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Politics & Government

Mueller Report: How Truthful Has The Trump Administration Been?

7:27am April 19, 2019

by David Folkenflik

The special counsel report laid bare a number of examples of White House officials who publicly lied, or were asked to by the president. Under oath, they told Mueller's team something different.

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The writers' union says that talent agencies are taking too large a share in the deals they negotiate, and that conflicts of interest may prevent them from working in their clients' best interest.

Arts

The Writers Guild Of America Is Suing Hollywood's Biggest Talent Agencies

5:03pm April 17, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

At issue is "packaging fees" – deals that allow agents to be paid by studios, rather than receiving a standard 10 percent of writers' income. The writers say such deals create conflicts of interest.

Pulitzer-Prize Winner Darrin Bell On How Trayvon Martin's Death Inspired His Work

4:50pm April 16, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Darrin Bell, winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartoons. He shares how the death of Trayvon Martin inspired his work.

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Portrait of country singer and musician Rosanne Cash, c. 1980.

Music & Culture

Rosanne Cash On Art And Activism

3:44pm April 16, 2019

The singer-songwriter opens up about the #MeToo movement in the music industry and more.

The 2019 Pulitzer Prizes are getting handed out Monday.

WATCH LIVE: Pulitzer Prizes Name A New Crop Of Winners For 2019

8:34pm April 15, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

Prize Administrator Dana Canedy is stepping behind the lectern Monday to deliver good news to distinguished journalists, authors, musicians, scholars and others ranging across 21 categories.

Watch The Throne(s)

4:29pm April 15, 2019

The eighth and final season of Game of Thrones starts on April 14.

House Education And Labor Committee Hold Mark Up On Raise The Wage Act

Politics & Government

Lawmakers And The Rise of Death Threats

4:28pm April 15, 2019

Rep. Ilhan Omar said the number of death threats she's received has increased after President Trump tweeted a video of her.

Tax Consultants Prepare For New Tax Guidelines

Tax Troubles, Tax Triumphs

4:28pm April 15, 2019

We talk about the other certain thing — you know, the one that's not death.

National

Politics In The News: Sanctuary Cities

10:38am April 15, 2019

David Greene talks to Jonah Goldberg, senior editor at National Review, about the president doubling down on his comment that he has the legal right to send undocumented migrants to sanctuary cities.

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Writers Guild of America West President David Goodman speaks in Los Angeles at the 2019 union award ceremony. The WGA instructed is writers to fire their agents on Friday.

National

'Uncharted Waters': Union Tells Hollywood Writers To Fire Their Agents

8:33pm April 13, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The abrupt directive on Friday followed a breakdown in talks over proposed changes to the agreement that has guided the basic business relationship between writers and agents for the past 43 years.