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Katya Schwenk

Katya is a journalist based in Phoenix, Arizona. Her reporting and essays have appeared in The Intercept, the Baffler, the American Prospect, and elsewhere. Send tips via Signal: 413-658-4677

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Criminal Justice

The Decades-Long Plan To Rob FEMA To Pay ICE

Katya Schwenk

In a composite image, Taylor Swift performs live, a private jet is seen mid-flight, and the legs of deportees are shackled.

Criminal Justice

ICE Is Using Taylor Swift’s Loophole To Hide Deportation Flights

Katya Schwenk

The sun sets behind high-tension power lines.

Business

This Is How Wall Street Could Buy Your Power Company

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Federal law enforcement officers patrol Washington, D.C., on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025.

Donald Trump

Trump’s Invasion Of D.C. Started On K Street

Katya Schwenk, Luke Goldstein, Veronica Riccobene

National Politics

Before A Steel Plant Exploded, Trump’s EPA Hid Risks From The Public

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In a composite image, a Delta Air Lines jet flies through a sky of descending numbers.

Tech

Big Data Is Already Jacking Up Your Airline Fares

Katya Schwenk, Luke Goldstein

In a composite image, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins is shown in front of an image of the New York Stock Exchange building overlaid with money

National Politics

Wall Street’s Top Cop Scores Tax Break For Mysterious “Pre-Bribe”

Katya Schwenk, Lucy Dean Stockton

Military

AIPAC-Funded Lawmakers Push For Millions In Spending On Genocide Tech

Katya Schwenk, Luke Goldstein

Immigration

How ICE Is Outsourcing Mass Deportations

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Education

The Headmaster Of The AI Apocalypse

Katya Schwenk