Politics

News Brief: Mueller Report, Democracy Protests In Sudan

6:29am April 19, 2019

After two years of investigating, the findings of the special counsel's probe into Russian election interference has been made public. And, the ouster of Sudan's president has not quelled protesters.

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Highlights From The Mueller Report, Annotated

11:17pm April 18, 2019

by NPR Staff

A redacted copy of the Mueller investigation report has been released by the Justice Department. NPR reporters and editors are analyzing and annotating notable excerpts from the document.

Selection of pages from Volume 1, Section 3 of the redacted Mueller Report

See How Much Of The Mueller Report Is Redacted

7:01pm April 18, 2019

by Ryan Lucas

Attorney General William Barr explained before the release of the special counsel report that the law and regulations kept him from including everything that Robert Mueller uncovered, as well as how.

Union members picket a Stop & Shop in Dorchester, Mass., prior to the arrival of former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday.

'This Is Morally Wrong': Biden Supports Striking Massachusetts Grocery Workers

6:45pm April 18, 2019

by Callum Borchers

Thirty-one thousand Stop & Shop workers are striking in New England over proposed changes to wages and benefits. Eight days in, the strike has shuttered some stores and slowed business at others,

The photos of five people slain in the Capital Gazette newsroom adorn candles at a vigil in June. The attack was mentioned in the analysis of Reporters Without Borders' annual World Press Freedom Index.

The U.S. Now Ranks As A 'Problematic' Place For Journalists

6:42pm April 18, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

"Never before have US journalists been subjected to so many death threats," Reporters Without Borders said in its annual World Press Freedom Index, adding that President Trump "exacerbates" problem.

Politics & Government

What The Mueller Report Says About The Trump Campaign's Russian Contacts

5:47pm April 18, 2019

by Tim Mak

The Mueller report concludes that the Trump campaign didn't criminally conspire with Russia during the 2016 election, but there were plenty of contacts between people in Trump's orbit and Russians.

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Mueller Report Includes New Details About Trump Tower Meeting

5:47pm April 18, 2019

by Philip Ewing

The redacted Mueller report has some new details about what happened during the Trump Tower meeting in 2016.

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Several Publishers Plan To Release Redacted Mueller Report As A Physical Book

5:47pm April 18, 2019

Several publishers — Simon & Schuster's Scribner imprint, Skyhorse Publishing and Melville House — have said they will publish special counsel Robert Mueller's report.

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Former U.S. Assistant Attorney General For National Security Discusses Mueller Report

5:39pm April 18, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with former U.S. Assistant Attorney General for National Security David Kris about the Mueller report and William Barr's handling of its release.

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Republican Strategist Antonia Ferrier Discusses GOP Reaction To Mueller Report

5:39pm April 18, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Antonia Ferrier, a Republican strategist and former communications adviser to Sen. Mitch McConnell, about Republican reaction to special counsel Robert Mueller's report.