FBI Corruption Probe Into Senator Susan Collins and Defense Contractor Navatek Halted Under Trump Administration Amid DOJ Purge

A sprawling federal investigation into alleged political corruption, including a focus on Senator Susan Collins and her connections to Hawaiian defense contractor Navatek, was abruptly terminated following the return of…

Donald Trump Jr.’s Lavish Bahamas Wedding Secretly Bankrolled by Putin-Aligned Russian Oligarch

On May 24, Donald Trump Jr. celebrated his nuptials in the opulent setting of the Bahamas, a three-day extravaganza spanning two ultra-exclusive private islands, a celebration that ProPublica has now…

The Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket Dominance: Unprecedented Emergency Rulings Outpace Open Arguments, Raising Transparency Concerns

In an unprecedented shift that has sent ripples through legal and political circles, the Supreme Court, in its term concluding in 2025, issued more substantive decisions via its emergency "shadow…

Audit Reveals USPS Failures in Primary Ballot Handling Amid Supreme Court Review of New Mail Voting Rules

A recently disclosed audit from the U.S. Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) has uncovered significant deficiencies in how certain Postal Service facilities managed ballots during this year’s primary…

The Unseen Cost of Dreams: How Predatory Lending and Systemic Failures Undermine Dominican Baseball Prospects

On a crisp evening in late 2021, within the manicured grounds of a state-of-the-art baseball complex in central Santo Domingo, 14-year-old outfielder Belfi Rivera, his face still boyish, sat before…

The Unraveling of Justice: How a Deadly Crash Involving MLB Prospect Oneil Cruz Vanished From Public View

In the pre-dawn hours of September 21, 2020, a desolate stretch of highway along the southern coast of the Dominican Republic bore witness to a tragedy that would expose the…

Trump Administration Poised to Drastically Weaken Methane Emission Regulations on Low-Producing Oil and Gas Wells, Drawing Widespread Climate Concern

The Trump administration is advancing a significant environmental policy shift, moving to loosen stringent environmental restrictions on a vast number of oil and gas wells. This proposed rollback specifically targets…

The Unfulfilled Promise: How School Vouchers Exclude Children with Significant Disabilities

The setting sun casts long shadows as Angela Johnson rushes home after 6 p.m., a routine dictated by the complex care needs of her 12-year-old daughter, Amelia. Amelia, born with…

ProPublica’s Investigative Lens: Unveiling the Dark Underbelly of the Dominican Baseball Factory and the Broader Business of Sports Accountability.

When an organization like ProPublica, renowned for its unwavering commitment to holding powerful institutions accountable and exposing abuses of power, delves into the realm of baseball, it signals that the…

Russian Oligarch Umar Kremlev Secretly Bankrolled Donald Trump Jr.’s Lavish Bahamas Wedding, Sparking Congressional Probe

The clandestine financial backing of Donald Trump Jr.’s extravagant May wedding in the Bahamas by Umar Kremlev, a prominent Russian oligarch with close ties to President Vladimir Putin, has come…