Law

Trump Pardons Oregon Ranchers Over Arson Case

6:08am July 11, 2018

by Amanda Peacher

President Trump's pardon of Oregon ranchers Dwight and Steven Hammond generated mixed emotions. The Hammonds' arson conviction was at the heart of the 2016 armed occupation of a wildlife refuge.

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort changed his mind on Tuesday and asked a judge to keep him in detention in Warsaw, Va., and not move him to Northern Virginia after all.

Manafort: Never Mind, Please Don't Move Me To Jail Near Washington After All

8:20pm July 10, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

A judge agreed to move President Trump's former campaign chairman closer to the site of his trial, but Paul Manafort says he has changed his mind and wants to say put.

White House Spokesman Defends President Trump's Supreme Court Nominee

6:34pm July 10, 2018

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with White House spokesman Raj Shah about Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's choice to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court.

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Activists outside the Supreme Court in January voiced their support for abortion rights nationwide.

If High Court Reverses Roe v. Wade, 22 States Likely To Ban Abortion

5:16pm July 10, 2018

by Julie Rovner

As with current abortion policies, a reversal of the landmark court decision would mean a woman's access to the procedure would continue to be determined by where she lives.

The imprisonment of Dwight Hammond Jr. (pictured here at his Oregon ranch in early 2016) and his son Steven Hammond inspired the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation. President Trump pardoned both men on Tuesday.

Trump Pardons Ranchers Dwight And Steven Hammond Over 2012 Arson Conviction

3:39pm July 10, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The president signed full pardons for the Oregon cattle ranchers whose prison terms inspired the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation in 2016.

Dozens of migrant women and their children arrive at a bus station in McAllen, Texas, following their release by Customs and Border Protection last month.

National

Judge Rejects Trump Administration's Bid To Detain Migrant Children Indefinitely

2:42pm July 10, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The Justice Department had requested changes to a settlement that bars the detention of children for more than 20 days. But a judge dismissed the move as a "cynical attempt" to shift responsibility.

By some accounts, almost half of the incarcerated population in the U.S. suffers from mental illness.

Behind Bars, Mentally Ill Inmates Are Often Punished For Their Symptoms

2:19pm July 10, 2018

by Dave Davies

While visiting jails and prisons across the country, author Alisa Roth witnessed mentally ill inmates in solitary confinement, wearing restrictive jumpsuits and receiving very limited therapy.

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Former national security adviser Mike Flynn has been cooperating with prosecutors after pleading guilty to lying to the FBI. He could be sentenced by late October.

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Judge Sets Timeline That Could Mean Flynn Is Sentenced In October

11:45am July 10, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

A federal judge convened a hearing on Tuesday at which former national security adviser Mike Flynn and prosecutors talked about what could follow Flynn's guilty plea.

Many considered Brett Kavanaugh the front-runner to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy, even before Kennedy announced his retirement. Despite his credentials, Kavanaugh still met resistance within Trump world.

Politics & Government

Kavanaugh Pick Shows Trump Bowing Again To The GOP Legal Establishment

10:14am July 10, 2018

by Ron Elving

Kennedy has given the president the ultimate political gift — the chance to reprise his Greatest Hit (Neil Gorsuch) and shape the political debate in the months before the November midterm elections.

Scott Pruitt attends a picnic for military families at the White House on July 4, a day before he was forced out of as head of the Environmental Protection Agency for various alleged ethical lapses.

Politics & Government

Does Scott Pruitt's Slow Ouster Mean Ethics Laws Are Getting Weaker?

10:00am July 10, 2018

by Peter Overby

"It's going to take different leadership at the top," said Don Fox, a former acting director of the Office of Government Ethics. "And that means a different occupant in the White House."