Nick Surgey

1 month ago | theshakedown.documented.net | Nick Surgey

On Tuesday morning, I posted on social media a private memo from Kathleen Sgamma that revealed criticism of Donald Trump from within his own circle. Trump is well known to demand absolute loyalty from his nominees. By Thursday afternoon, just hours before her confirmation hearing, Kathleen Sgamma withdrew her nomination to lead the Bureau of Land Management. It has been widely reported that it was the memo that forced her out.

Feb 1, 2025 | tucsonsentinel.com | Molly Redden |Andy Kroll |Nick Surgey

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Dec 5, 2024 | documented.net | Nick Surgey

We wanted to tell you about Fieldnotes, an exciting new organization launched by some of our former Documented colleagues. Fieldnotes is a new watchdog group that investigates the oil and gas industry at a time when corporate interests and polluters are preparing an unprecedented attack on climate policy and U.S. regulatory agencies.

Oct 31, 2024 | propublica.org | Max Nesterak |Jessica Lussenhop |Nick Surgey |Megan O’Matz

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. Since the beginning of his political career, Gov. Tim Walz has maintained close ties to the world-famous Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The hospital had considerable sway with the Obama administration as it crafted the 2010 Affordable Care Act, and it lobbied against a public option.

Oct 29, 2024 | propublica.org | Phoebe Petrovic |Doug Bock Clark |Nick Surgey |Natalia Contreras

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Wisconsin Watch. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. Earlier this month, subscribers to the Wisconsin Law Journal received an email with an urgent subject: “Upholding Election Integrity — A Call to Action for Attorneys.” The letter began by talking about fairness and following the law in elections.