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Fox News Hasn't Always Shared Robert Driscoll's Credentials With Its Viewers

6:07pm August 27, 2018

by David Folkenflik

Fox News has repeatedly gone to former Justice Department official Robert Driscoll to comment on the Russia investigations, but what viewers don't hear is that he's also the attorney for Maria Butina, the suspected Russian spy charged with criminal counts.

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Political Adviser On McCain: A Principled Model For Future Public Servants

10:09am August 27, 2018

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Mark McKinnon, a former political media adviser for John McCain, on his personal and working relationship with the senator.

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A Reporter's Experience Covering Sen. McCain

5:27pm August 26, 2018

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with freelance reporter Melanie Eversley, who covered Capitol Hill for years. Eversley remembers Sen. McCain for the warmth and respect he showed the press.

Nicaragua's Crackdown On Press

5:36pm August 25, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

Nicaragua's tiny independent press is in the crosshairs of the government's crackdown on protests against president Daniel Ortega.

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Immigration, Chemical Attacks Among False Content Pushed By Fake Accounts Online

5:36pm August 25, 2018

Cybersecurity expert Clint Watts updates NPR's Michel Martin on what false narratives and divisive issues trolls and bots are now pushing online.

Politics & Government

The 'National Enquirer' And Trump

8:23am August 25, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon talks with former National Enquirer editor Jerry George about the relationship between David Pecker, the head of the company that publishes the tabloid, and President Trump.

David Pecker, chairman and CEO of American Media, addresses a party in 2014. Reports say he has been granted immunity in the Michael Cohen case.

David Pecker Of 'National Enquirer' Publisher Said To Have Immunity In Cohen Case

8:43am August 24, 2018

by James Doubek

David Pecker, a longtime friend of Trump, reportedly helped the president's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, organize payments to Playboy model Karen McDougal and adult film star Stormy Daniels.

Politics & Government

Reports: Tabloid Executive To Get Immunity In Trump Inquiry

6:57am August 24, 2018

David Greene talks to Lukas Alpert of The Wall Street Journal about reports that tabloid executive David Pecker has been granted immunity by federal prosecutors in a probe of hush-money payments.

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U.S. Media Is Divided On Its Coverage Of The Cohen Plea And Manafort Verdict

5:42pm August 23, 2018

by Brian Mann

President Trump has had a terrible week, with two former associates guilty of federal crimes. That story is being told very differently in the right and left-leaning media that many Americans follow.

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Donald Trump Holds Rally In Charleston, West Virginia

Executive Power: Laws And Limits

2:33pm August 23, 2018

President Trump has survived scandal after scandal. Will the latest be any different? Or is Trump made of Teflon?