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Donald Trump Jr. Admits To Meeting With Russian Lawyer

7:30am July 12, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

Donald Trump Jr. acknowledges meeting with a Russian lawyer to get damaging information about Hillary Clinton, and FBI director nominee Christopher Wray prepares to answer questions from senators.

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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka On The 1967 Riots

5:51am July 12, 2017

On July 12, 1967, a rumor that police had beaten a black cabdriver to death triggered five days of looting and rioting in Newark, N.J. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka talks with Steve Inskeep.

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Somerset County's Declining Economy

4:54am July 12, 2017

by Steve Inskeep

A new coal mine opened in western Pennsylvania and is expected to employ at least 70 people. We travel to Somerset County to look at what it will take to bring economic opportunity to rural America.

President Trump hugs his children, including eldest son Donald Trump Jr., after his inauguration in January 2017.

Trump Jr. Says 'In Retrospect' He Would Have Handled Russia Meeting Differently

11:41pm July 11, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

"I had been reading about [Clinton] scandals that people were probably underreporting for a long time, so maybe it was something that had to do with one of those things," Donald Trump Jr. told Fox.

Smoke and flames rise where a military transport plane crashed near Itta Bena, Miss., on Monday, killing at least 16.

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Military Plane Crash Kills 16 In Mississippi

7:54pm July 11, 2017

by Jim Kane

The Marine KC-130 refueling tanker reportedly spiraled into a field in rural Mississippi. Officials say 16 service members were killed on the flight originating from eastern North Carolina.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell meets with reporters after a closed-door Republican strategy session on Tuesday.

Delaying August Recess, Senate Republicans To Release Updated Health Care Bill

7:07pm July 11, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

The new bill will be released Thursday and could come to the floor next week. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has also delayed the Senate's August recess by two weeks.

President Trump's son Donald Trump Jr. speaks at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on July 19. On Tuesday Trump Jr. released an email exchange he had about meeting with a Russian lawyer earlier that summer.

The Question Hanging Over Washington: Did Donald Trump Jr. Break The Law?

6:57pm July 11, 2017

Trump Jr.'s email exchange concerning a meeting with a Russian attorney last year has raised questions about a federal law that prohibits foreign nationals from aiding U.S. political campaigns.

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Emails Reveal Trump Jr. Knew Russia Wanted To Support Trump Campaign

6:33pm July 11, 2017

by Tamara Keith

Donald Trump Jr. on Tuesday posted an email exchange that seemed to show he entertained an offer of Russian government help for his father to be elected president in 2016.

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Emails Confirm Donald Trump Jr. Knew Of Russian Effort To Sway 2016 Election

6:33pm July 11, 2017

by Mara Liasson

Donald Trump, Jr., released emails confirming he was told of a Russian government effort to sway the 2016 election in his father's favor. That release reverberated through Washington, where numerous related investigations are underway.

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Documents Show Backpage.com Controls Sex-Related Ads

6:33pm July 11, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Washington Post reporter Tom Jackman about the discovery of new documents showing that Backpage.com, a website with classified ads, controls sex-related ads on its site. The company has claimed it does not control the ads people post.

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