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Collusion Or Conspiracy; What's Really The Difference?

8:08pm July 31, 2018

The term collusion might not be in the lawbooks but other crimes like conspiracy are. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Georgetown law professor Paul Butler to break down what law says about collusion.

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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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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Executive Associate Director of Enforcement And Removal Operations Matthew Albence, testifies as the Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on the Trump administration's policies on immigration enforcement and

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Lawmakers Question Trump Officials On Family Separation Policy

7:12pm July 31, 2018

by Joel Rose

As the federal government tries to undo its migrant family separation policy, Trump administration officials faced tough questioning Tuesday from lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

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FACT CHECK: U.S. And North Korea After Their Singapore Summit

5:53pm July 31, 2018

by David Welna

President Trump has claimed his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has led that nation to begin the process of denuclearization and removed its threat to the United States. A fact check.

Marchers carry an LGBTQ pride flag during the Utah Pride Parade in Salt Lake City in June. The Senate bill would require the Census Bureau to protect all sexual orientation and gender identity information it collects.

Senate Bill To Require Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity Data By 2030 Census

5:36pm July 31, 2018

by Hansi Lo Wang

A group of Democrats says the data could help more LGBTQ people get access to social services and strengthen civil rights protections. Some privacy experts worry the data could be used against people.

Trump Officials Face Questioning From Lawmakers On Family Separation Policy

5:21pm July 31, 2018

by Joel Rose

A number of Trump administration officials faced tough questioning from lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday, as the federal government tries to undo its migrant family separation policy.

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Abuse Reported In Immigrant Youth Shelters

4:40pm July 31, 2018

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Topher Sanders ProPublica reporter about his reporting into cases of child sexual abuse in immigrant youth shelters.

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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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A female orca that appears to be grieving has been carrying her dead calf in the water, keeping it afloat since the baby died more than a week ago.

Grieving Mother Orca Carries Dead Calf For More Than A Week, Over Hundreds Of Miles

4:23pm July 31, 2018

by Samantha Raphelson

The calf was the first to be born in the endangered pod of Pacific Northwest killer whales in three years.

Two years after Uber paid $680 million to buy the self-driving truck startup Otto, the company is folding that effort. In this photo from 2016, an Otto engineer sits behind the steering wheel of a self-driving, big-rig truck during a demonstration in San

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Uber Parks Its Self-Driving Truck Project, Saying It Will Push For Autonomous Cars

3:21pm July 31, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The move comes after Uber has spent roughly $925 million in recent years to jump-start its effort to create a viable line of self-driving freight trucks.