NPR's Scott Simon asks Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., about a Russian attempt to hack her political campaign and about the effects of trade wars on Missouri farmers.
A federal appeals court sided with workers from Birmingham, Ala., who argued that state lawmakers racially discriminated against the majority-black city by blocking a 2016 municipal minimum wage hike.
President Trump denies a CNN report alleging he was aware of the June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower where his son Donald Trump Jr. and campaign officials met with Russian operatives.
As President Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen continues to disclose information, NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with attorney Barbara McQuade about what it means for the Russia investigation if Cohen is credible.
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Matthew Yglesias of Vox, and Ramesh Ponnuru of The National Review and Bloomberg about the U.S. tariff ceasefire with the E.U., Republicans push to impeach Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and immigration.
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Michael Harris, director of the Wildlife Law Program with Friends of Animals, about the recent findings about government-issued permits for imported lion trophies being given to Republican donors.
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jane Hardy, CEO of the Brinly-Hardy Co., who says she's had to layoff workers because of a 37 percent hike in domestic steel prices due to tariffs.
From the latest GDP numbers, to a detente in the E.U.-U.S. tariff war, to news that North Korea has released possible remains of "DoD personnel," President Trump has much to talk about this week, but as always, there is some bad news from the Russia matter.