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At ProPublica, we file a lot of public records requests.

But since the start of the second Trump administration, writes news apps developer Al Shaw, getting public records has become a “Kafkaesque” process of bounced emails and broken portals.
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David Graham: “When Donald Trump returned to the White House in 2025, he was nursing grudges and claiming a mandate. The institutions he saw as his enemies—in politics, business, and education—faced a dilemma about how to respond.” “A few concluded that they should resist the president’s demands of fealty and collaboration. Another group tried appeasement, […]

This should be getting FAR more attention. An American oil company with ties to Trump’s orbit is moving forward with plans to drill for oil in Greenland. Some drilling-related equipment has already been brought ashore even though Greenland says the necessary approvals have NOT been granted.

“Since 1974, vaccination has averted 154 million deaths, including 146 million among children younger than 5 years… For every death averted, 66 years of full health were gained on average, translating to 10.2 billion years of full health gained.”

There is a clinical and bloodless phrase the United States Navy uses to deliver an ice-cold verdict about failure: loss of confidence.

Phone and Bluetooth signals could turn roadside cameras into far richer tracking tools.

Why passkey apps treat Windows differently than other operating systems.

Samsung SDI is taking full control of its Indiana battery plant. The South Korean cell maker is buying out General Motors’ 49.99% stake in their joint venture, according to a regulatory filing, ending GM’s ownership in the $3.5 billion factory.

That turns the New Carlisle, Indiana plant into Samsung SDI’s first wholly owned battery factory in North America.

California, New Mexico, and Mississippi are the only states with no minimum age to get married.

From Stars to Sam’s to Cotogna: A short history of the political culinary restaurant scene.

Christiana Porter suffered a concussion and separated right shoulder when a San Francisco police officer violently arrested her in 2024.

Judges, legal observers, and even the sheriff are sounding alarms as the city scrambles to close a gap that could mean fewer defendants in court and less safe streets.

Plus, what happened to Homer Plessy after Plessy v. Ferguson?

Nvidia on Tuesday launched Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, the newest member of its Nemotron 3 family of open models. In addition,

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