Law

White House To Release Transcript Of Trump-Zelenskiy Conversation

8:05am September 25, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to Kimberly Wehle, constitutional law expert and law professor at the University of Baltimore, about the focus of the impeachment inquiry against President Trump.

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Politics & Government

Are Trump's Actions Regarding Ukraine An Impeachable Offense?

7:39am September 25, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to Nick Akerman, a member of the Watergate prosecution team investigating President Nixon, about the whistleblower complaint against Trump, and if it could lead to impeachment.

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Recipients of the 2019 MacArthur fellowships, otherwise known as the "genius" grants. (Two of this year's fellows declined photographs.)

MacArthur 'Genius' Grant Winners Attest To 'Power Of Individual Creativity'

7:01am September 25, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

As usual, the more than two dozen winners in 2019 span a range of fields, from fiction and cartoons to neuroscience and theoretical geophysics. Now they've got one important accolade in common.

Devin Sloane (right) arrives at federal court in Boston on Tuesday for sentencing in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. Sloane admitted to paying $250,000 to get his son into the University of Southern California as a fake water polo player.

Second Parent Sentenced In College Admissions Scandal

9:07pm September 24, 2019

by Tanya Ballard Brown

Devin Sloane was sentenced to four months in prison and must pay a $95,000 fine and perform 500 hours of community service. He spent $250,000 to get his son accepted into college as a fake athlete.

U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., says that under current election procedure, there's "no way" he could win statewide office in Mississippi. Several African-Americans are now challenging those procedures.

Black Voters Sue Over Mississippi's Jim Crow-Era Election Law

7:39pm September 24, 2019

by Debbie Elliott

Four African Americans are suing over a Jim Crow-era election rule that requires statewide officeholders to win a majority of the popular vote and at least 62 of 122 Mississippi state house districts.

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Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan listens to a question at the Council on Foreign Relations on Monday in Washington, D.C.

National

Trump Administration To End 'Catch And Release' Immigration Policy, Says DHS Chief

8:55am September 24, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The move is the latest by the Trump administration to curb the flow of migrants seeking asylum at the southern border.

Testimony Begins In Off-Duty Officer's Murder Trial In Dallas

6:09am September 24, 2019

by Wade Goodwyn

The prosecution and defense on Monday offered different takes on the circumstances that led to the fatal shooting of a black man in his own apartment by an off-duty police officer.

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Politics & Government

Rudy Giuliani's Role In Trump Ukraine Call

5:58pm September 23, 2019

by Ryan Lucas

President Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, met with an adviser to the Ukrainian president to urge Kiev to investigate Hunter Biden. Is this sort of pressure proper, improper or illegal?

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Chanel Miller poses for a portrait before her interview on Sept. 23 at NPR's bureau in New York City. Miller was sexually assaulted by Brock Turner in 2015. The lenient sentence Turner received elicited widespread controversy and helped inspire new legisl

Chanel Miller, Sexual Assault Survivor, On The 'Immense Relief' Of Going Public

4:03pm September 23, 2019

She was long known only as the victim of Brock Turner, who got a lenient sentence for assaulting her. Now, Miller tells NPR she can "finally exist in the world without having to hide anything."

Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man in his own home told a 911 dispatcher, "I thought it was my apartment" several times as she waited for emergency responders to arrive. Guyger is charged in the September,

National

Trial Begins For Former Dallas Cop Who Killed Unarmed Black Neighbor

1:44pm September 22, 2019

by Aubri Juhasz

Amber Guyger, who is white, said she entered the wrong apartment thinking it was her own, and shot Botham Shem Jean, 26, because she thought he was a burglar. Her trial begins on Monday.