Reposted by Justin ElliottEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"The federal government is lying to you." "The government has said that ICE does not zip tie or handcuff children." "They’ve denied engaging in racial profiling" "They’ve said the government is not wrongly arresting U.S. citizens." *We found the truth* projects.propublica.org/american-cit.... 171147557
Reposted by Justin ElliottWilliam Turton @williamturton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026In 2024 the former CEO of a defense contractor made a stunning confession to two FBI agents. He alleged that was the ringleader of a massive pay-to-play operation, bribing senators with campaign contributions in exchange for govt contracts. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 21775339
Reposted by Justin ElliottProPublica @propublica.org · 17/09/2026This week, ProPublica revealed that a Russian oligarch close to President Vladimir Putin bankrolled Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas wedding festivities. Join our reporters on Sept. 23 for a behind-the-scenes conversation. 🗓️ RSVP: events.propublica.org/don-jr-weddi... 1335197
Reposted by Justin ElliottJessica Lussenhop @jlussenhop.bsky.social · 15/09/2026🎧It's ALIVE!🎧 Hear a little bit of BTS on the jaw-dropping reporting on Donald Trump Jr.'s secret wedding guest from the reporters themselves, @justinelliott.bsky.social and Brett Murphy www.propublica.org/podcast/dona...propublica.orgThe Russian Benefactor Who Funded Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding 311534
Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · 14/09/2026New: Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin www.propublica.org/article/dona... w/ @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.socialpropublica.orgDonald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian OligarchThe oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large... 23423147
Reposted by Justin ElliottProPublica @propublica.org · 19/08/2026NEW: Congress appropriated $1 trillion for defense this year, more than twice as much as the combined budget for agencies overseeing health, veterans affairs, education, housing, agriculture and justice. We’re setting out to report on how this public money is being spent.propublica.orgThe $1 Trillion Black BoxThe U.S. military budget is vast and opaque. Projects touted as engineering marvels end up facing years of delays and ballooning costs. ProPublica has launched a series to report on the Pentagon’s spe... 33358222754
Reposted by Justin ElliottJesse Coburn @jessecoburn.bsky.social · 12/08/2026NEW: Flaming robots. Haywire Turkish machines. An actual dumpster fire. General Dynamics received $533 million from the Army to produce artillery but hasn’t made a single usable shell. ProPublica got the inside story of what went wrong. It’s a wild ride: www.propublica.org/article/gene...propublica.orgFiasco in the Factory: Taxpayers Funded a $533 Million Artillery Plant That Made NothingGeneral Dynamics opened a Texas factory to churn out artillery shells for Ukraine, but the machines kept breaking. Robot arms smashed into things. Hunks of metal crashed to the floor. There was even a... 25443202
Reposted by Justin Elliottkalibomeli.bsky.social @kalibomeli.bsky.social · 28/07/20261/ This is Nick Adams. He’s a big deal in MAGA world. He’s got 638K followers on X and 2.1M on Facebook. President Trump even appointed him to a role at the State Dept. But when I started digging into Adams' nonprofit for "civics" education, something didn't look right ... 🧵 501200439
Reposted by Justin ElliottJoaquin Sapien @jbsapien.bsky.social · 22/07/2026A few weeks ago, after two years of work, I published a story unlike any I’d encountered in my 18 years at ProPublica. I’ve been off social media for a while, but I felt compelled to share some of my reporting journey here. 🧵 9762228
Reposted by Justin ElliottProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 25/06/2026As ProPublica’s IT support specialist Penny Serrano puts it: “We're just simply asking for a contract that reflects those values — and not just in words but also in wages.” Help us ensure fair pay for all our workers: www.propublicaguild.org 16823
Reposted by Justin ElliottCharles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 18/06/2026NEW: Before SpaceX IPO, Investors in China Secretly Acquired Stakes, by @justinelliott.bsky.social @josh-kaplan.bsky.socialpropublica.orgBefore SpaceX IPO, Investors in China Secretly Acquired StakesOne previously unreported SpaceX investor has ties to Chinese military contractors. The information was revealed only after ProPublica went to court to obtain it. 21911
Reposted by Justin ElliottJesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 18/06/2026NEW: For its IPO, SpaceX banned Chinese investors because of the nat’l security risks. As a private company, it took China-based investment. @justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social: www.propublica.org/article/spac... 15374141
