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Megan O'Matz

Wisconsin reporter, ProPublica.

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Megan O'Matz

ProPublica reviewed hundreds of cases since Trump retook the White House in which judges criticized the actions of DOJ lawyers. In many, judges have expressed frustration that they can no longer take the government at its word. / By @davidmcswane.bsky.social

Federal Judges Chastise Trump’s Justice Department for “Unlawful,” “Unethical” and “Unseemly” ConductProPublica reviewed hundreds of cases in which judges criticized the actions of federal prosecutors. In many, judges expressed frustration that they can no longer take the government at its word.www.propublica.org
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This MAGA Influencer Runs a Charity to Teach Kids Civics. Much of the Money Goes to Him Instead. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

This MAGA Influencer Runs a Charity to Teach Kids Civics. Much of the Money Goes to Him Instead.Nick Adams’ Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness has brought in millions in donations and helped him land a State Department appointment, but records show there is almost no indication FLAG w...www.propublica.org
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NEW: James Talarico accused Ken Paxton of committing voter fraud after ProPublica and @texastribune.org found that the Texas attorney general may have broken state law by voting using an address where he no longer appears to live.

Ken Paxton Touts His Efforts to Fight Voter Fraud. His Senate Opponent Is Now Accusing Him of Committing It.James Talarico’s comments come after ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found that the Texas attorney general may have broken state law by voting using an address where he no longer appears to live.www.propublica.org
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Democrats are demanding that Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton be investigated for illegal voting after @propublica.org revealed that he has repeatedly voted while registered at an address where he appears to no longer live. www.propublica.org/article/texa...

Texas Democrats Ask for Investigation Into Ken Paxton After Our Reporting Found He May Have Violated Election LawThe complaint asks the Texas secretary of state to examine whether Paxton committed election fraud by voting in the May primary runoff while registered at an address where he no longer appears to live...www.propublica.org
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FCC Officials Took Pricey Gifts From Paramount as the Company Needed Approval for Billion-Dollar Deals www.propublica.org/article/para...

FCC Officials Took Pricey Gifts From Paramount as the Company Needed Approval for Billion-Dollar DealsAccepting tickets to the Kennedy Center honors gala compromised the commissioners’ impartiality, ethics experts told ProPublica. FCC Chair Brendan Carr has been gifted at least $63,000 worth of ticket...www.propublica.org
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Public money is fueling a huge growth in private schools. There's no real tracking or monitoring so @propublica.org embarked on a count, finding new schools in barns, addiction treatment centers, co-working spaces, churches & a family fun center. www.propublica.org/article/priv...

Public Money Is Fueling an Explosion of Private Schools. States Often Don’t Care How They’re Run.As private schools proliferate, states are choosing a hands-off approach to regulating them. The backgrounds of school founders — sometimes with criminal histories — often don’t matterwww.propublica.org
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This Private School Had Students Scrub Floors and Attack a Fellow Classmate. Arkansas Still Funds It. / Reporting by @jsmithrichards.bsky.social @jodiscohen.bsky.social

This Private School Had Students Scrub Floors and Attack a Fellow Classmate. The State Still Funds It.One of the few requirements for Arkansas private schools is that they have an American flag and a flagpole. But millions in state funds go to the largely unmonitored schools while complaints about saf...www.propublica.org
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Wisconsin's bipartisan Elections Commission referred 2 criminal complaints to the Brown County District Attorney after finding probable cause that Elon Musk violated bribery law by offering people $1 million to vote in the 2025 state Supreme Court race. / Story by WISN's Matt Smith.

Wisconsin officials refer complaints, say Elon Musk violated lawThe Wisconsin Elections Commission voted 5-1 to refer the complaints to the Brown County District Attorneywww.wisn.com
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NEW: Brig. Gen. Eric Widmar, senior legal adviser to the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he is retiring “for personal reasons.” His is the latest high-profile departure among the military’s top leaders and lawyers in the Trump administration.

Senior Military Adviser to Joint Chiefs Is Retiring Earlier Than ExpectedBrig. Gen. Eric Widmar, senior legal adviser to the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he is retiring “for personal reasons.” He is the latest high-profile departure among the military’s top lea...www.propublica.org
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After the execution of a man by lethal injection took twice as long as usual, lawyers for another man on Florida’s death row, Chadwick Willacy, filed a records request about the state’s execution protocol. A week later, Gov. DeSantis signed Willacy’s death warrant. / By @pamelacolloff.bsky.social

Florida Is Executing Prisoners at a Record Pace, Even as Most of the U.S. Abandons the Death PenaltyEarly last year, Gov. Ron DeSantis began signing death warrants at a faster rate than ever before. What followed was the most intense period of executions the state has carried out in more than eight ...www.propublica.org
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Louisiana Supreme Court frees a Death Row prisoner after a Verite News and @propublica.org investigation examined the reliability of the bite mark evidence used to convict him. www.propublica.org/article/loui...

Louisiana Supreme Court Frees Death Row Prisoner, Calling Evidence Against Him “Scientifically Indefensible”The decision affirms a lower court’s ruling nullifying Jimmie “Chris” Duncan’s 1998 first-degree murder conviction. Duncan was convicted based in part on forensic evidence that is now widely regarded ...www.propublica.org
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NEW on “Paper Trail”: From behind bars, April Wilkens successfully advocated for a new law offering domestic violence survivors like herself a chance at freedom if they could prove abuse contributed to their crimes. But that wasn’t the end of the story. Listen to the full episode:

Convicted of Killing Their Abusers, These Women Got Another Chance at FreedomA new law gave people sentenced for the murders of their abusive partners a rare pathway to freedom. That wasn’t the end of the story.www.propublica.org
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“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)

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.www.propublica.org
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An Indian Billionaire Was Targeted by Trump. Then He Poured Money Into a Startup Secretly Backed by Donald Trump Jr. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

An Indian Billionaire Was Targeted by Trump. Then He Poured Money Into a Startup Secretly Backed by Donald Trump Jr.An obscure Texas firm secretly connected to the president’s son said it received at least $100 million from Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries. At the same time, the Ambani family secured major polic...www.propublica.org
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ProPublica’s reporting “reveals a staggering level of corruption and influence peddling that superseded this process, enriching the President Trump’s son at the expense of U.S. national security and taxpayer dollars,” lawmakers wrote. www.propublica.org/article/dona...

Lawmakers Demand Answers After the White House Initiated a $620M Loan to a Firm Tied to Donald Trump Jr.In a letter, a group of Democratic Congress members wrote that ProPublica’s reporting on the deal “reveals a staggering level of corruption and influence.”www.propublica.org
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