Tim Mak
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National
The IRS Sent Coronavirus Relief Payments To Dead People
The IRS has delivered more than $207 billion in Coronavirus relief payments to individual taxpayers, but some of the recipients of the relief checks are the bank accounts of people who have died.
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National
Coronavirus Payments To Poor Are Vulnerable To Fraud
The IRS system for distributing Coronavirus relief payments is susceptible to fraud, because the payments of some Americans can be obtained with information easily available to criminals online.
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National
Secret Recording Reveals NRA's Legal Troubles Have Cost The Organization $100 Million
The CEO of the National Rifle Association says legal troubles have cost the powerful gun rights group $100 million, according to a recording of the group's board meeting obtained by NPR.
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Politics
Senator Burr's Pre-Pandemic Stock Sell-Offs Highly Unusual, Analysis Shows
The recent stock sales by North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr were a market-beating anomaly that didn't match his typically middling trading history, according to a new Dartmouth University analysis.
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Politics
A Month After Emergency Declaration, Trump's Promises Largely Unfulfilled
On March 13, President Trump promised to mobilize private and public resources to respond to the coronavirus. NPR followed up on each promise and found little action had been taken.
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Politics
In Another Pushback Against Oversight, Trump Removes Pandemic Inspector General
President Trump removed the head of a group charged with overseeing the Coronavirus package passed by Congress. Trump has bristled at the oversight actions of several inspectors general.
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Health
Justice Department Looking Into Senator's Stock Sell-Off
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr sold off a large amount of stocks before the coronavirus market crash. The FBI will assess whether he was motivated by nonpublic information.
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Politics
Sen. Richard Burr Faces Lawsuit Over Timing Of Stock Sale
A lawsuit has been filed accusing Sen. Burr of improperly profiting from insider knowledge. Legislation is being introduced in the House that would ban lawmakers from trading any individual stocks.
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Politics
Sen. Richard Burr Calls For Senate Ethics Committee To Review His Finances
A day after NPR reporting led to further reporting on possible financial impropriety, Sen. Richard Burr called for the Senate Ethics Committee to conduct a complete review — of himself.
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Politics
Senate Intel Chair Sounded Coronavirus Alarm Weeks Ago In Private Meeting
In a secret recording, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr issued a dire warning about the coronavirus to a private audience three weeks ago. He has not been so frank in public.