Reposted by Justin ElliottAnnie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 09/06/2026NEW: In February, I visited Raw Farm. You may have heard of it. RFK Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow are customers. It supplies raw dairy products to 500 stores nationwide. And regulators have linked it to over a dozen recalls and outbreaks that have made hundreds sick. 🧵👇propublica.orgHe Profits Off Raw Milk That’s Making People Sick. The Government Isn’t Stopping Him.With Raw Farm, the largest raw-milk dairy in the country, Mark McAfee has capitalized on a once-fringe product that’s been thrust into the mainstream in recent years and backed by Health Secretary Rob... 23838261453
Reposted by Justin ElliottJosh Kaplan @josh-kaplan.bsky.social · 09/06/2026NEW: Earlier this year, an obscure startup in Texas announced that it had received at least $100 mil from one of the richest men in Asia. We dug into the backstory. We discovered a saga involving Donald Trump Jr., Russian oil, and an Indian billionaire family’s private zoo. 19543190
Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · 09/06/2026New: An Indian Billionaire was targeted by the Trump administration. Then he poured millions of dollars into a startup secretly backed by Donald Trump Jr. www.propublica.org/article/trum... w/ @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.socialpropublica.orgAn Indian Billionaire Was Targeted by Trump. Then He Poured Money Into a Startup Secretly Backed by Donald Trump Jr.An obscure Texas firm secretly connected to the president’s son said it received at least $100 million from Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries. At the same time, the Ambani family secured major polic... 18480239
Reposted by Justin ElliottMolly Redden @mtredden.bsky.social · 08/06/2026After a decade+ of nonstop pollution offenses, GOP Sen. Jim Justice's coal empire learned earlier this year that it was under federal criminal investigation. But before prosecutors could gather crucial evidence, Todd Blanche's office told them "pencils down." 21650262
Reposted by Justin ElliottAnnie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 14/05/2026I'm impressed by my @propublica.org colleagues every day, but omg the new Paper Trail podcast is so good. Amazing work from @jlussenhop.bsky.social + team. Take a listen: www.propublica.org/podcast/what...propublica.orgWhat the FDA Won’t Tell You About Your MedicationsFor years, the FDA said generics are just as safe as brand-name medications. ProPublica found that this isn’t always true. 411330
Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · 18/03/2026House Dems' letter to DHS on Corey Lewandowski: preserve your documents oversightdemocrats.house.gov/imo/media/do... 11622172
Reposted by Justin ElliottAl Shaw @shaw.al · 05/03/2026NEW: Over the past year, we've been collecting thousands of financial disclosure documents from across the Trump administration. Now we're making them searchable. Look up names, assets, former employers across 1,500+ Trump appointees and 3,000+ ethics documents.projects.propublica.orgExplore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,500 of His Appointees - ProPublicaUse this database to explore potential conflicts of interest for President Donald Trump and his team. The documents disclose positions officials have held outside government, their assets and their de... 19987534
Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Sen. Blumenthal has written a letter to Kristi Noem about her denial that Corey Lewandowski has a role in approving contracts at DHS. "I demand that you amend your testimony" and "provide the basis for your apparent false statement on the record." www.blumenthal.senate.gov/imo/media/do... 882295753
Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · 04/03/2026New: Kristi Noem claimed to the Senate yesterday that Corey Lewandowski has no role approving contracts at DHS. But internal DHS records and interviews with current and former agency officials contradict her testimony: www.propublica.org/article/kris... w/ @josh-kaplan.bsky.socialpropublica.orgKristi Noem Misled Congress About Top Aide’s Role in DHS ContractsTestifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Noem denied that Corey Lewandowski had any role in approving contracts. But internal DHS records and interviews with current and former agency staffer... 26528165
Reposted by Justin ElliottJesse Coburn @jessecoburn.bsky.social · 26/01/2026NEW: The Trump administration is planning to use AI to write federal regulations despite the risk of hallucinations. “We don't even need a very good rule,” the Transportation Department’s top lawyer said of the plan, per meeting notes reviewed by ProPublica. “We want good enough.”🧵 29390171
Reposted by Justin ElliottMolly Redden @mtredden.bsky.social · 22/01/2026A billionaire known as “Bitcoin Jesus” was under indictment for massive criminal tax fraud and very likely going to prison. Then, he hired a “Friend of Trump” and the criminal charges disappeared. How did they do it? Avi Asher-Schapiro and I spent months getting the inside story. 181402596
