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The $1 trillion black box

The U.S. military budget is vast and opaque. Projects end up facing delays and ballooning costs

thursday 8

Salon

Jesse Coburn

The $1 Trillion Black Box

The post The $1 Trillion Black Box appeared first on ProPublica.

19.08.2026 5

ProPublica

Jesse Coburn

Weapons Maker Was Paid $533M in Taxpayer Funds to Produce Shells. It Made None.

Weapons Maker Was Paid $533M in Taxpayer Funds to Produce Shells. It Made None.

General Dynamics has neither been held publicly accountable nor had to repay any of the money.

12.08.2026 6

Truthout

Jesse Coburn

Fiasco in the Factory: Taxpayers Funded a $533 Million Artillery Plant That Made Nothing

The post Fiasco in the Factory: Taxpayers Funded a $533 Million Artillery Plant That Made Nothing appeared first on ProPublica.

12.08.2026 150

ProPublica

Jesse Coburn

Trump’s Department of Transportation Plans to Use AI to Draft New Regulations

The agency oversees rules that keep airplanes in the sky and prevent gas pipelines from exploding, among other things.

26.01.2026 10

Truthout

Jesse Coburn

Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence

The post Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence appeared first on ProPublica.

26.01.2026 70

ProPublica

Jesse Coburn

Amid Trump’s Proposed Pipeline Safety Rollbacks, Senator Questions Regulators’ Industry Ties

The post Amid Trump’s Proposed Pipeline Safety Rollbacks, Senator Questions Regulators’ Industry Ties appeared first on ProPublica.

16.12.2025 60

ProPublica

Jesse Coburn

Trump Transportation Department’s Deregulation Blitz Puts Public Safety at Risk

Overseeing the rollback are dozens of political appointees who previously worked for industries regulated by the agency.

22.11.2025 30

Truthout

Jesse Coburn

How Trump’s Transportation Department Is Loosening Safety Rules Meant to Protect the Public

The post How Trump’s Transportation Department Is Loosening Safety Rules Meant to Protect the Public appeared first on ProPublica.

20.11.2025 20

ProPublica

Jesse Coburn

Millions could lose housing aid under Trump plan

Drafts of unpublished rules would open door to work requirements and two-year limits

01.10.2025 10

Salon

Jesse Coburn

Millions Could Lose Housing Aid Under Trump Plan

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29.09.2025 10

ProPublica

Jesse Coburn

Trump Administration Will Shut Down 7 Major Housing Discrimination Cases

Three cases allege that local governments clustered polluting industrial facilities in minority neighborhoods.

19.07.2025 10

Truthout

Jesse Coburn

Trump Administration Prepares to Drop Seven Major Housing Discrimination Cases

by Jesse Coburn ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re...

18.07.2025 20

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Jesse Coburn