Tech. Sgt. John Chapman was killed in Afghanistan in March 2002 during an operation to rescue a wounded Navy SEAL. President Trump presented the Medal of Honor to his widow.
Hawaii is bracing for a hit by Hurricane Lane. The storm strengthened overnight, and the governor has issued an emergency proclamation to speed the state's preparations.
Paul Manafort has already been convicted on tax and bank fraud charges. But next month, his lawyers will be at it again — defending him against money laundering and foreign lobbying violations in a courthouse in Washington, D.C.
Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., says charges filed by the Justice Department against him and his wife for allegedly using campaign funds for personal uses are politically motivated.
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, about how recent events affect special counsel Robert Mueller 's investigation.
Michael Cohen, President Trump's former lawyer, implicated Trump in campaign finance violations. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with lawyer Philip Lacovara about whether sitting presidents can be indicted in these situations.
Facebook and Twitter have revealed that they've neutralized a number of accounts linked to foreign influence campaigns. Meanwhile in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, members of Congress were set to receive a confidential briefing about the state of election security in the U.S.
President Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen, a man once known as the president's fixer, pleaded guilty to financial crimes in federal court on Tuesday. He also pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations and implicated the president, making him an important possible witness.
The body of Mollie Tibbetts, an Iowa college student who went missing on July 18, was found earlier this week. Police have charged Cristhian Rivera, an undocumented immigrant, with first degree murder in this case.