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ProPublica is investigating excesses of both major political parties. We are focusing our efforts in three broad areas: who votes, who counts the votes and who is providing legal, intellectual and financial backing for efforts aimed at restricting voting or influencing the election process.

Election Skeptics Are Running Some County Election Boards in Georgia. A New Rule Could Allow Them to Exclude Decisive Votes.

An examination of a new election rule in Georgia suggests that local officials in just a handful of rural counties could exclude enough votes to affect the outcome of the 2024 presidential race.

by Doug Bock Clark and Heather Vogell,

A Pair of Billionaire Preachers Built the Most Powerful Political Machine in Texas. That’s Just the Start.

Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks are poised to take their Christian nationalist agenda nationwide.

by Ava Kofman,

Trump Company CEO’s Unexplained Meeting With Balkans Leader Raises Specter of New Conflict

Devin Nunes, the former congressman who runs the company behind Truth Social, traveled to North Macedonia as former President Trump vies to once again shape U.S. foreign policy.

by Justin Elliott, Robert Faturechi and Alex Mierjeski,

Ginni Thomas Privately Praised Group Working Against Supreme Court Reform: “Thank You So, So, So Much”

In a call with donors, First Liberty Institute’s Kelly Shackelford read the supportive email he said came from Thomas. The leader of the religious-rights group also labeled Justice Elena Kagan “treasonous” for backing a stronger ethics code.

by Andy Kroll, ProPublica, and Nick Surgey, Documented,

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A Right-Wing Think Tank Claimed to Be a Church. Now, Members of Congress Want to Investigate.

Forty lawmakers are calling on the IRS and the Treasury to investigate after ProPublica reported that the Family Research Council gained protections by claiming it is a church.

by Andrea Suozzo,

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House Committee Issues Subpoena to Top Trump Fundraiser Kimberly Guilfoyle

Guilfoyle, fiancee of Donald Trump Jr., boasted in text messages that she raised $3 million for the Jan. 6 rally. The demand for legal documents and a deposition is the first for a member of the Trump family’s inner circle.

by Joaquin Sapien and Joshua Kaplan,

Former Kentucky Secretary of State Faces Ethics Charges

Alison Lundergan Grimes, a onetime Democratic rising star and subject of a ProPublica series, is accused of using state resources for her political advantage.

by Carson Kessler,

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The Accelerationists’ App: How Telegram Became the “Center of Gravity” for a New Breed of Domestic Terrorists

by James Bandler, ProPublica, A.C. Thompson, ProPublica and FRONTLINE, and Karina Meier, FRONTLINE,

Election Deniers Secretly Pushed Rule That Would Make It Easier to Delay Certification of Georgia’s Election Results

by Doug Bock Clark,

Armed and Underground: Inside the Turbulent, Secret World of an American Militia

by Joshua Kaplan,

Inside Project 2025’s Secret Training Videos

by Andy Kroll, ProPublica, and Nick Surgey, Documented,

Watch: 14 Hours of Never-Before-Published Videos From Project 2025’s Presidential Administration Academy

by Andy Kroll, ProPublica, and Nick Surgey, Documented,

“A Terrible Vulnerability”: Cybersecurity Researcher Discovers Yet Another Flaw in Georgia’s Voter Cancellation Portal

by Doug Bock Clark,

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s and Brad Raffensperger’s Voter Registrations Targeted in Georgia’s New Online Portal

by Doug Bock Clark,

Why We Investigated Matthew Trewhella, the Far-Right Wisconsin Pastor Influencing Republican Politics

by Phoebe Petrovic, Wisconsin Watch,

Trump Media Quietly Enters Deal With a Republican Donor Who Could Benefit From a Second Trump Administration

by Justin Elliott, Robert Faturechi and Alex Mierjeski,

Inside Ziklag, the Secret Organization of Wealthy Christians Trying to Sway the Election and Change the Country

by Andy Kroll, ProPublica, and Nick Surgey, Documented,

The Gospel of Matthew Trewhella: How a Militant Anti-Abortion Activist Is Influencing Republican Politics

by Phoebe Petrovic, Wisconsin Watch,

Reader Tips Propelled Our Supreme Court Reporting. Now Your Info Could Power Our 2024 Election Coverage.

by Justin Elliott,

Multiple Trump Witnesses Have Received Significant Financial Benefits From His Businesses, Campaign

by Robert Faturechi, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski,

Georgia Promised to Fix How Voter Challenges Are Handled. A New Law Could Make the Problem Worse.

