ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.

Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Long a Defender of States’ Rights, Embraces Trump’s Push to Expand Presidential Power

Defending Texas sovereignty has been central to Abbott’s political identity. Yet he has helped Trump erode states’ authority ...

Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters

Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear ...

Connecticut DMV Fires Employee Who Made Thousands Selling Towed Cars

Investigators found the longtime employee traded favors with a towing company to purchase vehicles at a steep discount, according to a termination letter.

Lawmakers Call for Probe of How Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts

The demands for an investigation come after a ProPublica story revealed that the Noem-connected Strategy Group was secretly a ...

Louisiana Made It Nearly Impossible to Get Parole. Now It’s Releasing Prisoners to Deport Them.

Gov. Jeff Landry eliminated parole for prisoners arrested after Aug. 1, 2024, and tightened eligibility rules for those ...

Senators Launch Inquiry After a White House Official Intervened on Behalf of Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation

In letters to the White House and DHS, Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Gary Peters called the intervention a “brazen ...

The Indian Health Service Is Flagging Vaccine-Related Speech. Doctors Say They’re Being Censored.

Officials have deemed terms like “immunizations” and “vaccines” risky “buzzwords” that require approval to be used in social ...

Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.

In Minnesota, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once ...

How Trump’s Transportation Department Is Loosening Safety Rules Meant to Protect the Public

ProPublica has identified dozens of instances in which the Trump administration’s DOT has moved to cut, soften or delay ...

Gov. Greg Abbott Was Ordered to Release Some of His Emails With Elon Musk. Most Are Blacked Out.

Months after fighting to keep secret emails between Gov. Greg Abbott and Elon Musk, Texas officials released 1,400 pages of ...

How the Trump Administration Abandoned Plans for a Major Cut in Disability Benefits for Older Workers

After meeting with advocates, the Trump administration confirmed it has scrapped a controversial regulation that would have ...