October 2, 2025

Special Report

ProPublica: Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.

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This story was originally published by ProPublica, an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism. By  Robert Faturechi, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski The Trump administration has vowed to go after anyone who got lower mortgage rates by claiming more than one primary residence on their loan papers. President Donald Trump has used it as a justification to target…

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Book Excerpt: ‘Wise Guys and the White House — Gangsters, Presidents, and the Deals They Made’

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The author is an award-winning author of twelve books of fiction and nonfiction. Published by HarperCollins, the book, “Wise Guys and the White House — Gangsters, Presidents, and the Deals They Made,” goes on sale Tuesday. The excerpt is being published with permission. By Eric Dezenhall J. EDGAR HOOVER AND THE GIFT OF COMMUNISM Prohibition…

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ProPublica: Judge Aileen Cannon Failed to Disclose a Right-Wing Junket

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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. This story first appeared in ProPublica. By Marilyn W. Thompson and Alex Mierjeski ProPublica Federal Judge Aileen M. Cannon, the controversial jurist who tossed out the classified documents criminal case against Donald Trump in July, failed to disclose her attendance at a May 2023 banquet funded by a…

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ProPublica: Chinese Organized Crime’s Latest U.S. Target: Gift Cards

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By Craig Silverman and Peter Elkind ProPublica This story was first published by ProPublica, a nonprofit investigative newsroom. Federal authorities are investigating the involvement of Chinese organized crime rings in gift card fraud schemes that have stolen hundreds of millions of dollars or more from American consumers. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has launched a task…

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ProPublica: Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court

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By Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan, Alex Mierjeski ProPublica In early July 2008, Samuel Alito stood on a riverbank in a remote corner of Alaska. The Supreme Court justice was on vacation at a luxury fishing lodge that charged more than $1,000 a day, and after catching a king salmon nearly the size of his leg, Alito posed for…

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