Special counsel Jack Smith speaks about the latest indictment against Trump
Special counsel Jack Smith spoke briefly about the indictment and praised the men and women who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Politics & Government
The U.S. loses its top AAA rating from Fitch over worries about the nation's finances
Fitch cut the federal government's top rating, citing rising deficits and a steady deterioration in governance over the last two decades. The action drew a sharp rebuke from the Biden administration.
Former Michigan GOP attorney general nominee is charged in voting machine breach
Matthew DePerno, the most recent Republican nominee for Michigan attorney general, has been charged with undue possession of a voting machine and conspiracy.
Elon Musk sues disinformation researchers, claiming they are driving away advertisers
X, the company formerly known as Twitter, is suing the Center for Countering Digital Hate, which has documented the spread of hate speech and viral falsehoods on social media.
Folwell lends his governor's campaign $1 million; Stein, Robinson still on top with money
Most of what North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate and State Treasurer Dale Folwell raised during the first half of the year for his campaign committee has come from $1 million that he
Morning news brief
Donald Trump's legal woes haven't hurt him in the polls. The ACLU files a lawsuit to block the country's first religious public charter school. Kenya offers to step in to bolster security in Haiti.
Up First Briefing: Teflon Don; ACLU lawsuit; Pee-wee Herman's legacy
Donald Trump's legal woes haven't hurt his polling numbers. The ACLU files a lawsuit to block the country's first religious public charter school. Remembering Paul Reubens, aka Pee-wee Herman.
Donald Trump's repeated legal woes have given him a boost in the polls
Donald Trump survived many scandals as president, including two impeachments. After two indictments and a possible third, he's still the undisputed front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination.
After yearlong fight, a near-total abortion ban is going into effect in Indiana
Indiana's law will bar abortions except in cases of lethal fetal anomaly, rape or incest, or when the woman's life or health are seriously jeopardized. The fallout will be felt across the Midwest.
White House hopeful and former Congressman Will Hurd on the race to dethrone Trump
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Rep. Will Hurd talks with NPR Politics Podcast co-hosts about why he thinks Trump is vulnerable.