Law

Trump's Former Attorney Pleading Guilty To Tax Fraud And Other Charges

6:16pm August 21, 2018

President Trump's former attorney has told a federal judge in Manhattan that he intends to enter a guilty plea. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with University of Texas law professor Stephen Vladeck about the deal.

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The planned demonstrations are in response to a riot that resulted in seven deaths in April at Lee Correctional Institution in South Carolina.

National

Inmates Plan To Hold Weeks-Long Strike At Prisons Across U.S.

3:42pm August 21, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

Organizers say the demonstrations, which are expected to include hunger strikes and a refusal to work, are in response to a riot at a South Carolina prison in which seven inmates died.

Politics & Government

The Equal Rights Amendment In 2018

1:44pm August 21, 2018

The debate over constitutional equality still rages.

Politics & Government

Are Trump's Comments About 'Perjury Trap' Justified?

7:01am August 21, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to Kimberly Wehle of the University of Baltimore School of Law about legal news affecting the Trump administration. Wehle is a former assistant U.S. attorney.

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National

Authorities Investigate Sexual Assault Claim Against Weinstein Accuser

6:58am August 21, 2018

by Justin Richmond

The New York Times reports actress Asia Argento paid off an underage actor to keep quiet about their sexual encounter. Argento is one of the women accusing Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of rape.

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Former White House Counsel Discusses Don McGahn's Cooperation With Robert Mueller

7:30pm August 20, 2018

As White House counsel Don McGahn cooperates with the special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with John Dean, whose testimony during the Watergate hearings helped take down President Nixon.

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What Is Former CIA Director John Brennan's Next Move?

7:30pm August 20, 2018

Attorney Mark Zaid talks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about former CIA director John Brennan's legal options after the Trump administration revoked his security clearance last week.

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Joshua and C.J. Chivers, in the 1A studio

Americans In Combat

4:13pm August 20, 2018

For what did we go to war in Iraq and Afghanistan? How, and when, will it end?

President Trump Hosts White House Sports And Fitness Day

Politics & Government

"Truth Isn't Truth:" Updates On The Mueller Probe

4:12pm August 20, 2018

In response, Chuck Todd said, "don't do truth isn't truth to me."

Prabhu Ramamoorthy, 35, was convicted on Thursday of sexually assaulting a sleeping passenger aboard a Spirit Airlines flight from Las Vegas to Detroit. He could face life in prison.

National

Man Who Sexually Assaulted Airline Passenger Convicted, Could Face Life In Prison

2:17pm August 20, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

It took a jury less than four hours of deliberation to convict a Detroit-area man of sexually assaulting a woman who had fallen asleep in the window seat next to him during an overnight flight.