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Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, special counsel on the Russia investigation, leaves following a meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in June 2017.

NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll: Republicans Sour On Mueller, FBI

10:51am April 17, 2018

by Jessica Taylor

The former FBI director's favorability ratings dropped a net of 11 percentage points overall since last month, as Trump and conservatives ratcheted up attacks on the ongoing investigation.

President Trump's tweets delight supporters who say they find him honest, funny and refreshing. But his tweets distract and dismay his detractors, alienate many of his allies and misdirect much of the media.

Politics & Government

Analysis: In Trump's Twitter Feed, A Tale Of Sound And Fury

1:31pm April 07, 2018

by David Folkenflik

Trump's tweets delight supporters who say they find him honest, funny and refreshing. But his tweets distract and dismay his detractors, alienate many of his allies and misdirect much of the media.

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In A Flurry Of Furious Tweets, President Trump Takes Aim At Mueller Probe

7:29pm March 18, 2018

President Trump spent much of the weekend on Twitter criticizing the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, calling it unnecessary and partisan.

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An MIT study tracked 126,000 stories and found that false ones were 70 percent more likely to be retweeted than ones that were true.

Can You Believe It? On Twitter, False Stories Are Shared More Widely Than True Ones

7:31pm March 12, 2018

by Laura Sydell

An MIT study tracked 126,000 stories and found that false ones were 70 percent more likely to be retweeted than ones that were true. Twitter is asking outside experts to help it deal with the problem.

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The good news for Twitter is tempered by a loss of about 1 million monthly active users in the U.S. compared to last quarter.

Twitter Announces A Profit For The First Time

11:11am February 08, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

The company attributes the strong financial results to an expanding character limit – now 280 characters, rather than the previous 140 – and making it easier to thread a series of Tweets together.

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at Red Square in Moscow on May 9, 2017. Russian-backed efforts seen attempting to interfere in U.S. politics appear to be evolving.

Politics & Government

Tracking Shows Russian Meddling Efforts Evolving Ahead Of 2018 Midterms

9:11am February 08, 2018

by Tim Mak

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned that Russia is trying to influence the 2018 elections. In addition to sowing division in America, new data shows Russia now pushing its agenda in U.S. politics.

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Teacher and students learning about Twitter

Teach Students To Use Social Media (The Right Way) And The Possibilities Are Endless

6:00am January 26, 2018

by Ariana Figueroa

Social media can be a big part of students' lives, and teachers across the country are finding ways to use popular platforms as teaching tools.

Twitter's official account on a smartphone. The platform has announced it will enforce a new set of rules aiming to curb abuse and harassment.

Twitter Says It Will Ban Threatening Accounts, Starting Today

1:37pm December 18, 2017

by Emily Sullivan

In the wake of several controversies about its response to online harassment, the social media platform says it will enforce new rules that prohibit threats of violence towards individuals or groups.

Three of former President Barack Obama's tweets made the list for 2017's 10 most popular tweets, while President Trump failed to earn a spot.

National

Trump Isn't Among Year's Most Popular Tweets — Obama Dominates The List

9:52pm December 05, 2017

by Amy Held

2017 was a busy year for Twitter, with records broken for most retweets and likes. Former President Barack Obama had several of the year's most popular tweets.

President Trump meets with British Prime Minister Theresa May in New York in September. This week Trump passed along malicious messages from the racist, ultranationalist fringe group Britain First.

Politics & Government

Trump Retweeted A Racist Group, But How Did He Find Their Videos?

5:09am December 02, 2017

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon muses on President Trump's decision this week to share racist, ultranationalist videos with his Twitter followers.