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Del Quentin Wilber Guest
Del Quentin Wilber

Justice Department Correspondent for Bloomberg News.

He covers the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security. Before joining Bloomberg in January 2014, he worked for the Washington Post, where he wrote extensively about Guantanamo Bay, former Sen. Ted Stevens, the D.C. government, and Iraq war contractor Blackwater Worldwide. He was a reporter at the Post from 2004 - 2013. Before that, he was a crime reporter for The Baltimore Sun, where his reporting on wrongdoing by Baltimore Police Chief Ed Norris led to Norris' 2003 conviction on federal charges and his six month incarceration. Wilber's work uncovering the scandal earned him the 2004 Al Nakkula Award for excellence in police reporting.

FROM Del Quentin Wilber

The Holder Legacy
Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Holder Legacy Attorney General Eric Holder announced he’s resigning today. His outspokenness about race and civil rights is a big part of his legacy. But he’s also been criticized by both Republicans and Democrats for his role in handling the financial crisis and the war on terror. And he’s been at extreme odds with Congress.

15 min, 45 sec Sep 25, 2014

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As teachers strike, political heavyweights bide their time
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As teachers strike, political heavyweights bide their time The L.A. teachers' strike is now well underway and both sides are waiting to see who will budge. Others are looking to their elected leaders, from L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti to newly minted Governor Gavin Newsom, for help. But can they make a difference, especially with an issue that has so much at stake?

4 min, 10 sec Jan 15, 2019

“Cooking with Scraps,” LA Times’ new critics, and Bestia’s origins
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“Cooking with Scraps,” LA Times’ new critics, and Bestia’s origins We’re talking inventive ways to cook with scraps with author Lindsay-Jean Hard. Also, a close look at the Farm Bill that passed in Congress last month. Evan talks with the masterminds behind Bestia about the early days. Plus, the passing of a torch: meet the LA Times’ new food critics.

56 min, 37 sec Jan 11, 2019

Raining money in Sacramento: Gov. Newsom unveils his first budget
Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Raining money in Sacramento: Gov. Newsom unveils his first budget Governor Gavin Newsom has unveiled his first budget, which includes billions of more dollars for schools, poor families, and the homeless. Newsom says he’s going to “lean in” where others are backing away. He’s also promising more funds for fire protection and for communities that have lost a big property tax base.

48 min, 20 sec Jan 10, 2019

The Opioid Crisis: Made in the USA
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The Opioid Crisis: Made in the USA Writer Chris McGreal and host Robert Scheer zero in on the book   American Overdose: The Opioid Tragedy in Three Acts   in this week’s episode of Scheer Intelligence. McGreal, the book’s author and a correspondent for The Guardian and other news sources, discuss how the opioid addiction crisis is largely an American epidemic.

34 min, 20 sec Jan 11, 2019

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