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THREAD: Cherise Doyley was in her 12th hour of contractions at the hospital when a tablet was brought to her bedside. On the screen was a Zoom call with a judge and several lawyers and doctors. She was in court, a nurse told her. The reason? For failing to agree to a C-section.

New: A Utah legislator was moved to sponsor the bill — now signed into law — following a Salt Lake Tribune-ProPublica investigation that showed how polygraphs can retraumatize sexual abuse victims. propub.li/3Pz7CMA

“It just seems so simple. My neighbors need help. And I would hope that if I was in a situation where I needed help, or if I was as scared as these people are, that somebody would help me.” Portraits of Minnesotans who stand up to ICE. By @peterdicampo and @zisiga_m @propublica projects.propublica.org/why-minneapoli…

Civil rights leaders and defense attorneys say they believe Holland lacks regards for the rights of Black defendants. “He’s demonstrated that he is untrustworthy, unreserved in his aggression and without any judicial temperament,” one attorney said. propublica.org/article/hugo-h…

New: Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available. propub.li/4dKor0O

“I don’t want to be one of those people that sat. I don’t want to be somebody’s history lesson.” "These are my neighbors, in their city, in their own words." Powerful photo essay by @peterdicampo projects.propublica.org/why-minneapoli…

“We're not a racist organization, and we don't racial profile.” That’s a claim that Sheriff Jerry Sheridan has made again and again. But annual reviews of every traffic stop or arrest of a Latino person have repeatedly contradicted him. propublica.org/article/sherif…

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Four female patients complained to the state medical commission about alleged sexual misconduct by Dr. Mark Mulholland from 2022 to 2024. The board waited until April 2025 to file a formal statement of charges. propublica.org/article/mark-m…

Each of the people I photographed scoffed at the idea that they were paid agitators, or led in their efforts by state or city officials. Here’s my full story about my neighbors, in their city, in their own words. projects.propublica.org/why-minneapoli…

Our new analysis is the most detailed accounting to date of U.S. citizen children whose immigrant parents have been arrested, detained and in many cases deported. propublica.org/article/trump-…

Norman Alston, a high school wrestling coach who watches for ICE outside the school, said this is not political for him: “Legal immigration, illegal immigration? That’s not my call… By the time you’re my neighbor, you’re my neighbor."

Last summer, Benjamin Landa, the nominee for Ambassador to Hungary, donated $5M to a pro-Trump Super PAC. Now, a facility he co-owns is in litigation with federal health agencies over an estimated $31M in Medicare overbillings. propublica.org/article/benjam…

CONGRATS to partner Tony Schick and @m0nica10 of @OPB for winning this year’s Goldsmith Prize for Explanatory Reporting for their amazing project Power Struggle: What Stalled the Northwest’s Push for Green Energy? goldsmithawards.org/announcing-the…

Hammond’s mayor says the company made no written commitment to fund the overpass, and the CEO he spoke with was fired in 2024. The mayor says Norfolk Southern and its new CEO are backing out of the handshake deal: “The new guy got amnesia.” propublica.org/article/norfol…

Libby Blyth is an accountant driving people to work who are afraid of being spotted by ICE. She described them crouching fearfully in her backseat. “I don’t want to be one of those people that sat,” she told me. “I don’t want to be somebody’s history lesson.”

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At the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) there's been a rush to the exits, as the Trump administration invited DOGE into the building & is began to completely overhaul safety rules. We crunched the numbers on just how many staffers have left NRC: propublica.org/article/trump-…

The news has moved on, but ICE is still in Minneapolis. My neighbors are still patrolling streets, driving strangers to work, and providing aid. As a photojournalist at @propublica, I wanted to know: What do they look like in their daily lives? So I picked up my camera 👇

Controversial Louisiana prosecutor Hugo Holland has been accused of racism by defense attorneys. Several years ago, he emailed one to say he was going to spend Veterans Day chasing down “a Black guy or Mex-can.” He called it a joke. propublica.org/article/hugo-h…