Often driven by data and documents, her work has helped to shape presidential elections, inspired congressional hearings, prompted regulatory changes and triggered state and federal investigations. In recent years, her stories have brought to light plans to set up detention centers for toddlers separated from their parents, the discharging of immigrant recruits from the U.S. Army and the behavior of President Donald Trump toward women on the set of “The Apprentice.” Burke began her career as a reporter for the Mexican daily financial paper El Financiero, then worked for The Washington Post and The Boston Globe until she joined AP in 2005.