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Former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to members of the media before entering the courtroom with his attorney Todd Blanche (R) at Manhattan criminal court in New York City, on Monday.

Politics & Government

Trump's New York criminal hush money trial continues into a fifth week of testimony

11:04am May 20, 2024

by Ximena Bustillo

Former Trump lawyer andonce-loyal ally Michael Cohen is still on the witness stand testifying about his relationship to Trump, the Trump family and negotiations with adult film star Stormy Daniels.

Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media after the day's proceedings in his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on Thursday in New York City.

How does Trump's trial end? It may hinge on how jurors feel about sex and privacy

10:33am May 20, 2024

The Trump's Trials team breaks down why prosecutors have a timeline problem, what Michael Cohen's testimony so far has shown, and why it may all come down to a question of sex and privacy in the end.

Politics & Government

The criminal trial of former President Trump is nearing an end in New York

5:21am May 20, 2024

Donald Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen will take the stand once more in the hush money trial of the former president. The jury could begin deliberating this week.

Sean "Diddy" Combs is pictured at the CBS Radford Studio Center in 2018 in Los Angeles. On Sunday, Combs apologized for his actions in a video that appears to show him beating his former singing protege and girlfriend Cassie Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016.

Sean Combs apologizes for 'my actions in that video' that appeared to show an assault

4:28pm May 19, 2024

by John Helton

Without addressing his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, who is seen in the video being kicked and dragged in 2016, the hip-hop mogul says, "I was disgusted then when I did it. I'm disgusted now."

National

The Supreme Court ruled to protect the CFPB. Here's why it matters for your money

8:56am May 19, 2024

by Tamara Keith

NPR's Tamara Keith speaks with Rohit Chopra, the director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, about a Supreme Court decision that validated how the bureau is funded.

Politics & Government

Trump's trials update

5:26pm May 18, 2024

The prosecution just about wrapped up its case in Trump's hush money trial. But did they effectively present their case? Scott Detrow and Ximena Bustillo discuss with law professor Jed Shugerman.

National

Pod Corner: 'Uncuffed'

5:26pm May 18, 2024

Uncuffed is a podcast from member station KALW that explores the lives of people who are incarcerated in California prisons.

A Glock pistol with an illegal conversion device, sometimes referred to as a Glock switch. The small piece, which is illegal and not manufactured by Glock, can convert a semi-automatic pistol into a fully automatic one.

National

New York proposes a ban on guns that are easy to convert to illegal automatic weapons

5:01am May 18, 2024

by Scott Neuman

Meanwhile, Maryland's governor signs a bill to address the surge of conversion devices, including Glock switches, that bypass a pistol's trigger mechanism, allowing the weapon to fire fully automatic.

Ohio reviews diversity scholarships

6:27pm May 17, 2024

by Sarah Donaldson

Ohio's Republican attorney general ordered state universities to end scholarships that use race-based criteria, saying they're unconstitutional after 2023's Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action.

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Interstate travel becomes a target for the anti-abortion movement with Texas filing

5:59pm May 17, 2024

by Olivia Aldridge

Signaling a new tactic by anti-abortion groups, a Texas man has taken legal action against his ex-girlfriend over her alleged out-of-state abortion. Texas has a strict abortion ban.

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