LA Times: L.A. region begins the year with the smoggiest first 5 months in a decade https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-06-06/la-region-begins-year-with-smoggiest-first-5-months-in-decade

404 Media: Immigrant Rights Lawyers File Lawsuit Over Palantir’s ELITE https://www.404media.co/immigrant-rights-lawyers-file-lawsuit-over-palantirs-elite/

ProPublica: I Got Access to Hundreds of Teacher Misconduct Complaints in California — and You Can Too https://www.propublica.org/article/california-teacher-misconduct-public-records

ProPublica: After the Trump DOJ Halted Police Reform, This City Stepped In. Then Officers Shot and Killed Katelyn Hall. https://www.propublica.org/article/louisville-trump-doj-police-reform-consent-decrees

The Intercept: NY Comptroller’s Trip to Israel Raised Ethical Concerns, State Commission Said https://theintercept.com/2026/06/01/dinapoli-new-york-comptroller-israel-trip-primary/

LA Times: West Altadena rescue came nearly 4 hours before evacuations ordered, 911 records show https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-29/more-missed-opportunities-to-evacuate-west-altadena-during-eaton-fire-new-911-records-from-sheriff

HuffPost: ICE Detainees Are Dying By Suicide At An 'Alarming' Rate, An AP Investigation Finds https://www.huffpost.com/entry/immigration-ice-suicide-deaths_n_6a16cabce4b0457678e55476

HuffPost: Former President Biden Sues DOJ Over Release Of Interview Audio https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-sues-doj-interview-audio_n_6a166375e4b062ca52d5c65f

Gizmodo: The SolarWinds Hack Was More Humiliating for the Government Than We Thought https://gizmodo.com/the-solarwinds-hack-was-more-humiliating-for-the-government-than-we-thought-2000762916

404 Media: Here's the Bodycam Footage of the Cybertruck That Drove Into a Lake https://www.404media.co/heres-the-bodycam-footage-of-the-cybertruck-that-drove-into-a-lake/