propublica.org / .propublica-org-main / Page 3

Information uncovered by plaintiffs has already undermined the FBI's conclusion that two U.S.-based Saudi officials "unwittingly" helped al-Qaida hijackers after they arrived in America.

For years, experts in Houston have been studying the idea of building massive tunnels to divert floodwaters and save lives and property. Now Elon Musk's tunneling company wants a piece of the project.

ProPublica has identified at least 15 major disasters since 2016 in which officials in the most-harmed communities failed to use a federal system to send emergency alerts to residents -- or waited until it was too late.

Leo Terrell's past is at odds with Trump's description of an "incredibly successful" attorney. Documents obtained by ProPublica and The Chronicle of Higher Education reveal a trail of legal disputes and unpaid debts.

Heather Honey has been appointed to a senior position in the Department of Homeland Security. State election officials and voting experts are concerned.

Lawmakers have been warned for 70 years that the state's system of elected coroners is broken, yet major reforms haven't materialized. An anonymous state survey and interviews by ProPublica reveal what coroners say would help.

The administration has been testing a strategy of using the courts as leverage to force political outcomes. In Texas, the state's leaders and conservative activists have been willing, if not eager, collaborators.

Five years ago, the Supreme Court decided that nonunanimous jury verdicts are unconstitutional. But for this Louisiana prisoner -- and hundreds of others -- "tough on crime" state leaders have ensured that doesn't change anything.

Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family's lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U.S.-funded nonprofit.

In the face of intense public opposition, the city's Chamber of Commerce has gone to unusual lengths to promote Musk's xAI facility: sending out a mailer, for the first time in recent memory, that includes misleading facts.