Law

Last week's developments don't necessarily mean that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation is winding up. He's pictured here in 2008, when he was FBI director.

The Russia Investigations: Maybe The End Is In Sight. Maybe It Isn't

12:07pm December 10, 2018

by Philip Ewing

Suggesting that special counsel Robert Mueller is tightening the net has become a fashionable take lately. But last week's developments may not mean Mueller's investigation is winding up.

News Brief: Russia Probe, French Protesters, Grant Program Fixed

11:44am December 10, 2018

The investigation into the 2016 presidential election raises more legal issues and big political questions. Protests continue over economic conditions in France. Teachers get relief from unfair debts.

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Eleanor Roosevelt holds up a copy of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations in December 1948.

Boundlessly Idealistic, Universal Declaration Of Human Rights Is Still Resisted

11:44am December 10, 2018

by Tom Gjelten

Seventy years ago, the global community nearly unanimously approved a list of fundamental human rights. But many of those rights remain unachieved today.

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Politics & Government

Latest In Mueller's Russia Probe Is Damning For Trump, Ex-Prosecutor Says

7:43am December 10, 2018

Steve Inskeep talks to Chuck Rosenberg, a former U.S. attorney, about special counsel Robert Mueller's election investigation. There are criminal counts against over 30 people and 3 Russian entities.

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Robert Mueller leaves a closed meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 21, 2017.

All The Criminal Charges To Emerge So Far From Robert Mueller's Investigation

3:16pm December 09, 2018

by Jason Breslow

President Trump has called the Russia investigation a "witch hunt," but more than 30 people have been charged. Many of those who've been accused, however, may never go to trial.

A young man washes a windshield as motorists wait at a red light in October in Baltimore.

National

Annoyed Baltimore Drivers Want City To Crack Down On 'Squeegee Kids'

7:57am December 09, 2018

by Rebecca Ellis

An estimated 100 kids in Baltimore scrub car windshields for quick cash. It is not strictly legal, and many drivers wish the city would crack down on the practice.

Politics & Government

What To Make Of The Latest Developments In The Mueller Investigation

5:32pm December 08, 2018

Former federal prosecutor Shanlon Wu discusses what the latest filings from Robert Mueller's office mean for the Special Counsel's Russia investigation.

Politics & Government

Calculus For Impeachment Hasn't Changed, Says Rep. Steve Cohen

5:32pm December 08, 2018

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with the Tennessee Democrat, who sits on the House Judiciary Committee, about the latest Manafort and Cohen court documents.

Court documents released Friday suggest that both former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort (left) and former Trump attorney Michael Cohen could end up in prison.

What You Need To Know About The New Manafort And Cohen Court Documents

10:35am December 08, 2018

by Philip Ewing

Prosecutors have revealed a little more about cases involving Donald Trump's former campaign chairman and his former lawyer. Both men are looking at prison time, but there's more to the story.

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's statements "were not instances of mere memory lapses," prosecutors wrote in the court filing.

Feds Detail What They Call Lies Told By Paul Manafort Since His Guilty Plea

9:45pm December 07, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

Manafort's attorneys say he has provided the government with useful information but aren't opposing the recommendation that he be sentenced in early 2019.

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