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Just under three years ago, the Food and Drug Administration deemed 19 peptide drugs too unsafe to be dispensed by compounding pharmacies, which mix components of approved drugs to create bespoke medication for people who have trouble taking commonly available products. Now, under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the agency is

Our reporting started, like much of our work, in a spreadsheet. As I parsed through federal court data, I noticed something odd: Within months of President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January 2025, prosecutors began filing obscure charges related to trespassing on military property — so many, in fact, that more cases were filed in 2025

The Trump administration official leading an effort to loosen rules on methane pollution was an unnamed author of key industry arguments against those same rules just four years ago when he was an oil and gas lobbyist. Aaron Szabo, an assistant administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency, is listed in PDF metadata as the author

Rather than fight for their constituents’ interests, Senate Republicans have opted to take a two-week vacation for Easter. View Source Here

Reporting Highlights A Striking Departure: The number of declinations marks a striking departure not only from the Biden administration but also the first Trump term, according to the ProPublica analysis. An Unusual Order: Former DOJ prosecutors said that they regularly reviewed caseloads. But none could recall an order like the one in February to review

The second lady, who was registered as a Democrat until at least 2014, told NBC News she sometimes has thoughts that are "idiosyncratic" and don’t fit neatly with one political party. View Source Here

Reporting Highlights Another Trump Pardon: Nursing home operator Joseph Schwartz was convicted of a $39 million fraud, but President Donald Trump pardoned him just three months into a three-year prison term. A Troubling Pattern: Schwartz is one of several nursing home operators convicted of crimes who were granted clemency by Trump. Devastated Families: The families

Reporting Highlights Complaints Roll In: Four female patients complained to Washington’s medical commission about Dr. Mark Mulholland from 2022 through 2024, all describing irregularities in pelvic exams. Board’s Response: Because the board waited until September 2025 to restrict Mulholland’s license, he kept practicing — and seeing more patients who would later file complaints. Doctor’s Defense:

Rep. Ro Khanna: For too long, Americans have seen our leaders fight harder for the Epstein class than for the working class. View Source Here

For years, Utah allowed government officials to do something other states banned: ask a person who reports a sexual assault to take a polygraph test. That will change soon. Earlier this month, state lawmakers passed a bill that prohibits police and other government officials from requesting polygraph tests for alleged sex assault victims. Gov. Spencer

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Before vaccines, death and disability stalked children. Then shots turned once-common infections into something doctors only read about in textbooks. When immunization rates drop, however, plagues from the past can come roaring back,

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. On the day that federal immigration agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, I ran out of my house with my camera in hand to document the aftermath. As a visuals editor at ProPublica,

Reporting Highlights Regulatory Trouble: A company created by Tom Dundon agreed to a legal settlement in 2020 after Oregon and other states accused it of making car loans that borrowers couldn’t afford. New Details: Company emails released under a records request show Dundon’s direct role in an effort to waive a requirement that borrowers show