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Key Bridge Collapse Highlights Outdated Safety Standards; EPA Unable to Clear the Air; The Human Cost of Social Security Delays; and More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

The Paper Trail: April 5, 2024

OPM KOs Schedule F; Army Psyops Are Understaffed and Ineffective; Big Food and Dietitians Push “Anti-Diet” Fad; and More. 

The Paper Trail: April 2, 2024

Spy Agencies Aim to Please; Key Bridge: Officials Didn’t Foresee Cargo Ship Strike Police Dark Money Slush Fund; and More.

The Paper Trail: March 29, 2024

Baltimore Bridge Collapse; U.S. Troops Not Getting Enough Sleep; Trump’s Globe-Trotting “Envoy”; and More. 

The Paper Trail: March 26, 2024

Abortion Back at Supreme Court; FDA Clinical Inspections Are Plummeting; Radar Gaps Leave U.S. Vulnerable to Severe Weather; and More. 

The Paper Trail: March 22, 2024

Ritzy Retreats Host Federal Judges; Violations in Social Security Fraud Program; National Parks Going Cashless Sparks Protest; and More. 

The Paper Trail: March 19, 2024

The Great Unknown About U.S. Weapons in Ukraine; IRS Slow to Hire Revenue Agents; Losing the War on Election Disinformation; and More. 

The Paper Trail: March 15, 2024

DHS Facing Sexual Harassment Claim; Federal Courts Aim to Curb Judge Shopping; For-Profit Nursing Homes: A Race to the Bottom; and More. 

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