Tim Mak
Tim Mak is NPR's Washington Investigative Correspondent, focused on political enterprise journalism.
His reporting interests include the 2020 election campaign, national security and the role of technology in disinformation efforts.
He appears regularly on NPR's Morning Edition, All Things Considered and the NPR Politics Podcast.
Mak was one of NPR's lead reporters on the Mueller investigation and the Trump impeachment process. Before joining NPR, Mak worked as a senior correspondent at The Daily Beast, covering the 2016 presidential elections with an emphasis on national security. He has also worked on the Politico Defense team, the Politico breaking news desk and at the Washington Examiner. He has reported abroad from the Horn of Africa and East Asia.
Mak graduated with a B.A. from McGill University, where he was a valedictorian. He also currently holds a national certification as an Emergency Medical Technician.
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The Senate intelligence committee gets an update from Big Tech about how companies are fighting "active measures" like those waged against the U.S. in 2016.
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The DNC wants local chapters to use complex passwords and is leaning heavily on tech giants — while also wishing for more help from government agencies in defending against cyberthreats. -
How did Sen. McCain's time as a U.S. Navy pilot and prisoner of war influence his politics?
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Facebook and Twitter have revealed that they've neutralized a number of accounts linked to foreign influence campaigns. Meanwhile in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, members of Congress were set to receive a confidential briefing about the state of election security in the U.S.
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Rick Wilson's book is the story of a Republican Party whose shift toward Trumpism left him furious — and a rant against those who have disappointed him — conveyed with biting, over-the-top writing. -
The past week has been filled with news of Russian efforts to hack U.S. political offices and sow chaos through social media. But there has been little action in Washington to address the threat. -
The counterintelligence agent told House Republicans on Thursday that political bias has never influenced his official actions and condemned the attacks on the DOJ and the FBI. -
Russian influence-mongers appear to have created a number of fake local news Twitter accounts — and spent years posting real headlines. -
Van Ronkel has made a business of connecting show business stars with powerful and wealthy Russians. He was even in Moscow for the much-discussed 2013 Miss Universe pageant. -
Over the past two decades, Hollywood fixer Bob Van Ronkel has brought a revolving door of celebrities to visit Moscow, including Steven Seagal, Jim Carey and then-reality TV star Donald Trump.
