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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    What is Roger Stone being charged with, and what’s in the deal to reopen the government?

    Federal agents arrested President Trump’s former campaign adviser Roger Stone today. He’s out on bail. Meanwhile, Trump announced a deal that will reopen the government for three weeks, while negotiations continue on border security.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jan 25, 2019 • 1 min read

    Federal agents arrested President Trump’s former campaign adviser Roger Stone today. He’s out on bail. Meanwhile, Trump announced a deal that will reopen the government for three weeks, while negotiations continue on border security. There’s still no money for a wall.

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    Roger Stone is indicted, government reopens temporarily
    1. 0:00What is Roger Stone being charged with, and what’s in the deal to reopen the government?You’re reading this
    2. 12:41With newspapers crashing, is it up to citizen journalists to step up?
    3. 21:07Isabella Rossellini’s Link Link Circus: an absurdist performance asking whether animals feel and think
    4. 36:21‘Polar’ film review: ‘Terrible is a generous word’
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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Roger Stone is indicted, government reopens temporarily
    1. 0:00What is Roger Stone being charged with, and what’s in the deal to reopen the government?You’re reading this
    2. 12:41With newspapers crashing, is it up to citizen journalists to step up?
    3. 21:07Isabella Rossellini’s Link Link Circus: an absurdist performance asking whether animals feel and think
    4. 36:21‘Polar’ film review: ‘Terrible is a generous word’
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand