Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Suspected Chinese spy infiltrates US political circles for years, targets Californians like Rep. Eric Swalwell
It sounds like a Cold War spy novel: A beautiful Chinese espionage agent uses her charm, money, and sex to gain access to American lawmakers, spending years cultivating assets as they rose from local government to the halls of Congress.
By Madeleine Brand • • 9m ListenIt sounds like a Cold War spy novel: A beautiful Chinese espionage agent uses her charm, money, and sex to gain access to American lawmakers, spending years cultivating assets as they rose from local government to the halls of Congress. Chief among these lawmakers is Congressman Eric Swalwell. Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian spent a year reporting this for Axios.
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3 of 4George Gascón on ending cash bail and reviewing police use of force- 0:00LA DA George Gascón on cash bail elimination, gang sentencing, and reviewing officers’ use of force
- 15:12COVID has been devastating nursing homes. Can it change how the US thinks of end-of-life care?
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- 39:06Art collector hid treasure in the Rocky Mountains 10 years ago. Someone found it this summer