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The Paper Trail: May 24, 2024

Key Bridge Collapse Was Anticipated; EPA’s Role in Jackson Water Crisis; New Bill Allows Defense Contractors to Fleece Taxpayers; and More. 

The Paper Trail: May 21, 2024

Congress Demands Answers About Border Patrol Bigotry; Police Evade Facial Recognition Bans; Justice Alito’s Beer Boycott; and More.

The Paper Trail: May 17, 2024

Schedule F is a Risk to Seniors; Russia Honing Election Disinfo Strategy; National Monument Expansion a Mixed Blessing; and More. 

The Paper Trail: May 14, 2024

FBI Urges Use of Warrantless Spying; Climate Change and the Insurance Industry; Who’s Killing Independent Pharmacies; and More. 

The Paper Trail: May 10, 2024

Border Patrol Brass Party With Tequila Mogul; Lax Testing of Bird Flu; $11 Million in Improper VA Bonuses; and More. 

The Paper Trail: May 7, 2024

Privatized Military Housing: Toxic Mold, Rampant Fraud; Workplace Harassment in the Federal Judiciary; Farm States Push Back on Bird Flu Response; and More. 

The Paper Trail: May 3, 2024

Spotty Disclosure of Judicial Luxury Trips; Extremist Groups Reorganizing on Facebook; Hospitals Not Ready for Avian Flu Outbreak; and More. 

The Paper Trail: April 23, 2024

Congress Extends Controversial Surveillance Law; The Pentagon’s Lobbying Swindle; Abortion Data Wars; and More. 

The Paper Trail: April 19, 2024

Key Bridge Collapse Highlights Outdated Safety Standards; EPA Unable to Clear the Air; The Human Cost of Social Security Delays; and More

The Paper Trail: April 12, 2024

Election Conspiracy Groups’ Plans for November; The Starlink Black Market; Exxon Declares War on Shareholder Dissent; and More. 

The Paper Trail: April 9, 2024

Super PACs Test Legal Limits; Financial Conflicts on FDA Advisory Panels; Hundreds of Bridges Lack Collision Protection; and More. 

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