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FBI records point to possible congressional pay-for-play scheme

NPR | By Juana Summers,

Kathryn Fink, Sarah Handel

Published September 23, 2026 at 2:14 PM PDT

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Avi Asher-Schapiro of ProPublica about the connections between a defense contractor and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, and how the FBI was, at one time, looking into it.

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Juana Summers

Juana Summers is a host of NPR's All Things Considered.

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Kathryn Fink

Kathryn Fink is a producer with NPR's All Things Considered.

Sarah Handel

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