Reposted by Justin ElliottEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 13/01/2026BREAKING: We've found 40+ cases of agents using banned chokeholds & other moves that can cut off breathing People have had seizures. They passed out. “I felt like I was going to die” said 16-yr-old citizen Admin won't say whether any agents have been punished www.propublica.org/article/vide... 7328031327
Reposted by Justin ElliottJesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 17/12/2025NEW: Here's the searing tale of one woman's struggle to feed her family after the Trump Administration imposed a man-made food crisis. Beautifully written by Brett Murphy & @annamaria.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/trum...propublica.orgThe Summer of Starvation: Amid Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts, a Mother Struggles to Keep Her Sons AliveAfter the Trump administration cut off food from the third-largest refugee camp in the world, thousands of families faced impossible choices as their children starved. 9301174
Reposted by Justin ElliottEllis Simani @emsimani.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Amidst the Trump administration's attacks on "illegal" DEI, @propublica.org has found more than 1,000 nonprofits that revised the mission statements on their tax forms to remove terms like "racism" and "marginalized." Half who made changes reported no govt funding. www.propublica.org/article/dele...propublica.orgUnder Trump, More Than 1,000 Nonprofits Strip DEI Language From Tax FormsAs the Trump administration ordered agencies to eradicate “illegal” diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, we identified more than 1,000 nonprofits that removed such language from the mission statem... 211945
Reposted by Justin ElliottJesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 15/12/2025NEW: One of the most significant accomplishments of the Trump Admin: Decimating the US's humanitarian aid. We went to S. Sudan to see the effects. Rubio says no one has died from the cuts. Spoiler: That's not true. @annamaria.bsky.social & Brett Murphy: www.propublica.org/article/usai...propublica.orgTrump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re... 271409622
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Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · 08/12/2025The White House said in a statement there was “no defraudation” because Trump used the same lender for each mortgage. 9559
Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · 08/12/2025But Trump’s two mortgages clearly exceed his own standard for “mortgage fraud.” We found numerous rental listings for the properties. The listing agent from the ‘90s told us in an interview: “They were rentals from the beginning.” “President Trump never lived there.” 16716
Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · 08/12/2025For months Trump has accused political enemies of mortgage fraud for just this: claiming more than one primary residence. Trump called one who did so “deceitful” and “CROOKED.” (Experts say having two such mortgages can be valid and even when wrong is rarely prosecuted.) 16811
Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · 08/12/2025But there’s no evidence Trump moved in. The homes were used as investments and rented out, according to news accounts and an interview with his longtime realtor. Trump “hired an expensive New York design firm” to “dress them up to the nines and lease them out annually.” 17316
Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · 08/12/2025He got two mortgages just seven weeks apart. The two documents Trump personally signed said he would make each home his principal residence for a year, unless the lender agreed otherwise. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...documentcloud.orgTrump mortgage 1993 18419
Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · 08/12/2025The year was 1993. Trump was dealing with the business wreckage from a series of high profile bankruptcies and he had just married Marla Maples. In Palm Beach, he was pushing to turn Mar-a-Lago into a private club, and he decided to acquire two properties next door on Woodbridge Road. 47217
Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · 08/12/2025NEW: Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal www.propublica.org/article/trum... w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.socialpropublica.orgTrump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records RevealThe Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ... 742545986
Reposted by Justin ElliottJesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 25/11/2025So Jim Justice is one of the wealthiest people in the country. And in 2021, we wrote a story about how almost never paid taxes www.propublica.org/article/how-... 221254406
Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · 24/11/2025New: Lawmakers Call for Probe of How Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts www.propublica.org/article/kris... w/ @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.socialpropublica.orgLawmakers Call for Probe of How Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Ad ContractsThe demands for an investigation come after a ProPublica story revealed that the Noem-connected Strategy Group was secretly a subcontractor on the ad campaign. 11351113
