deficit?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/how-doge-irs-cuts-will-cost-more-than-savings-trump-musk-deficit?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/how</span><span class="invisible">-doge-irs-cuts-will-cost-more-than-savings-trump-musk-deficit?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/irs/" rel="tag">#IRS</a> <a href="/tags/federal/" rel="tag">#Federal</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#Economy</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>

<p>FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff<br>---</p><p>As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau background check is unprecedented, insiders say.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fbi-kash-patel-dan-bongino-waived-polygraph?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fbi-kash-patel-dan-bongino-waived-polygraph?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fbi</span><span class="invisible">-kash-patel-dan-bongino-waived-polygraph?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;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/kashpatel/" rel="tag">#KashPatel</a> <a href="/tags/security/" rel="tag">#Security</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>

<p>UPDATE: We&#x27;ve confirmed the identities and roles of 9 more key figures affiliated with Musk, bringing our DOGE tracker to a total of 86 staffers.</p><p><a href="https://projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-doge-tracker/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-doge-tracker/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">projects.propublica.org/elon-m</span><span class="invisible">usk-doge-tracker/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a></p>

<p>Democratic Lawmakers Blast Trump Administration’s VA Cuts After ProPublica Investigation<br>—</p><p>The lawmakers also accused Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins of stonewalling their efforts to learn more about agency cuts and their effects. “There are real-life dangerous impacts for veterans,” Rep. Chris Deluzio said.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/veterans-affairs-doug-collins-democrats-transparency-job-cuts-healthcare?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/veterans-affairs-doug-collins-democrats-transparency-job-cuts-healthcare?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/vet</span><span class="invisible">erans-affairs-doug-collins-democrats-transparency-job-cuts-healthcare?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/veterans/" rel="tag">#Veterans</a> <a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#Healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/democrats/" rel="tag">#Democrats</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>

<p>DHS used to only have information on immigrants who’d had contact with the agency.</p><p>Under a new data-sharing agreement, the system added information — including full Social Security numbers — on millions of Americans not in DHS databases.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/dhs-social-security-data-voter-citizenship-trump?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/dhs-social-security-data-voter-citizenship-trump?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/dhs</span><span class="invisible">-social-security-data-voter-citizenship-trump?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;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/socialsecurity/" rel="tag">#SocialSecurity</a> <a href="/tags/vote/" rel="tag">#Vote</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/election/" rel="tag">#Election</a> <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#Privacy</a> <a href="/tags/security/" rel="tag">#Security</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>

<p>U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi sold between $1 million and $5 million worth of Trump Media stock the same day Trump unveiled new tariffs that caused the stock market to plummet, according to records obtained by ProPublica.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/pam-bondi-trump-media-stock-tariffs?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/pam-bondi-trump-media-stock-tariffs?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/pam</span><span class="invisible">-bondi-trump-media-stock-tariffs?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;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/stockmarket/" rel="tag">#StockMarket</a> <a href="/tags/stocks/" rel="tag">#Stocks</a> <a href="/tags/tariffs/" rel="tag">#Tariffs</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#Economy</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>

<p>After ProPublica reported that the White House intervened on behalf of Andrew Tate, two senators say the behavior “raises grave questions regarding the independence and impartiality of federal law enforcement operations.”</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/paul-ingrassia-probe-andrew-tate-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/paul-ingrassia-probe-andrew-tate-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/pau</span><span class="invisible">l-ingrassia-probe-andrew-tate-investigation?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;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/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/whitehouse/" rel="tag">#WhiteHouse</a> <a href="/tags/andrewtate/" rel="tag">#AndrewTate</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>

<p>Take a wild fucking guess who’s name will be hidden…..

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<p>In 48 other states, new moms have access to Medicaid for up to one year after they give birth. Not in Wisconsin.</p><p>There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-postpartum-medicaid-coverage-robin-vos?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-postpartum-medicaid-coverage-robin-vos?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/wis</span><span class="invisible">consin-postpartum-medicaid-coverage-robin-vos?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;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/women/" rel="tag">#Women</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/medicaid/" rel="tag">#Medicaid</a> <a href="/tags/pregnancy/" rel="tag">#Pregnancy</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>

<p>ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.</p><p>Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-abortion-ban-tierra-walker-preeclampsia?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/texas-abortion-ban-tierra-walker-preeclampsia?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tex</span><span class="invisible">as-abortion-ban-tierra-walker-preeclampsia?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#Women</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/abortion/" rel="tag">#Abortion</a> <a href="/tags/pregnancy/" rel="tag">#Pregnancy</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>