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News Articles: Investigations

The Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta in 2023.  A Republican lawmaker filed articles of impeachment Tuesday against an Atlanta judge.

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  • Law

Federal judges face scrutiny after alleged misconduct in 3 states

Three judges are facing misconduct allegations in three different states, putting pressure on the federal judiciary's system for policing bad behavior in its own ranks.

June 10, 2026
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
Former Forest Service researcher, Morgan Grove, examines a white oak tree planted by agency scientists in the Cylburn Arboretum in Baltimore, MD.

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  • Investigations

The Forest Service wants to close research hubs to save money. That could be costly

The Forest Service is trying to shut down research hubs because it says it needs to live within its means. But the agency plans to close facilities that cost less than $1 to rent while keeping open one that costs $1 million.

June 06, 2026
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By:
  • Chiara Eisner

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  • National

Embedded: "We Keep Us Safe" from NPR, KUOW and The Seattle Times

In the summer of 2020, sixteen-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. traveled a thousand miles to join the racial justice movement of his generation. He arrived in Seattle during the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, known as CHOP. Less than a week later, he was shot and killed there. The case remains unsolved.

June 04, 2026
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By:
  • GPB Newsroom
Rioters assault police protecting the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The Trump administration has systematically tried to rewrite the history of the violent attack, including by purging information from government websites.

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  • Investigations

Trump DOJ mass-deletes info on Jan. 6 riot cases, including violent assaults on cops

The Trump Department of Justice purged government news releases with information about prosecutions of rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol and assaulted law enforcement on Jan. 6, 2021.

May 26, 2026
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach
Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

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  • National

Police sue Trump as Jan. 6 rioters gloat over 'weaponization' fund

Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot are suing to block anyone from receiving payouts from a new settlement fund.

May 21, 2026
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach
A fire fighter conducts a controlled burn in southern Washington.

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  • Investigations

New burn bans and Trump's battle with immigration and DEI are impacting forest fires

Firefighters say setting fires on purpose is one of the best  ways to protect against massive wildfires later. But the Trump administration is banning or stalling preventative burning across the U.S.

May 17, 2026
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By:
  • Chiara Eisner
Jonathan Gross left the Department of Justice earlier this year and has become an outspoken critic of the department's leadership. This month, Gross gave an extensive in-studio interview to Brandon Straka, a conservative influencer and former Jan. 6 riot defendant, and appeared visibly frustrated with the direction of the department under Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general.

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  • Investigations

Ex-DOJ official goes public with blistering criticism of his former bosses

Until recently, Jonathan Gross was a Trump political appointee at the Department of Justice and worked on its "Weaponization Working Group." He has now become a vocal critic of the department.

May 14, 2026
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach

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  • Investigations

Bill aims to stop 'claim sharks' from targeting disabled vets after NPR investigation

The bipartisan bill would block companies from using auto-dialers to harvest private information about disabled veterans. The firms charge veterans for a service lawmakers say is supposed to be free.

May 07, 2026
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By:
  • Caley Fox Shannon,
  • Chris Arnold,
  • and 1 more

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  • Investigations

How a Republican state lawmaker tried to let Holocaust deniers hijack history lessons

A New Hampshire Republican. A German Holocaust denier. A suspicious bottle of baby oil. An NPR investigation reveals how the alarming rise of antisemitic conspiracy theories reached a state capitol.

April 29, 2026
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach
Leslie Adams holds a photo of his mother, Shirley, who died after developing infected bedsores at a rehabilitation center, according to a lawsuit he filed. A court awarded the family $17 million, but they are still trying to collect it.

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  • Investigations

Real estate investors are buying up long-term care facilities. Residents can suffer

Real estate investment trusts are landlords for thousands of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and hospitals. Some select the managers and keep close watch but deny blame for bad care.

April 19, 2026
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By:
  • Jordan Rau
President Trump did not grant Stewart Rhodes, founder of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group, a full pardon when he returned to office. Now, the Trump administration is seeking to vacate the seditious conspiracy convictions for several defendants, including Rhodes.

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  • Investigations

Trump administration moves to erase Jan. 6 riot convictions for seditious conspiracy

The Trump administration is moving to vacate the seditious conspiracy convictions of extremists involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack who earlier received commutations instead of full pardons.

April 15, 2026
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach
Leann Ledford's husband is a veteran who was hurt in Afghanistan. Through complications with the VA home loan program, her family is now facing eviction in Spokane, Wash.

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  • Investigations

Trump's VA killed a home loan program. Vets are now losing their homes because of it

Foreclosures on VA loans are at their highest level in a decade. VA has a fix but it is months away and could still leave vets worse off than most other homeowners.

April 02, 2026
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By:
  • Chris Arnold and
  • Quil Lawrence
Rice's whales are among the most endangered whales on Earth. This photo, obtained from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration by NPR through an open records act request, shows a Rice's whale in the Gulf.

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  • Investigations

U.S. exempts oil industry from protecting Gulf animals, for 'national security'

The "God Squad" voted unanimously to remove protections for Gulf animals, for "security." It's not the first time federal agencies cited the "energy emergency" to avoid rules meant to protect animals.

March 31, 2026
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By:
  • Chiara Eisner
Colombian President Gustavo Petro (left), Brazil's federal Supreme Court minister Alexandre de Moraes and Francesca Albanese, United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories, have all been sanctioned by the Trump administration.

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  • Investigations

How Trump's Treasury is shifting sanctions to punish his critics and reward friends

Spain's Prime Minister called U.S. strikes against Iran "unjustified." When other foreigners in power have used similar language against the U.S. or Israel, they were sanctioned by the Treasury.

March 17, 2026
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By:
  • Chiara Eisner and
  • Robert Benincasa
Andrew Paul Johnson was sentenced to life in prison for sexually abusing children. Johnson received a full pardon from President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 riot. Dozens of former Capitol rioters have gotten into legal trouble since their pardons.

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  • Investigations

A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuse

Since receiving presidential pardons, dozens of former Capitol rioters have gotten into more legal trouble. In Florida, Andrew Paul Johnson was sentenced to life in prison for child sex abuse.

March 06, 2026
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach
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