Accountability Archives

A person seen from behind sits in the middle of a street with his arms raised. He wears black pants, a light brown winter coat, light brown mittens, and a striped beanie. He faces a horde of more than 20 agents wearing dark colors and tactical gear, who are about 20 feet away behind a line of yellow police tape.

Immigration

How Minneapolis Taught America to Fight Back

by Nathan Halverson, Nadia Hamdan, Ashley Cleek, Cynthia Rodriguez, Jenny Casas, Kara McGuirk-Allison, D. Victoria Baranetsky, Claire Mullen, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers, Fernando Arruda, Al Letson, Zulema Cobb and Artis Curiskis February 7, 2026February 7, 2026

Our Minnesotan reporters connect with friends and neighbors back home and find resolute resistance to ICE at every turn.

Two men stand on a street corner with a young child and a woman, each person holding a protest sign. The men and the woman hold signs that read, “Save Girls Sports.” The child holds a sign with a magenta-tinted image of a woman running that reads: “Two X’s. No exceptions.”

Sports

How Sports Became a Battleground Over Trans Rights

by Najib Aminy, Steven Rascón, Cynthia Rodriguez, Kate Howard, Claire Mullen, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Artis Curiskis, Al Letson and Zulema Cobb January 24, 2026

Riley Gaines turns a fifth-place tie in college swimming into a career in anti-trans activism. Soon, she’s sharing the stage with the president.

A line of ICE agents wearing camouflage and gas masks and holding military-grade weaponry emerges from a wall of orange-pink smoke. One agent in the foreground, with visible intensity in his eyes, pushes ahead of the group.

More To The Story

How ICE Became Trump’s Very Own Paramilitary Force

by Josh Sanburn, Kara McGuirk-Allison, Al Letson, Brett Myers, Taki Telonidis and James West January 21, 2026

Investigative journalist Radley Balko examines the connections among Trump’s immigration crackdown, the militarization of police, and America’s long-running drug war.

A man and woman on a motorcycle are blurry in the foreground as they ride past a mural of Nicolás Maduro on a red concrete wall. Two black Xs are spray-painted over the eyes of Maduro’s portrait.

Oil and Mining

A Dictator Deposed—What Now for Venezuela?

by Najib Aminy, Ashley Cleek, Jenny Casas, Claire Mullen, D. Victoria Baranetsky, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Artis Curiskis, Al Letson and Zulema Cobb January 17, 2026January 17, 2026

In the wake of Nicolás Maduro’s ouster, Venezuelan journalists, historians, and politicians explain what’s at stake for their country.

A man’s hand squeezes a black stun gun, which is emitting a thin electrical arc at the tip.

Law Enforcement

What Police Weren’t Told About Tasers

by Jenny Casas, Steven Rascón, D. Victoria Baranetsky, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Nikki Frick, Al Letson and Zulema Cobb January 10, 2026

Tasers were billed as a weapon that could subdue but not kill. The company’s own research told another story.

A middle-aged man and woman wearing heavy brown coats, their wrists handcuffed, are led by three men in dark tactical gear that’s labeled “DEA” across their chests.

The Trump Era

What Trump’s Venezuela Attack Means for the World

by Josh Sanburn, Kara McGuirk-Allison, Al Letson, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers, James West and Artis Curiskis January 6, 2026January 7, 2026

On this week’s “More To The Story,” Foreign Policy’s Emma Ashford examines how the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro could signal a new era of US foreign policy.