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Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign.
The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers.
Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
ALT Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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The DOJ has dropped 23,000 criminal cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — while prosecuting 32,000 new immigration cases in just the first six months of Trump’s second term.
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Juvenile crime is on the decline in Tennessee, but officials plan to spend millions on two new youth prisons.
“The argument that’s made is that [juvenile crime is] worse than ever,” said one advocate, but “the data doesn’t back that up.”
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Sen. Susan Collins and her campaign have denied any wrongdoing in numerous media appearances. Some of the statements made by Collins and her representatives are not accurate.
So we’re debunking them.
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“This most recent boat has no Navatek connection, and UMaine has not worked with Navatek since 2021," UMaine’s Samantha Warren said.
This is one of several falsehoods the campaign has offered in response to our story.
READ MORE: propublica.org/article/debun…
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Every year, major league teams sign about 450 Dominican prospects, most for bonuses around $30,000.
Fewer than two-thirds will make it to the lowest minor leagues, and less than 10% will play a day in the majors, according to MLB data.
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New: After Colorado officials failed to implement stricter testing protocols that were planned to take effect in July, a marijuana manufacturer recalled dozens of products when a third-party lab found contamination by a chemical that can cause cancer. propub.li/4Az6Zp1
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The University of Maine is contradicting claims made by Susan Collins’ campaign manager.
Let’s break down why this is important. 🧵
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Trump has instructed the Department of the Interior to erect signs outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History “warning visitors about the ideological capture” on display there. The signs have yet to go up.
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Even Navatek’s executives were surprised at how far their money went in D.C.
“It was eye-opening for me, frankly. ‘Oh my God, all of it is for sale. It’s all for sale,’” said one.
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A first-of-its-kind ProPublica analysis found that children who entered the U.S. by themselves are being detained and removed at about three times the rate they were during the final years of the first Trump presidency.
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New: Tennessee officials say they need more high-security facilities for kids who commit crimes. Experts say this approach flies in the face of crime data and research that shows youth prisons are not rehabilitative. propub.li/4jhnzne
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On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, a 162-page White House report argued the Smithsonian had “moved the Museum’s mission away from straightforward historical education and scholarship toward an extreme political activism.”
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Three years ago, our reporter received an envelope with no return address.
Inside was a flash drive containing tens of thousands of files: years of secretly recorded conversations, private militia chat logs and videos sent by a man named John Williams.
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Emails show Collins’ office pushed the Navy to award specific contracts to Navatek, even though awards are meant to be competitive.
“I spoke with Sen. Collins office regarding the $8M,” a naval official wrote. “The interested company is Navatek.”
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Thomas Dans has repeatedly said the U.S. needs more icebreakers, ships President Donald Trump has long viewed as critical to dominating the Arctic. Dans has championed one shipbuilder in particular: the one with which he did business until recently.
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It was a rare federal dataset that captured human emotions. Consumers could have their complaints about American businesses published for all to see.
For years, corporations have critiqued the system. Now the narratives are no longer being published.
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Susan Collins & her staff have tried to debunk our reporting.
They've said we took the word of a convicted felon, that the Biden FBI cleared her, & that we're regurgitating 7 year old allegations.
None of that is true.
Read our rebuttal:
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How did our reporters figure out a Russian oligarch bankrolled Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding?
Let research reporter Alex Mierjeski explain.
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