The Paper Trail

EPA Scientists Faced Whistleblower Retaliation; Hill Lobbyists Exploit Loophole; Air Traffic Systems Need Urgent Updates; and More. 

Abortion Bans Blamed for Another Preventable Death; A Major Win for IRS Whistleblower Program; Food Packaging Chemicals in Our Bodies: and More. 

PFAS Cleanup at Military Bases; IRS Penalizes Hostages Who Owe Taxes; Cities Aren’t Prepared for This Disaster; and More. 

Postal System Problems Could Disrupt Voting; 9/11 Responders Fight for Benefits; Social Media Fuels Fentanyl Crisis; and More. 

Dueling Reports on Afghanistan Withdrawal; Justice Alito and the German Princess; Maui Wildfire Recovery on Hold; and More. 

FBI Losing Track of Classified Data; States Still Waiting for Broadband Funds; Forever Chemicals Found on U.S. Farmland; and More. 

DHS Accused of Hindering Watchdog; Wall Street Got a Sneak Peek at Jobs Data; Air Force Claims a Right to Poison Drinking Water; and More. 

IRS Whistleblower Program: Opaque and Lumbering; Israel’s Strategy to Evade FARA; Military Sexual Assault Rate Higher Than DOD Estimates; and More. 

ICE: Armed and Untouchable; The FDA’s Non-Recall “Recalls”; When “Recyclable” Isn’t Really Recyclable; and More. 

Project 2025 Training Videos; Social-Media Sites Lower Their Disinfo Defenses; Hot Summer Threatens Mail-Order Medicines; and More. 

White House Urged to Fill Watchdog Posts; Federal Health Agency Helps Shield Polluters; Another Apache Helicopter Crash; and More. 

Senator Says Justice Thomas Has More Undisclosed Travel; Secret Service Tech Flaws Helped Trump Shooter; FTC to Probe High Grocery Prices; and More.