Law

Paul Manafort (center), standing with his lawyers, is introduced to jury pool on Tuesday.

Manafort Trial Begins, Ushering In New Phase In Mueller Probe

7:33pm July 31, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

"A man in this courtroom believed the law did not apply to him," a prosecutor said of Paul Manafort. Defense attorneys countered, previewing a case that will fault the government's star witness.

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Paul Manafort's Trial For Alleged Bank And Tax Fraud Begins

4:40pm July 31, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

The trial for President Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort begins Tuesday. Manafort has been charged with alleged bank and tax fraud by special counsel Robert Mueller.

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Steve Schuh, county executive of Anne Arundel County, holds a copy of The Capital newspaper last month near the scene of a shooting at the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis, Md.

National

Capital Gazette Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty To Murder Charges

2:38pm July 31, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

Jarrod Ramos is accused of entering the Annapolis, Md., newsroom armed with a shotgun on June 28 and murdering John McNamara, Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, Wendi Winters and Rebecca Smith.

Politics & Government

Manafort Trial Begins In Federal Court In Virginia

11:44am July 31, 2018

The first day of the tax and bank fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort began Tuesday. It is the first trial to come out of Special Counsel Robert Muller's investigation.

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Politics & Government

Jury Selection To Begin In Ex-Trump Campaign Manager Manafort's Trial

11:41am July 31, 2018

The fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort begins Tuesday. Noel King talks to former federal prosecutor Chuck Rosenberg about the case and how it relates to the Russia probe.

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Politics & Government

Campaign Finance Laws And Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh

6:53am July 31, 2018

by Peter Overby

As a federal appeals judge, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh upheld some campaign finance laws while slamming their underlying principles.

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Politics & Government

Democrats' Weak Hand Will Be Displayed During Kavanaugh Nomination Battle

6:53am July 31, 2018

by Mara Liasson

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh met Sen. Joe Manchin Monday, the first Democrat to do so. Democrats don't have much leverage in the confirmation battle, just as Republicans planned it long ago.

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Morning News Brief: Paul Manafort, California's Carr Fire

5:10am July 31, 2018

Jury selection begins shortly in the fraud trial of ex-Trump campaign head Manafort. The Carr Fire forces evacuations near Redding. And, the president says he's willing to meet with Iran's leaders.

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Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, pictured in 2017, is leading a multi-state lawsuit to prevent 3D-printer gun plans from being published on online.

National

Attorneys General Sue Trump Administration To Block 3D-Printed Guns

11:27pm July 30, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The lawsuit is seeking a temporary restraining order to bar the government from lifting export control restrictions, and stop a company from posting downloadable gun plans online later this week.

U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee ruled that the government must seek consent before administering psychotropic drugs to immigrant children held at a Texas facility.

National

Federal Judge Orders Government To Seek Consent Before Medicating Migrant Children

10:22pm July 30, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

The court ruled the government must abide by a decades-old court settlement affecting the detention of migrant children.