Online lenders tied to Native American tribes offer consumers quick cash at exorbitant rates. Tribes argue they aren’t subject to state lending laws, yet backed away from operating in 6 states where attorneys have challenged the enterprises. Our story: propublica.org/article/states…

NEW: How did the Trump administration disembowel USAID in less than three weeks? The first step was seizing control of the agency’s IT system — including the personal data of all its employees. This, we were told, may have violated federal law. 1/

On the "wall of receipts" it published yesterday, DOGE claimed $8 billion of savings on one contract. It was actually an $8 million contract.

NEW: Explosive memos circulating inside USAID detail how Trump appointees ignored and thwarted the agency's senior leaders who tried to make good on the administration's public promises to keep lifesaving aid operations online. 1/

Lawsuits allege that Dr. Phil’s son, Jay McGraw, profits from Minto Money, a tribal lender that offers payday-like loans online at exorbitant rates. The business is dividing an Alaska town. // Our ProPublica ⁦Anchorage Daily News⁩ story… propublica.org/article/minto-…

BREAKING: The enforcement chief at America’s consumer watchdog is quitting, @ProPublica has learned. Cara Petersen writes in her sign-off letter that it’s “clear that the Bureau’s current leadership has no intention to enforce the law in any meaningful way.” 1/

1 yr ago, I assumed most homeless families in upstate NY were placed in shelters, where they could get beds, food and help finding housing. I was wrong. ~1/2 of them land in hotels and mostly fend for themselves. Investigation w/ New York Focus + ProPublica: propublica.org/article/new-yo…

NEW: These 5 Charts Show How Hotels Became New York’s Response to Homelessness propublica.org/article/new-yo… Spencer Norris Joel Jacobs w/ graphics by Lucas Waldron