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Molly Redden

Reporter, ProPublica

Molly Redden is a reporter for ProPublica covering national politics and elections. She was previously a senior reporter on the national team at HuffPost, where she scrutinized Vice President Kamala Harris’ record as a “progressive prosecutor” and helped reveal how Sen. Amy Klobuchar had abused her staff throughout her political career. Redden’s recent reporting uncovered a series of all-expenses-paid luxury trips funded by right-wing billionaires for judges appointed by former President Donald Trump. In 2024, Redden was a finalist for a Deadline Club award from the New York City chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists for her investigation into the political ties of the expert witnesses working to validate anti-trans laws across the country.
Threats

Trump's FBI shut down investigation into defense contractor's alleged bribes

A CEO told agents about funneling money to U.S. lawmakers in return for Pentagon contracts worth millions of dollars. Then the probe was killed.

  • William Turton, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Molly Redden and Kirsten Berg, ProPublica
Policy

‘Put them in trauma': A key MAGA leader’s plans for civil servants, troops, and more

Russell Vought’s plans track closely with Trump’s campaign rhetoric about using the military against domestic protesters, or what Trump has called the “enemy within.”

  • Molly Redden, Andy Kroll and Nick Surgey, ProPublica