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Lincare, the nation's largest distributor of home oxygen equipment, has repeatedly violated Medicare rules and probation agreements, victimizing ailing patients and costing taxpayers huge sums. The federal government has done little to stop it.

Disability rights advocates said kids like Ty should not be getting arrested under Tennessee's school threats law. And they tried to push for a broader exception for kids with other kinds of disabilities. It didn't work.

In Oregon's Coast Range, mature forests can absorb more carbon per acre than almost any other on the planet. Yet logging here continues at a steady pace, putting the environment at risk.

With a lack of regulation for coroners, a child who dies unexpectedly or outside of a doctor's care in Idaho is less likely to be autopsied than anywhere else in the United States.

Judicial leaders in New York created two new oversight positions as they work to reform the state's guardianship system. The personnel additions follow a ProPublica investigation that spotlighted lax monitoring of court-appointed guardians.

During Donald Trump's second presidency, ProPublica will continue our focus on the areas most in need of scrutiny. Here are some of the issues our reporters will be watching -- and how to get in touch with them.

The former president captured 55% of Latino voters in the state, according to exit polls. He also won 14 out of the 18 counties within 20 miles of the border, a number that doubled his 2020 performance in the Latino-majority region.

We'll be devoting a significant part of our staff to detailing what are expected to be dramatic changes in the role of the federal government in the lives of Americans.

Reporters from ProPublica will be on the ground watching stories they've covered unfold as voters head to the polls. Among the issues: abortion, extremism, poll workers and election administration in battleground states.

As investigative journalists, we focus on the substance of issues, the process of elections and the behind-the-scenes forces that stand to benefit from particular outcomes.