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The organization of donors led by Charles Koch (above) and his brother David has vowed to spend $889 million to influence the 2016 election. Yet he suggested to NPR he is merely playing defense, not offense. Getty Images hide caption
LISTEN: Billionaire Charles Koch Says He's Behind On Political Spending
A coal miner stands in the Dotiki mine, operated by Alliance Coal, in Webster County, Ky. Steve Inskeep/NPR hide caption
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep on Wednesday in Boston. Kayana Szymczak for NPR hide caption
Michael Fallon, British secretary of state for defense, talks to forces at a British air base in Cyprus on Dec. 5, days after a Parliament vote approving U.K. airstrikes against ISIS in Syria. EPA/Landov hide caption
Planning, Other Details Make California Shooting 'A Really Strange Case'
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson. Yuri Gripas/Reuters /Landov hide caption
Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards listens while testifying during a Sept. 29 House panel hearing on "Planned Parenthood's Taxpayer Funding." Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder was the first governor to ask for the federal government to stop relocating Syrian refugees to his state in the wake of the Paris attacks. Carlos Osorio/AP hide caption
Governor Who Started Stampede Against Refugees Says He Only Wants Answers
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives on day two of the G-20 Turkey Leaders Summit on November 16, 2015 in Antalya. Ozan Kose /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken Discusses Russia And Syria
Gov. Jay Inslee on Morning Edition, Nov. 18, 2015
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption