NPR

As Trump's Election Pressure Campaign Hits Republican Officials, Some Hit Back

Pub Date:

Fri, 12/04/2020

Author:

Miles Parks

Source:

NPR

Link:

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/04/941284401/as-trumps-election-pressure-campaign-hi...

3 Months of Hell : U.S. Economy Drops 32.9% In Worst GDP Report Ever

Pub Date:

Thu, 07/30/2020

Author:

Scott Horsley

Source:

NPR

Link:

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/30/896714437/3-mon...

GDP shrank at an annual rate of 32.9% in the second quarter — the sharpest economic contraction in modern American history....
The economic shock in April, May and June was more than 3 times as sharp as the previous record — 10% in 1958.

In China, Scholars Are Being Punished Amid Growing Squeeze On Public Expression

Pub Date:

Tue, 10/10/2017

Author:

Anthony Kuhn

Source:

NPR

Link:

http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/10/10/553484924/in-china-scholars-are...

Timeline Of Trump And Russia In Mid-2016: A Series Of Coincidences Or Something More?

Pub Date:

Mon, 07/17/2017

Author:

Tamara Keith

Miles Parks

Source:

NPR

Link:

http://www.npr.org/2017/07/17/537323120/timeline-of-trump-and-russia-in-mid-2016...

Brock Launches Donor Network To Rebuild The Left After Trump's Victory

Pub Date:

Tue, 11/22/2016

Author:

n/a

Source:

NPR

Link:

http://www.npr.org/2016/11/22/502980027/brock-launches-donor-network-to-rebuild-...

Panel Finds Massive Waste By Wartime Contractors

Pub Date:

Thu, 09/01/2011

Author:

Tom Bowman

Source:

NPR

Link:

http://www.npr.org/2011/09/01/140103682/panel-finds-widespread-waste-by-wartime-...

A report by a congressional commission says the U.S. has lost tens of billions of dollars during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan because of waste and fraud in government contracts. The panel offered 15 recommendations to tackle the contracting mess. But one suggested fix — hire more government workers — might not be too popular right now.