Corruption

Calls Increase for NYPD Commissioner to Be Stripped of Absolute Authority Over Officer Discipline

Calls Increase for NYPD Commissioner to Be Stripped of Absolute Authority Over Officer Discipline

Pro Publica 12/22/2020

NYPD commissioners have used their authority to overturn not only the CCRB’s recommendations for punishments but also...

Trump Races to Weaken Environmental and Worker Protections, and Implement Other Last-Minute Policies, Before Jan. 20

Trump Races to Weaken Environmental and Worker Protections, and Implement Other Last-Minute Policies, Before Jan. 20

Pro Publica 11/25/2020

by Isaac Arnsdorf Six days after President Donald Trump lost his bid for reelection, the U.S. Department...

Georgia Senator David Perdue Privately Pushed for a Tax Break for Rich Sports Teamowners

Georgia Senator David Perdue Privately Pushed for a Tax Break for Rich Sports Teamowners

Pro Publica 11/20/2020

by Robert Faturechi and Justin Elliott Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., privately pushed Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to...

The Trump Campaign Can’t Find a Judge Who Will Ignore Facts — but It’s Trying

The Trump Campaign Can’t Find a Judge Who Will Ignore Facts — but It’s Trying

Pro Publica 11/14/2020

One pattern has emerged in the fusillade of lawsuits: a frenzied search for a sympathetic judge. In...

Four Types of Scandals Utility Companies Get Into With Money From Your Electric Bills

Four Types of Scandals Utility Companies Get Into With Money From Your Electric Bills

Pro Publica 10/10/2020

Across the country, electric utilities have worked the levers of power to win favorable treatment from state...