The First Week Of The Manafort Trial
The first week of Paul Manafort's trial is over. Manafort, a veteran lobbyist and Donald Trump's 2016 campaign chairman, is fighting charges of bank and tax fraud.
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Immigration Lawyer On Separated Children
Priya Konings is an attorney with KIND, Kids in Need of Defense, a New York based nonprofit that has been working to reunite migrant children and families in New York. She talks with Scott Simon.
Constant Wildfires Leave California Firefighters Strained
California hasn't had a month without a wildfire since 2012. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Mike Feyh of the Sacramento Fire Department about the strain on firefighters.
Hawaii Businesses Struggle With Uncertainty Of Volcano
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has been violently spewing lava since early May. There is no way to know if or when the lava will stop and businesses are struggling with the uncertainty.
The State Of Election Security Ahead Of Midterms
With the 2018 midterms approaching, election security is a major concern for state governments. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Politico cybersecurity reporter Eric Geller.
Historian On Think Tank Resignation Over Former Trump Official's Hiring
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with William Hitchcock, a historian who resigned from a University of Virginia think tank to protest its hiring of a former Trump administration official.
Judge Orders Trump Administration To Fully Restore DACA
It's the third federal court to rule that the government had failed to justify its decision to end the program. The administration has 20 days to appeal, before immigrant protections are reinstated.
Las Vegas Shooting Investigation Closed. No Motive Found
Police investigating the October 2017 attack said they've been able to answer the "who, what, when, where and how" of the massacre, but as the probe ends, officials cannot explain the "why."
San Diego Researchers Measure The Highest Ocean Surface Temperature In A Century
The water, collected by scientists with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, measured 78.6 degrees Fahrenheit. "It really is weird," a research scientist said. It all started with the blob.
Federal Judge Calls Government Plan To Reunify Migrant Families 'Disappointing'
The Trump administration had argued that the ACLU should take responsibility for locating parents who were deported back to Central America without their children.