Tom Berman

U.S. investigations editor, The Associated Press. Member of team that edited 2026 Pulitzer Prize-winning project on government surveillance.

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Since January, ICE has detained and sought to deport a man to Jamaica. But an AP investigation has found documents that support claims by his lawyers that he's a U.S. citizen. https://t.co/y7bYQj5jCj

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Police in India have shot and injured hundreds of cow-smuggling suspects. A disproportionate number of them were Muslim, an Associated Press investigation finds. Indian authorities cite self-defense. But activists warn about religious bias. https://t.co/tSssqasyKt

[Stephanie Liechtenstein @StLiechtenstein]

The U.S. has had a policy of avoiding space debris to protect spaceflight safety. For this reason, the #space weapons recently referenced by Air Force Secretary Meink could be non-kinetic systems like jammers, @VSamson_DC told me. 🚀🛰️

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[Stephanie Liechtenstein @StLiechtenstein]

🛰️🚀🌕 Air Force Secretary Troy Meink confirmed the U.S. has deployed weapons in space, but details remain shrouded in mystery. As nations deploy "dual-use" tech, the line between peaceful systems and space weapons is increasingly blurred. My latest story. https://t.co/XZ8HJxTroH

[Tom Berman @tombermanap]

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Dozens of children torn from their parents at the border have now been separated from their families a second time despite legal protections, an AP investigation finds. https://t.co/KBkJrkZeNN

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The Trump White House is all-in on deep-sea mining. But a close look at the companies seeking permits reveals thin track records, legal battles and shaky economics for the untested industry. https://t.co/2NVDavWfhm

[Helen Wieffering @helenwieffering]

The European fishing fleet is not always what it seems — a new report finds that ships fishing for Kenya, Oman, Tanzania, and Mauritius actually trace back to Europe. https://t.co/HZfS3injOw

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Documents obtained by The Guardian and The Associated Press undermine now-Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s testimony that his 2019 Samoa trip, which came ahead of a measles outbreak, had “nothing to do with vaccines.” https://t.co/oiz3ijCr1R

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Invisible infrared surveillance technology and those caught in its digital cage https://t.co/8MwfB311u6

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Built with U.S. technology, China’s surveillance empire now reaches Nepal. An AP investigation finds how this was used to crush the ‘Free Tibet’ movement in the Himalayan kingdom. https://t.co/W8HulWGLVZ

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Border Patrol is using hidden license plate readers to track drivers and flag “suspicious” travel patterns, an AP investigation found, raising concerns over secret surveillance.

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Across five Republican and Democratic administrations, the U.S. government has repeatedly allowed and even actively helped American firms to sell technology to Chinese police, an AP investigation found. https://t.co/7mHGt5HQRV

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted “no one has died” as a result of U.S. foreign aid cuts. In Myanmar, the grieving father of a 2-year-old boy who died after their food rations were cut calls such claims a lie. https://t.co/AqSwx9U2Ro

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted “no one has died” as a result of U.S. foreign aid cuts. In Myanmar, the grieving father of a 2-year-old boy who died after their food rations were cut calls such claims a lie. https://t.co/sZlNBCJ4bE

[Michael Tackett @tackettdc]

How Trump’s pick for surgeon general uses her big online following to make money via @mrsmith @aliswenson https://t.co/2AAvuXqhD4

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President Donald Trump’s new pick for surgeon general wrote in a recent book that people should consider using unproven psychedelic drugs as therapy and in a newsletter suggested her use of mushrooms helped her find a romantic partner. https://t.co/Ss2k7d97Aw

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.@AP receives SEIU Award for reporting on racial and economic justice for investigation exposing how prison labor is linked to popular food brands, via @SidneyHillman: https://t.co/MqTJYNSotG