Reposted by Justin ElliottChris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 18/11/2025NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House. By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiropropublica.orgThe White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal InvestigationFederal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate. 45377413963
Reposted by Justin ElliottWilliam Turton @williamturton.bsky.social · 14/11/2025New: FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...propublica.orgFBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior StaffAs the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr... 20356148
Reposted by Justin ElliottJosh Kaplan @josh-kaplan.bsky.social · 14/11/2025NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends. It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill. 37767052968
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Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · 14/11/2025NEW: Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts www.propublica.org/article/kris... w @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.socialpropublica.orgFirm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad ContractsThe company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule... 911405656
Reposted by Justin ElliottJesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 12/11/2025JOB ALERT! We are hiring a business editor. You have an unerring instinct for the jugular of the wealthy & powerful? Build a team with me and we’ll get after it! job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j... You can email me or on Signal at 718-496-5233job-boards.greenhouse.ioSenior Editor, BusinessNew York City, United States 8331212
Reposted by Justin ElliottEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 29/10/2025SCOOP The admin is making it harder for male vets w/ breast cancer to get their care covered The admin cites Trump order: “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government” I got the memo laying it all out www.propublica.org/article/vete...propublica.orgCiting Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get CoverageA Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive orde... 24839443
Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · 12/10/2025Here is our full story that Vance is dismissing, with primary source documents showing Trump cabinet members with multiple primary-residence mortgages www.propublica.org/article/trum... www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...propublica.orgTrump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.The White House has targeted opponents, including a Fed governor, for having more than one primary residence on their loan papers. ProPublica found that, in one case, a Trump cabinet secretary got two... 13544421764
Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · 02/10/2025New: Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies www.propublica.org/article/elon...propublica.orgElon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider TestifiesThe newly unsealed testimony marks the first time direct Chinese investment in the company has been disclosed, raising new questions about foreign ownership interests in one of America’s most importan... 6301138
Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · 26/09/2025New: Kristi Noem fast-tracked millions in disaster aid to Naples, Florida tourist attraction after campaign donor intervened www.propublica.org/article/kris... w/ @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.socialpropublica.orgKristi Noem Fast-Tracked Millions in Disaster Aid to Florida Tourist Attraction After Campaign Donor IntervenedThe DHS chief has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA’s response after natural disasters. Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noe... 751305565
Reposted by Justin ElliottJesse Drucker @jessedrucker.bsky.social · 09/09/2025My latest story - Trump administration rolls back tax shelter crackdown: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/b...nytimes.comTrump Administration Halts I.R.S. Crackdown on Major Tax Shelters 78948
Reposted by Justin ElliottProPublica @propublica.org · 05/09/20251/ The documents are clear: Lee Zeldin and his wife have two principal-residence mortgages, for properties in Long Island and Washington, D.C. We’ve got the records 👇 Long Island: legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... D.C.: legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... 391715614
Justin Elliott @justinelliott.bsky.social · 04/09/2025New: Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them. www.propublica.org/article/trum... w/ @robert-faturechi.bsky.social @amierjeski.bsky.socialpropublica.orgTrump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.The White House has targeted opponents, including a Fed governor, for having more than one primary residence on their loan papers. ProPublica found that, in one case, a Trump cabinet secretary got two... 8538188