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Trump is indicted on 4 counts related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election
Former President Donald Trump is now facing a third indictment. The latest charges stem from his efforts to cling to power after losing the 2020 election.
What might Trump's latest indictment mean for the 2024 presidential election?
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Republican strategist Sarah Longwell about how the latest indictment against Donald Trump's will impact his 2024 presidential campaign, and the Republican party overall.
A wasted chance to fight addiction? Opioid settlement cash fills a local budget gap
State attorneys general vowed the funds would go toward tackling the addiction crisis. But as with the tobacco payouts of the 1990s, local officials have started using them to fill budget shortfalls.
The charges facing Trump in the Jan. 6 investigation, explained
Trump was charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, witness tampering, conspiracy against the rights of citizens, and obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding.
How Trump's latest indictment fits into the bigger Jan. 6 investigation
Former President Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on four counts related to the efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Trump charged with 4 felony counts for attempt to overturn the 2020 election
Former President Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury on four counts related to efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to court documents.
Special counsel Jack Smith speaks about the latest indictment against Trump
Special counsel Jack Smith spoke briefly about the indictment and praised the men and women who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Former Michigan GOP attorney general nominee is charged in voting machine breach
Matthew DePerno, the most recent Republican nominee for Michigan attorney general, has been charged with undue possession of a voting machine and conspiracy.
Henrietta Lacks' family settles with a biotech company that used her cells
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with science journalist and author Rebecca Skloot about Henrietta Lacks, whose family just settled with a biotech company that used her cancer cells without consent.