Contributor to The Guardian
Contributor, The Guardian based in Mexico City
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David Agren
FROM David Agren
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Confusion in the aftermath of Mexico’s devastating quake This week’s earthquake in Mexico generated a lot of coverage of a small girl, reportedly trapped in a collapsed school. Television reports shared details of her situation and the efforts to free her. It turns out there was no girl trapped there.
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Accusations of lying fly between James Comey and White House During his testimony Thursday, former FBI Director James Comey accused President Trump and other White House officials of lying when they said the FBI was in disarray and its staff had lost confidence in him. President Trump’s lawyer said Comey was wrong -- that the president never asked for his loyalty, and never asked him to back off the investigation into former NSA director Michael Flynn.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Why is Trump so behind on filling staff jobs, establishing concrete policies? Yesterday Donald Trump signed a “decision memo” to revamp the air traffic control system. But there was little legislative detail in the plan. There’s not much to other splashy announcements from the White House, including tax cuts and the arms deal with Saudi Arabia. And hundreds of positions are unfilled in federal agencies.