Kerri Miller Brief

President Trump and his administration have complained about leaks, and condemned the use of anonymous sources. President Obama prosecuted suspected leakers. But what has the use of anonymous sources in journalism traditionally been? And how should news consumers regard information from anonymous sources?
Remember the New York Times Modern Love essay called, "To Fall in Love with Anyone, Do This"? Mandy Len Catron wrote that. And now she has a book titled, "How to Fall in Love with Anyone."
"If Europe really worried about Russia, it would get serious about defense spending," argues senior Cato Institute fellow Doug Bandow. Listen to Bandow and MPR News host Kerri Miller discuss NATO spending on this week's op-ed segment.
MPR News Host Kerri Miller runs down the week in politics with Ken Rudin, host of The Political Junkie Podcast. This week they discussed the GOP health care reform bill and President Trump's meeting with Putin at the G-20 summit.
North Korea has test-launched a missile that some experts believe is capable of reaching the U.S. states of Alaska and Hawaii and possibly even the U.S. Pacific Northwest. So what are America's options for responding to North Korea?
What's the difference between bias in the news and fake news? What causes bias and, if the media is biased, how can they become more objective?
This week's Friday roundtable is a podcast in which three chefs talk about their transition from making food to mastering recipes.
The civil war in Syria started in 2011. Six years later, it's still ongoing. MPR News host Tom Weber talked to three experts about the complexities of the conflict in Syria.