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Russian hack investigation gets new leader

Apr. 06, 2017

Photo: U.S. House Ag Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Conaway, during U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 93rd Annual Agricultural Outlook Forum (AOF), in Arlington, VA, on Thursday, Feb 23, 2017. (Courtesy of U.S. Department of Agriculture)

From this Episode:

Texas Rep. Mike Conaway takes over Russian meddling investigation

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes has recused himself from leading the investigation into Russian meddling in the U.S. election. We look at his replacement...

9 min

National Trade Council chief sees China as an existential threat to the U.S.

President Trump is hosting a two-day summit with China’s leader at Mar-a-Lago. We find out more about Trump’s China advisor, Peter Navarro. He authored a book called “Death...

10 min

Visa program moves rich Chinese investors to the front of the green card line

An FBI sting operation in LA has revealed how rich Chinese investors can buy their way into obtaining U.S. visas.

7 min

'Egypt's Jon Stewart' on whether satire can bring political change

President Trump met with Egypt’s president this week. We get reaction from comedian Bassem Youssef, who launched the first political satire show in Egypt. But for making fun...

13 min

With facial recognition tech, will it be impossible to be unrecognizable?

Amazon will have to pay $70 million to parents for their kids buying extra goodies on free games without permission. Samsung’s new Galaxy S8 phone will let you scan your...

8 min

Credits

Host:
Madeleine Brand

Producers:
Sarah Sweeney, Anna Scott, Jolie Myers, Christian Bordal, Amy Ta, Michell Eloy

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