A Judge Worried a Proposed Settlement Doesn’t Do Enough to Help Victims. The DOJ Is Still Moving Forward.

The proposed $68 million settlement with a Texas land developer that the Justice Department had accused of preying on Hispanic residents includes no money for the victims but more than $20 million for police and immigration enforcement.

Who’s Been Impersonating This ProPublica Reporter?

A mysterious impostor who claimed to be ProPublica reporter Robert Faturechi reached out to a Canadian official and a Latvian businessman working with Ukraine. So, the real Robert did some reporting of his own.

Oil companies accused of massive accounting fraud in New Mexico

A lawsuit claims ExxonMobil and others underreported debts by $194 million, calling it “a playbook” for how companies dump old wells and expenses on states.

DOGE Cuts Left U. S. Unable to Help Americans Stranded in Iran War Zone

Foreign service officers fired in Elon Musk’s workforce purge warn the State Department is unable to help Americans stranded in the Middle East.

“I Want to Occupy”: Inside the Israeli Movement Pushing to Raze and Settle Southern Lebanon

In the communities closest to Israel’s northern border, residents want to keep themselves safe by displacing their Lebanese neighbors.

Texas is giving data centers more than $1 billion in tax breaks each year

The tax break is one of the state’s costliest incentive programs and soon to be the most expensive of its kind in the nation.

U. S. -Iran Peace Talks May Collapse Before They Even Begin

Tehran is demanding new conditions for dialogue, as Israel continues its strikes on Lebanon.

The Economy Is on the Ballot in Hungary

How longtime Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s economic record could shape Sunday’s election.