ICE agent charged with two felonies for pointing his gun at motorists during Operation Metro Surge Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said a nationwide warrant has been issued in the first criminal charges against an ICE agent for on-duty actions during the surge.

A nationwide warrant has been issued in the first criminal charges against an ICE agent for on-duty actions during the enforcement surge in Minnesota.

Trump administration orders dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service The headquarters is going to Utah. Every regional office is being shuttered. The research program will be broken down. www.hatchmag.com/articles/tru...

Wisconsin GOP Sen. Ron Johnson, a Trump loyalist: “I do not want to see us start blowing up civilian infrastructure. I do not want to see that. We are not at war with the Iranian people. We are trying to liberate them.” - via John Solomon Reports.

Our Reporters Reached Out for Comment. They Were Accused of Stalking and Intimidation. Our journalists reach out to people they’re writing about to ensure fairness. But in this environment, they’ve found their efforts to do so are more likely to be vilified than appreciated.

“You are not entitled to a response from us, or anyone, ever,” is what an Education Department spokesperson wrote to one of our reporters,
@megomatz.bsky.social, after she repeatedly tried to get comment from the department and its officials.

(Published Dec. 2025)

Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration Under Attorney General Pam Bondi, the DOJ abandoned a record number of cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — in just the first six months of Presi...

While Trump has railed against drugs coming into the U.S., his DOJ has declined to prosecute nearly 5,000 federal drug cases, including trafficking and money laundering — 45% higher than the average of the prior three new administrations.

ICE agents detain Islamic Society of Milwaukee President Salah Sarsour at his residence, group says Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agents detained the Islamic Society of Milwaukee (ISM) President Salah Sarsour at his residence on Monday, ISM said in a press release on Thursday.

ICE agents detain the Islamic Society of Milwaukee president at his home. He has been a legal resident of Milwaukee for over 32 years, according to the group. www.tmj4.com/news/milwauk...

We Energies wants to raise residential rates 14%. What to know about the utility's plan. We Energies is seeking a 9.2% electric rate hike for all customers through 2028, according to filings submitted to state regulators April 1.

In Wisconsin, We Energies wants to raise residential electric rates by 14.75% over two years. A state utility commission must approve the hike. Four yrs ago the average residential bill was $108 a month. By 2028 it could reach $166. www.jsonline.com/story/money/...

Washington County drops plans for Charlie J. Kirk Way Washington County is dropping a proposal that would have renamed a local highway in honor of the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

In Wisconsin, conservative Washington County drops a plan to rename a local highway in honor of the late activist Charlie Kirk. The county chair said cost was the driving factor. www.wpr.org/news/washing...

Trump Has Detained the Parents of More Than 11,000 U.S. Citizen Kids A ProPublica analysis of new ICE data shows that Trump has detained parents of U.S. citizen children at about twice the rate that Biden did, and moms have been deported four times as often.

In the first seven months of President Trump’s second term, authorities arrested and detained parents of at least 11,000 U.S. citizen children.

Trump loves Wisconsin's Florsheim shoes. Company sues for refund of tariffs. The Wisconsin-based owner of President Donald Trump's favorite shoe brand is suing him over tariffs.

Trump loves Wisconsin’s Florsheim shoes, gifting them to Cabinet members. But the company is suing him over his tariffs, accusing him of an “unprecedented power grab.” / by MKE Journal Sentinel

This week in Wisconsin two major state senators decided not to seek reelection: Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu and Sen. Van Wanggaard. The Republican Assembly Speaker, Robin Vos, is also retiring.

Transportation Lobbyists Have Donated Thousands to Sean Duffy’s Son-in-Law as He Runs for Congress Industry money has been pouring into the congressional campaign of Michael Alfonso, a 26-year-old political unknown from Wisconsin. The candidate’s father-in-law happens to be the U.S. secretary of tr...

Industry money has been pouring into the congressional campaign of a 26-year-old political unknown from Wisconsin. The candidate’s father-in-law happens to be Sean Duffy, the U.S. secretary of transportation. www.propublica.org/article/sean...

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Transportation Lobbyists Have Donated Thousands to Sean Duffy’s Son-in-Law as He Runs for Congress Industry money has been pouring into the congressional campaign of Michael Alfonso, a 26-year-old political unknown from Wisconsin. The candidate’s father-in-law happens to be the U.S. secretary of tr...

NEW: Transportation industry money has been pouring into the congressional campaign of Michael Alfonso, a 26-year-old political unknown from Wisconsin.

His father-in-law happens to be Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy.

Transportation Lobbyists Have Donated Thousands to Sean Duffy’s Son-in-Law as He Runs for Congress Industry money has been pouring into the congressional campaign of Michael Alfonso, a 26-year-old political unknown from Wisconsin. The candidate’s father-in-law happens to be the U.S. secretary of tr...

Why is a PAC for a Florida high-speed rail line helping to fund an inexperienced Congressional candidate in Wisconsin?

Might have something to do with his father-in-law, MTV reality star-turned-Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

New from @megomatz.bsky.social @propublica.org

Transportation Lobbyists Have Donated Thousands to Sean Duffy’s Son-in-Law as He Runs for Congress Industry money has been pouring into the congressional campaign of Michael Alfonso, a 26-year-old political unknown from Wisconsin. The candidate’s father-in-law happens to be the U.S. secretary of tr...

Transportation industry money has been pouring into the congressional campaign of Michael Alfonso, a 26-year-old political unknown from Wisconsin whose father-in-law happens to be Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy. www.propublica.org/article/sean...

