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Congrats to @ProPublica South reporter Max Blau (maxblau.bsky.social) and the rest of this superstar reporting team —Annie Waldman, Duaa Eldeib and Maya Miller — for being PULITZER FINALISTS!

The Pulitzer Prizes 🏆 Read the full details: propublica.org/article/propub…

STUNNING story: 25-year-old DOGE aide was warned about his conflicts of interest at CFPB but participated in mass layoffs at the agency anyway, including the firings of the ethics lawyers who had warned him. propublica.org/article/cfpb-g… Jake Pearson

UPDATE: We've confirmed the identities and roles of 9 more key figures affiliated with Musk, bringing our DOGE tracker to a total of 86 staffers. projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-doge…

Watch: Sen. Dick Durbin is on the Senate floor, speaking out in opposition to Republican activist and lawyer Ed Martin's nomination to be the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. Live here: c-span.org/event/us-senat…

I have written many healthcare stories, but none about my own health until now. I decided to do so after learning one of my drugs costs nearly $1,000 a pill and just 25 cents to make. What I found was an incredible story of discovery and exploitation.propublica.org/article/revlim…

IMPACT: Columbia Will Pay Survivors of Abusive Doctor $750 Million After ProPublica Revealed University’s Failures propublica.org/article/columb… Bianca

These emails hint at the potential for future problems at the VA, which so far has cut only a few thousand staffers. The administration has plans to eliminate more than 70,000 jobs through layoffs and voluntary buyouts in the coming months. propublica.org/article/trump-…

ProPublica previously revealed the GSA was eyeing Thiel-backed Ramp to remake the $700B federal SmartPay credit card program. Senior GSA officials met with Ramp execs at least four times before publicly opening up a SmartPay contract opportunity. propublica.org/article/invest…

The Verge comes in with a massive scoop on the backstory reporting it was Musk - and Sacks - behind the scenes trying to blow up IP to train AI on behalf of his allies. This wouldn't be a surprise to anyone. /1

Records show that senior State Department officials in both D.C. and Gambia coordinated with Starlink execs to coax, lobby and browbeat Gambian government ministers to help Musk. One official said Gambia is under “maximum pressure” to yield. propublica.org/article/trump-…

A must-read thread 🧵

Wealthy gain, low-income people lose from GOP megabill, analysis finds ow.ly/HzK41069xYv

Two years ago, our reporter received an envelope with no return address. Inside was a flash drive containing tens of thousands of files: years of secretly recorded conversations, private militia chat logs and videos sent by a man named John Williams. propublica.org/article/ap3-oa…

SCOOP: Weeks before Trump pardoned Paul Walczak, his mother, Elizabeth Fago, attended a $1M/head fundraiser with Trump. Walczak's pardon application emphasized Fago's financial support for Trump & her connection to a plot to publicize Ashley Biden's diary nytimes.com/2025/05/27/us/…

A judge sentenced Paul Walczak to 18 mos in prison & ~$4.4M in restitution, declaring there “is not a get-out-of-jail-free card” for the rich. Trump's pardon indicated otherwise, sparing Walczak from serving even 1 day in prison or paying any of the $4.4M nytimes.com/2025/05/27/us/…

NEW: Internal State Department records show that months of warnings have become a reality: The Trump administration’s sudden withdrawal of foreign humanitarian aid has brought about death, violence and unrest. 1/

Blue Cross had refused to pay thousands of claims for the center’s patients, but on several occasions execs at the insurance company had signed special one-time deals with the center to pay for their wives’ cancer treatment. propublica.org/article/blue-c…

The Trump administration's “Make America Healthy Again” report misinterprets some studies and cites others that don’t exist. “The paper cited is not a real paper that I or my colleagues were involved with,” one expert told NOTUS. notus.org/health-science…

Leonard Leo's response to Pres. Trump calling him a "sleazebag":