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Associate Justice Clarence Thomas joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a group portrait on Oct. 7, 2022.

Politics & Government

Thomas accepted more gifts from billionaire benefactors, new ProPublica report says

10:20am August 10, 2023

by Washington Desk

The conservative justice took at least 38 vacations, 26 private jet flights, eight flights by helicopter, a dozen VIP passes to sporting events and stays at luxury resorts, according to ProPublica.

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito sits for a group portrait the Supreme Court building in Washington on Oct. 7, 2022.

Justice Alito refutes ProPublica report he should have disclosed luxury trip

2:45pm June 21, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Justice Samuel Alito says he didn't have to disclose a 2008 luxury trip to Alaska, or the flight on a private jet of hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer who had several cases before the high court.

Justice Clarence Thomas joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022.

Politics & Government

Report on Justice Thomas' trips renews calls for a Supreme Court code of ethics

6:43pm April 06, 2023

by Ximena Bustillo

A ProPublica investigation found the justice accepted luxury trips from a major GOP donor. The story is renewing the Democrat push for a code of ethics for justices of the Supreme Court.

Politics & Government

ProPublica Analysis Finds Fewer N.C. Early Voting Sites This Year

4:39pm October 02, 2018

by Sean Bueter

Election officials on both sides of the political aisle say that new early voting rules mandated by the legislature are hurting their ability to serve their voters.

Marketing payments to doctors by makers of opioids have declined.

Health & Safety

Opioid-Makers Cut Back On Marketing Payments To Doctors

2:40pm June 28, 2018

ProPublica found that drugmakers spent less to market opioids to doctors in 2016 than in prior years. Studies have shown that payments to doctors are linked to more prescriptions for the drugs.

A screenshot from a video produced by ProPublica about 6-year-old Alison Jimena Valencia Madrid who had just crossed into the U.S. before she was detained and separated from her mother. An audio recording of Alison pleading for someone to call her aunt sp

National

Watch: 6-Year-Old Girl, Alone, Breaks Through Immigration Noise With A Phone Number

9:50am June 22, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

"First, I want to take a bath. A really hot bath," she tells her cousin over the phone.

An analysis of insurance claims in Washington state found that in a single year more than 600,000 patients underwent testing and treatment they didn't need, at an estimated cost of $282 million.

Health & Safety

Unnecessary Medical Care: More Common Than You Might Imagine

10:37am February 01, 2018

by Marshall Allen

An analysis of insurance claims in Washington state found that in a single year more than 600,000 patients underwent testing and treatment they didn't need, at an estimated cost of $282 million.

One ProPublica story found that the many eye drop companies waste medication by making the dispenser too big.

Health & Safety

A Prescription To Reduce Waste In Health Care Spending

10:31am December 21, 2017

by Marshall Allen

A ProPublica series has illuminated the many ways the U.S. health care system leaks money. Here are some ideas for plugging the holes.

Gregory Matthews has glaucoma and uses prescription eyedrops. The dropper's opening creates a bigger drop than he needs, causing him to run out of his medication before the prescription is ready to refill.

Health & Safety

Drug Companies Make Eyedrops Too Big, And You Pay For The Waste

3:00pm October 18, 2017

by Marshall Allen

When eyedrops dribble down your face, it's not your fault. Drugmakers have long known that their drops of medicine exceed the capacity of the human eye. Why didn't companies make the drops smaller?

President-elect Donald Trump promised to give up legal control of his companies at his Jan. 11th press conference. Next to him was a stack of documents he said would sever his business ties.

Politics & Government

Trump Is Yet To Sever Ties With His Business, Despite Promises To Do So, Report Says

8:07pm January 22, 2017

by Jim Zarroli

Trump said he would surrender control of his businesses to two of his sons by Friday but ProPublica says there's no sign he has done so.