Law

A New York judge on Monday set April 15 as the new start date in former President Donald Trump's hush money case.

Politics & Government

Appeals court has lowered Trump's bond in civil fraud case to $175 million

4:30pm March 25, 2024

by Andrea Bernstein

The New York court also gave the former president 10 more days to post it. Separately, a judge set April 15 as the new start date in Trump's hush money case.

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National

Indiana bans cellphones in class

11:36am March 25, 2024

Next fall, kids in Indiana public schools will face a general ban on cellphones in classrooms under a law passed overwhelmingly by the legislature.

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The Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion on June 24, 2022.

Health & Safety

What's at stake in the Supreme Court mifepristone case

10:01am March 25, 2024

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The case could affect not just abortion access but oversight of the drug industry and the authority of federal agencies. The court hears arguments Tuesday.

Politics & Government

Morning news brief

5:15am March 25, 2024

Israel's defense minister is in Washington Monday. Russia marks national day of mourning after concert hall attack. Former president Trump faces a deadline to post bond in New York civil fraud trial.

Politics & Government

What does Trump's rhetoric tell us about his plans for a return to the White House?

5:15am March 25, 2024

Earlier this month while speaking to the auto industry, former President Trump predicted a "bloodbath" if he loses the November election. How might his rhetoric apply to Jan. 6 cases?

Jose Manuel Castro, the pastor of Gethsemani Baptist Church, holds a turkey. The church had a tradition of giving away turkeys every Thanksgiving except this past year due to troubles with the city, according to a suit.

An Arizona church known for feeding migrants now says the city is blocking its work

2:32pm March 24, 2024

by Juliana Kim

Gethsemani Baptist Church in San Luis has been organizing food drives for nearly 25 years. But in a new lawsuit, the church alleges that the city has started to push back against this work.

National

West Virginia passes bill allowing home distillation of liquor up to 5 gallons

7:59am March 24, 2024

by Randy Yohe

West Virginia's legislature has approved a bill that would allow individuals to distill up to five gallons of moonshine as a way to celebrate Appalachian history and heritage.

Sylvester Stallone hangs a pair of pink boxing gloves on a portrait of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Woman of Leadership Award in 2022, as Julie Opperman, chair of the Dwight D. Opperman Foundation, looks on.

What is the foundation behind the Ruth Bader Ginsburg award controversy?

5:02am March 23, 2024

by Bill Chappell

No awards will be given this year, the foundation told NPR, after a controversy exploded over changes to what was once called the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Woman of Leadership Award.

Members of the Texas National Guard placing barber wire on a fence at the border between Mexico and the US.

House appropriations bill would increase border enforcement capacity

6:19pm March 22, 2024

by Jasmine Garsd

The budget approved by the Republican-led House includes over $9.5 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Mexico could strong-arm Biden over Texas' immigration law SB4

4:35pm March 22, 2024

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Washington Post columnist Eduardo Porter about Texas' immigration law SB4, and Mexico's reaction to it.

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