Law

Newly-released court documents from the FBI suggest the Las Vegas shooter's girlfriend, Marilou Danley, acted quickly after the shooting to conceal her relationship with Paddock.

National

Unsealed Documents Show The Las Vegas Shooter's Girlfriend Acted Swiftly

7:12pm January 14, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Hundreds of pages of newly-released court documents reveal what authorities knew and the leads they were chasing in the days following the attack, but offer little on motive.

Ken Starr On Investigating A President

8:02am January 14, 2018

Kenneth Starr led the investigation of President Clinton in the 1990s. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with the former independent counsel about Robert Mueller's investigation of President Trump.

Trump's Latest Vulgar Comments Cast Shadow Over Legislative Agenda

5:50pm January 13, 2018

The Washington Examiner's Sarah Westwood and former GOP White House staffers Mary Kate Cary and Fred McClure join NPR's Michel Martin to discuss the explosive week in politics.

DACA Extension And Bolstered Border Security Part Of Latest Negotiation Talks

5:49pm January 13, 2018

Legislators have yet to come up with a bipartisan agreement on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. NPR's Michel Martin asks Republican Congressman Francis Rooney (R-Fla.) about solutions ahead.

National

When Prosecutors Are 'Innocence Deniers'

7:51am January 13, 2018

Lara Bazelon writes in Slate that prosecutors who won't admit mistakes are 'innocence deniers." She tells NPR's Scott Simon why she thinks some prosecutors actively work against justice.

UC President Janet Napolitano On DACA Lawsuit

7:51am January 13, 2018

University of California President Janet Napolitano talks with NPR's Scott Simon about her involvement in a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the DACA program.

In a federal indictment, Phillip Durachinsky faces numerous charges including installing malware on thousands of computers and the production of child pornography.

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Ohio Man Charged With Putting Spyware On Thousands of Computers

10:26pm January 12, 2018

by Laura Sydell

Prosecutors say Phillip Durachinsky created malware that enabled him to remotely access and turn on the cameras and microphones of computers. Charges include the production of child pornography.

Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, at a White House press conference in May. More people moving off Medicaid, she says, would be a good outcome.

New Rules May Make Getting And Staying On Medicaid More Difficult

5:12pm January 12, 2018

by Jake Harper

Indiana is one of the states poised to get permission to require Medicaid recipients to work. Advocates say work requirements may be good politics but they're bad policy.

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President Trump Meets With Bipartisan Group Of Senators On Immigration

Politics & Government

Friday News Roundup - Domestic

3:09pm January 12, 2018

A certain word dominated the headlines.

President Trump speaks during a meeting on services for people leaving prison in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Thursday.

Trump Uses Bully Pulpit To Support More Services For People Leaving Prisons

12:34pm January 12, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

Prisoners advocates expressed optimism after a White House meeting with the president. But the bipartisan effort to overhaul the way criminals are punished has downsized its goals in the Trump era.

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