Judges Decline to Extend US Attorney’s Tenure in Wisconsin (2) The US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin has declined to extend the tenure of the Trump administration’s interim US attorney in Milwaukee.

Brad Schimel ran for the Wisconsin Supreme Court & lost, despite millions from Elon Musk. Then Pam Bondi appointed Schimel interim US attorney. Now he's out. Judges on the federal bench declined to make his appointment permanent after he prosecuted a county judge over an ICE confrontation.

Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump Hundreds of mental health professionals have left the Department of Veterans Affairs since President Donald Trump took office, leaving staff “at a breaking point” and some veterans waiting as long as ...

Access to mental health care in the VA under President Trump has gotten worse, @propublica.org found, despite promises to provide the best services. Now there are long waits & individual sessions replaced with group therapy involving as many as 35 people. / by @vernalcoleman.bsky.social

DHS Seeks Access to Massive Employment, Salary and Family Database Legally Restricted to Use in Child Support Cases The Trump administration’s immigration enforcers are requesting unfettered access to the government’s “most powerful people-finder system,” which contains sensitive information on children and victims...

The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement arm is requesting unfettered access to the most comprehensive government database of people in the US and their most private information, including sensitive details about children. / by @propublica.org

Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,500 of His Appointees - ProPublica Use this database to explore potential conflicts of interest for President Donald Trump and his team. The documents disclose positions officials have held outside government, their assets and their de...

Explore Financial Disclosures from President Trump and 1,500 of his appointees with this @propublica.org database. The documents disclose positions officials have held outside of government, their assets and their debts. Spot conflicts of interest? Contact: ProPublica.org/tips

Florence ICE detainee dead after untreated tooth infection, official says An ICE detainee, who had been at a Florence detention center for four months, died Monday following an untreated tooth infection.

One thing I learned from reporting on fluoride is that, while rare, tooth decay can lead to death.

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ProPublica Sues Education Department for Withholding Records About Discrimination in Schools Under Secretary Linda McMahon, the work of the Office for Civil Rights, which aims to protect students from discrimination, is cloaked in secrecy.

NEW: ProPublica has sued the Department of Education in federal court, accusing it of withholding public records about how it’s enforcing civil rights protections for millions of U.S. students.

Kansas immediately revokes transgender residents’ driver’s licenses The Kansas Division of Vehicles sent a letter to affected people on Monday.

As of Thursday, transgender people in Kansas whose driver’s licenses do not reflect their sex assigned at birth are breaking the law if they drive, after the legislature stripped them of previously valid credentials. The change took effect immediately with no grace period. Lawsuit filed, ACLU said.

Med spas unmasked: Can patients trust certifications and credentials? Med spa practitioners often tout certifications earned after only a brief training. Patients often don’t understand the risk of treatments or the qualifications of the people doing them.

“Many certificates in aesthetic services obtained by med spa workers require little more than buying memberships and taking a few workshops.”
www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/02/26/m...

U.S. Forest Service Stops Issuing Firefighter Pants That Contain PFAS, Following ProPublica’s Reporting Officials at the agency knew about the use of potentially dangerous “forever chemicals” in protective gear years before publicly acknowledging the issue, according to emails obtained by ProPublica.

NEW: ProPublica recently reported that the U.S. Forest Service knowingly issued protective gear containing PFAS to wildland firefighters.

The agency says it has now stopped distributing those garments.

By @abestreep.bsky.social

South Carolina Hospitals Aren’t Required to Disclose Measles-Related Admissions. That Leaves Doctors in the Dark. Physicians across South Carolina, home to the largest measles outbreak in decades, are advising patients without the benefit of real-time data on hospitalizations due to measles-related pneumonia, bra...

NEW: South Carolina, which doesn’t require hospitals to disclose measles-related admissions, has reported only 20 such hospitalizations since Oct. 2.

That leaves doctors with an incomplete picture of how the outbreak is affecting the community.

By @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social

Pam Bondi joins Tom Tiffany in investigating Ojibwe over road dispute Rep. Tom Tiffany referred to the tribe as perpetrators and said its efforts to get paid for road access into tribal land was extortion.

Pam Bondi to investigate a Wisconsin Native American tribe over a road dispute, at the request of the GOP candidate for governor. www.jsonline.com/story/news/l... via @journalsentinel

New Moms in Wisconsin to Get Extension of Vital Benefits After GOP Powerbroker Ends Holdout State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos had repeatedly blocked lawmakers from voting on a bipartisan bill to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage. The legislation now goes to Gov. Tony Evers, who is expected ...

If Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signs this bill, that leaves Arkansas as the only state that hasn't yet opted into expanded Medicaid coverage for postpartum care.

New Moms in Wisconsin to Get Extension of Vital Benefits After GOP Powerbroker Ends Holdout State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos had repeatedly blocked lawmakers from voting on a bipartisan bill to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage. The legislation now goes to Gov. Tony Evers, who is expected ...

Wisconsin Assembly speaker relents: allows postpartum Medicaid extension for new moms. “Go out and take your victory lap,” Republican Robin Vos told caucus members.

Opinion | How the Justice Department failed Flint - Bridge Michigan A federal case would have avoided procedural obstacles that undermined the state prosecutions. One conclusion is impossible to escape: the state process left meaningful criminal accountability out of ...

I often hear from folks who are bewildered by the failure of efforts to hold people accountable for the Flint water crisis.

"Why didn’t anyone go to jail?"

Here's a view from a law prof / former federal prosecutor.