The Record: August 22

Yesterday’s installment of the Mueller telenovela is being referred to as a “game changer” for the embattled president. NPR’s lead political editor Domenico Montanaro says that may have implications on the fall’s other political dramas, such as the impending Supreme Court confirmation fight and the 2018 midterm elections.

The internet was supposed to be the great democratizer of information. But it turns out that just like a lot of things, what you can access depends a lot on what you can afford. Nieman Lab staff writer Christine Schmidt spoke to two researchers who found that low-income people are often receiving low quality information in web searches. She spoke with Bill Radke about their findings, and efforts to ensure that everyone can get reliable, relevant information and news.