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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Ukrainians accused Russian fighters of entering Ukrainian airspace, then doubling back and striking a Belarusian town — what they say is a "provocation" meant to goad Belarus into entering the war.
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We have the latest on the war in Ukraine, where officials there are accusing the Russians of trying to provoke the Belarusians into the war.
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NPR's Ari Shapiro and Tim Mak look at humanitarian efforts in Poland and Ukraine, which involve major international organizations and small grass-roots groups to bring supplies into Ukraine.
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Russian forces have seized a Ukraine nuclear power plant and are advancing on a second, about 75 miles north of the city of Mykolaiv — raising concerns about nuclear safety.
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The Ukrainian nuclear power plant that Russia attacked and took over remains occupied by Russian troops. There are fears the Russians could set its sights on Ukraine's remaining nuclear power plants.
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It's been another day of fighting in Ukraine. The U.S. State Department urged Americans in Russia to leave the country immediately.
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Ternopil, a town in western Ukraine, is preparing for war: from its training hospital to its milk factories, everyone is gearing up to help or assist in the war effort.
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The firepower has helped Russia make significant gains in the southern region of Ukraine, including capturing the city of Kherson. But it's advance on the capital of Kyiv has stalled.
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Humanitarian groups fear that severed supply chains at the Ukrainian border and within the nation could lead to food and fuel shortages. A Ukrainian supermarket chain paints a more optimistic picture.
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Russian forces appear to be escalating attacks on urban areas of Ukraine as 680,000 people have fled their homes. Sanctions are piling up, and the West is supplying more military hardware to Ukraine.