by Doug Bock Clark,

As Elections Loom, Congressional Maps Challenged as Discriminatory Will Remain in Place

by Marilyn W. Thompson,

Republicans Hatched a Secret Assault on the Voting Rights Act in Washington State

by Marilyn W. Thompson,

Wisconsin Picks New Legislative Maps That Would End Years of GOP Gerrymandering

by Megan O’Matz,

“Disenfranchisement and Chaos”: The Supreme Court Hears Pivotal Case on Whether Trump Is Eligible to Run for President

by Andy Kroll,

The Failed Promise of Independent Election Mapmaking

by Marilyn W. Thompson,

Wisconsin’s Legislative Maps Are Bizarre, but Are They Illegal?

by Megan O’Matz, graphics by Lucas Waldron,

¿El plan secreto del partido republicano para proteger los mapas electorales manipulados? Reclamar privilegios legales.

por Marilyn W. Thompson,

The GOP’s Secret to Protecting Gerrymandered Electoral Maps? Claim Privilege.

by Marilyn W. Thompson,

Democratic Rep. Clyburn’s Role in Redrawn Congressional Maps Becomes Key in Supreme Court Redistricting Case

by Marilyn W. Thompson,

Wisconsin’s Republicans Went to Extremes in Gerrymandering. Now They’re Scrambling to Protect That Power.

by Megan O’Matz,

Close to 100,000 Voter Registrations Were Challenged in Georgia — Almost All by Just Six Right-Wing Activists

by Doug Bock Clark, photography by Cheney Orr for ProPublica,

How Parents Outraged by Library Books, Diversity Initiatives and Sex Ed Transformed One New Jersey School Board

by Nicole Carr,

Voting Maps Throughout the Deep South May Be Redrawn After Surprise Supreme Court Ruling

by Marilyn W. Thompson,

True the Vote Leadership Accused of Using Donations for Personal Gain

by Cassandra Jaramillo,

Clyburn’s Role in South Carolina Redistricting May Be Examined as Supreme Court Hears Racial Gerrymandering Case

by Marilyn W. Thompson,

Churches’ Role in Local Election Prompts Calls for Investigations

by Jessica Priest,

How Rep. James Clyburn Protected His District at a Cost to Black Democrats

by Marilyn W. Thompson; Photography and video by Cheney Orr for ProPublica,

When GOP Attorneys General Embraced Jan. 6, Corporate Funders Fled. Now They’re Back.

by Ilya Marritz,

Two Republicans Kicked Off County Election Board in North Carolina for Failing to Certify Results

by Doug Bock Clark,

DeSantis Privately Called for Google to Be “Broken Up”

by Andy Kroll, ProPublica, and Nick Surgey, Documented,

A Florida-Sized Roadblock for the League of Women Voters

by Megan O’Matz,

Inside the “Private and Confidential” Conservative Group That Promises to “Crush Liberal Dominance”

by Andy Kroll and Andrea Bernstein, ProPublica, and Nick Surgey, Documented,

Some Election Officials Refused to Certify Results. Few Were Held Accountable.

by Doug Bock Clark,

How an Anti-Abortion Law Firm Teamed Up With a Disgraced Kansas Attorney to Dispute the 2020 Election

by Megan O’Matz,

Promoters of Election Lies Also Hyped a Hospital for Ukraine. That Never Happened Either.

by Cassandra Jaramillo, ProPublica, and Lauren McGaughy and Allie Morris, The Dallas Morning News,

Conservative Activist Poured Millions Into Groups Seeking to Influence Supreme Court on Elections and Discrimination

by Andy Kroll, ProPublica, and Andrew Perez and Aditi Ramaswami, The Lever,

Federal Judge Strikes Down Part of Montana’s Far-Reaching Anti-Vax Law

by Marilyn W. Thompson,

What’s Really at Stake in a Politically Charged Supreme Court Case on Elections

by Ian MacDougall,

How Tennessee Disenfranchised 21% of Its Black Citizens

by Bianca Fortis,

They Were Trying to Help Run Elections. Then They Got Criminally Investigated.

by Cassandra Jaramillo and Joshua Kaplan,

How to “Follow the Money” in a Political Campaign

by Karim Doumar and Cynthia Gordy Giwa,

What Fortune 500 Companies Said After Jan. 6 vs. What They Did

by Alec MacGillis and Sergio Hernandez,

How the Biden Administration Caved to Republicans on Fighting Election Disinformation

by Andrea Bernstein and Ilya Marritz,

A County Elections Director Stood Up to Locals Who Believe the Voting System Is Rigged. They Pushed Back Harder.

by Doug Bock Clark,

Churches Are Breaking the Law by Endorsing in Elections, Experts Say. The IRS Looks the Other Way.

by Jeremy Schwartz and Jessica Priest,

Tell Us How Religious Organizations in Your Area Involve Themselves in Elections

by Jessica Priest and Jeremy Schwartz,