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What's Next For The Supreme Court And Roe V. Wade?

5:57am July 03, 2018

Steve Inskeep talks to law professor and former assistant U.S. attorney Kimberly Wehle about how a more conservative Supreme Court could affect the legal standing of Roe v. Wade.

News Brief: Justice Confirmation Process, North Korea Threat

5:06am July 03, 2018

A narrowly divided Senate is putting 2 Republican women and 3 red-state Democrats in the high court spotlight. And, there are reports of new construction at North Korean missile and nuclear sites.

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Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Hints He May Cooperate With Federal Prosecutors

9:16pm July 02, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

Cohen once said he would "do anything" to protect Donald Trump. Facing an ongoing FBI probe of his finances and business dealings, Cohen now says his "first loyalty" rests with his family.

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Politics & Government

Trump Begins Meeeting With Possible Nominees To The Supreme Court

5:41pm July 02, 2018

by Mara Liasson

President Trump is continuing the process of choosing a Supreme Court nominee ahead of an announcement scheduled for July 9.

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Harvey Weinstein at a court appearance last month in New York. Already facing first-degree rape and other charges involving incidents with two women, he has now been charged with allegedly committing a forcible sexual act against a third.

New Charges Filed Against Harvey Weinstein Involving A Third Woman

3:48pm July 02, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

The disgraced movie mogul is already facing first-degree rape and other charges in New York. Now, Weinstein is facing new accusations that he assaulted a woman in 2006.

National

Bystanders To Fatal Overdoses Increasingly Becoming Criminal Defendants

11:16am July 02, 2018

by Bobby Allyn

Prosecutors in 20 states are using old laws to file homicide charges to hold family and friends accountable in opioid-related deaths. The penalty is steep and experts debate its effectiveness.

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News Brief: Mexico's Presidential Election, Supreme Court Vacancy

7:34am July 02, 2018

The leftist candidate in Mexico's election wins in a landslide. And, President Trump says he'll focus this week on selecting a Supreme Court nominee to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.

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President Donald Trump at the White House on June 28, 2018. Trump plans to announce his next Supreme Court nominee next week.

Politics & Government

Trump Downplays Roe v. Wade Litmus Test As He Considers A Supreme Court Nominee

3:25pm July 01, 2018

by Barbara Sprunt

In an interview with Fox News, Trump said his advisers told him not to ask potential Supreme Court nominees whether they would overturn Roe v Wade. "But I'm putting conservative people on," he said.

Politics & Government

The Supreme Court And The Midterms

8:14am July 01, 2018

by Mara Liasson

President Trump plans to announce another nomination to the Supreme Court on July 9. The effects of his choice will echo beyond the court docket to the midterm elections.

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Update On Migrant Women Detained In Texas

8:14am July 01, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Bethany Carson, immigration researcher and organizer for the nonprofit group Grassroots Leadership, about immigrant women detained without their children.