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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Reports say as soon as evacuations started from the plant, Russian shelling resumed. Also, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic lawmakers in Kyiv.
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For many Ukrainians, there can be no negotiated peace with Russia. Evidence and accounts of atrocities committed by Russian forces have left them unwilling to consider a diplomatic solution.
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The Russian president called it a victory, but Ukrainian soldiers maintain control of a sprawling steel plant. Putin said a blockade of the plant will save the lives of Russian fighters. -
Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are still living close to the front lines as Russia readies another offensive. Here's how people are surviving in the city of Mykoliav.
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Mykolaiv sits near the edge of Russian-occupied areas of the country. We visit on the eve of an expected new Russian offensive in the area.
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From a severely damaged Russian warship in the Black Sea to the beginnings of what might become a ban on Moscow's oil exports, here are the latest developments 50 days into Russia's war on Ukraine.
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Ukraine continues to battle Russian forces focusing their assault on the nation's east. The presidents of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are meeting with President Zelenskyy in Kyiv.
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Russia has withdrawn its troops from the area around Ukraine's capital, but they've left deadly explosive ordinance in homes, on streets and in fields, posing a deadly threat to civilians. -
Wherever you find fleeing civilians in Ukraine, you also find beloved dogs, cats and rabbits in tow. But some pets are being left behind, and people are stepping in to care for them.
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Some local Ukrainian officials banned alcohol sales amid the war, which has made it difficult for some people trying to relax. But there are still ways to find open bars.
