PROPUBLICA

JULY 14. 2026

What We Uncovered About the Sexual Assault of Alice Sebold and a City’s Buried Rape Crisis

ProPublica spent years investigating the attack on the bestselling author and the wrongly convicted man who lost decades of his life. Here’s what we learned about the failures in the justice system — and the consequences still being felt today.

JULY 13. 2026

New Mexico AG Calls for Reform After Report Finds “Substantial Racial Disparities” in One School District

The state’s attorney general launched an investigation after reporting by New Mexico In Depth and ProPublica exposed high rates of harsh punishment for Native American and Hispanic children in Gallup-McKinley County Schools.

A U. S. -Mexico Impasse Will Test How Far the Trump Administration Will Go to Fight Drug Trade

Under Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum, security forces have worked with the U. S. to destroy drug labs and kill or capture crime bosses. But the president is saying she won’t extradite members of her own political party.

JULY 10. 2026

He’s Suspected of Hiring a Venezuelan Gang for a Political Killing. Trump Officials Still Work With Him.

Authorities say former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s regime hired Tren de Aragua to kidnap a dissident who had taken refuge in Chile. The suspected mastermind, Diosdado Cabello, remains powerful in the new U. S. -backed government in Caracas.

Lawmakers Call for CDC to Track Vitamin K Shot Refusals, Cite ProPublica Report

Two members of Congress are urging federal officials to monitor vitamin K shot refusals by parents and the potential consequences for their newborns, including severe bleeding or death.

Trump Pushes Out Remaining Members of Bipartisan Election Commission Ahead of Midterms

President Donald Trump has fired Benjamin Hovland and Thomas Hicks, the Democrats on the federal Election Assistance Commission, while Christy McCormick, the Republican, was allowed to resign, sources tell ProPublica.

JULY 9. 2026

New York Hasn’t Raised Housing Allowances for Needy Residents in Decades. That’s Unconstitutional, a Lawsuit Says.

The state constitution makes an unusual promise to residents: to provide care and support for the needy. But a recent lawsuit accuses it of failing to meet that mandate by putting low-income households on the brink of homelessness.

A Puerto Rico Government Agency Exposed 1 Million Social Security Numbers

A cybersecurity loophole in an official government mapping service left private data easily accessible, Centro de Periodismo Investigativo and ProPublica learned.

JULY 8. 2026

Top Legal Adviser to Joint Chiefs Is Stepping Down Nearly a Year Before Completing Term

Brig. Gen. Eric Widmar, senior legal adviser to the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he is retiring “for personal reasons. ” He is the latest high-profile departure among the military’s top leaders and lawyers in the Trump administration.

Wall Street Wants to Change the Rules for Your 401. It Could Put Your Retirement at Risk.

Financial firms want a bigger piece of the $10 trillion in America’s 401 plans, and the Trump administration is planning a regulatory rollback to encourage less-regulated — and often riskier — investments.

Have a 401? Help ProPublica Investigate What’s Really Happening to Your Money.

Some retirement plans are stuck in investments with bloated fees and costly add-ons. Share your standard plan documents with us to help reveal which financial products companies are pushing, and what they’re charging workers.

Washington Law Says to Alert the Public When Doctors Are Accused of Misconduct. It Can Take Months.

In the case of Mark Mulholland, who was repeatedly accused of sexual misconduct, the board waited six weeks to announce that it had filed charges. He was allowed to keep seeing patients during that time, and one alleges he abused her in the interim.

JULY 7. 2026

Ken Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting. ” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law.

The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records. ”

The First Major Overhaul of Public Lands Grazing Regulations in a Generation Looks to Cut Out Public Involvement

For the first time since 1995, the Bureau of Land Management is rewriting its grazing regulations. The new rule, which governs ranching across 155 million acres of public lands in the West, would heavily favor the livestock industry.