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In This Church, Child Sexual Abuse Has Gone Unchecked for So Long That It Spans Generations

The Old Apostolic Lutheran Church’s culture of forgiving and forgetting sins has absolved abusers and silenced victims across the U.S. and Canada, ensnaring parents, children and grandchildren in the same cycle of abuse.

7 Months Ago: Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.

Impact: Lawmaker Calls for Stronger Mandatory Reporting Rules Following Our Investigation Into Church Abuse Case

These Republican Lawmakers Challenged Abortion Bans. Then They Faced Backlash.

At least four of them lost reelection bids after anti-abortion groups and key party allies backed their challengers instead. Two others — a state representative from North Dakota and a state senator from Tennessee — face contested primaries.

North Carolina Democrats Propose Changes to Block GOP Power Transfers and Secrecy

The legislation, prompted in part by ProPublica’s reporting, aims to protect traditional powers of the state’s governor and reform oversight of its court system.

6 Months Ago: Inside the North Carolina GOP’s Decade-Long Push to Seize Power From the State’s Democratic Governors

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Founder of Kentucky Drug Rehab Center Indicted on Fraud and Money Laundering Charges

Tim Robinson, the former CEO of Addiction Recovery Care, which once operated more than 40 drug treatment facilities statewide, was charged with attempting to resell millions of dollars worth of tax credits.

2 Months Ago: They Needed Treatment for Drug Addiction. The Company They Turned to May Have Used Them to Commit Fraud.

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Lawmakers Demand Answers After the White House Initiated a $620M Loan to a Firm Tied to Donald Trump Jr.

In a letter, a group of Democratic Congress members wrote that ProPublica’s reporting on the deal “reveals a staggering level of corruption and influence.”

1 Week Ago: The White House Intervened to Get a $620 Million Deal for a Company Tied to Donald Trump Jr.

Podcast Paper Trail

How to Fight a Health Insurance Denial With a Little-Known Tool

Healthcare reporter Duaa Eldeib tells the story of one couple’s long battle with their health insurer — and the little-known tool buried deep in their insurance coverage booklet that helped them finally win.

“Just Let Me Die”: After Insurance Repeatedly Denied a Couple’s Claims, One Psychiatrist Was Their Last Hope

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