• Ty Cobb, Trump's lawyer in Russia probe, retiring

    Ty Cobb, Trump's lawyer in Russia probe, retiring

    May 02, 2018 05:12 PM EST

    ... a "Russian witch hunt." He said collusion with the Russians "never existed." In a second tweet, Trump said: "It would seem very hard to obstruct justice for a crime that never happened." The questions do appear to indicate that Mueller is looking into possible collusion. Some touch on Russian meddling ...

  • Special counsel team has floated idea of subpoena for Trump

    Special counsel team has floated idea of subpoena for Trump

    May 02, 2018 01:20 PM EST

    ... a "Russian witch hunt." He said collusion with the Russians "never existed." In a second tweet, Trump said: "It would seem very hard to obstruct justice for a crime that never happened." The questions do appear to indicate that Mueller is looking into possible collusion. Some touch on Russian meddling ...

  • Trump says leak of Mueller's Russia probe questions 'disgraceful'

    Trump says leak of Mueller's Russia probe questions 'disgraceful'

    May 01, 2018 01:12 PM EST

    ... never existed, and an investigation begun with illegally leaked classified information. Nice!" In a second tweet, Trump said: "It would seem very hard to obstruct justice for a crime that never happened." https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/991267863674675200 https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/991279620044591105 But the questions do appear to ...

  • 4 police misconduct cases had new developments this week. Here’s what happened

    4 police misconduct cases had new developments this week. Here’s what happened

    Apr 06, 2018 11:35 PM EST

    ... Stop calling 911." The crowd marched to the NYPD's 71st Precinct, holding signs with the names of others killed by police and chanting, "No justice, no peace," and "Move, pigs, get out the way." Juanita Prince, 59, who has lived in Crown Heights for more than 20 years, told ...

  • Analysis: In the Supreme Court this month, abortion is the elephant in the (court)room

    Analysis: In the Supreme Court this month, abortion is the elephant in the (court)room

    Mar 19, 2018 08:09 PM EST

    ... is not. The Roberts Court is a very strong pro-First Amendment court on speech issues. The licensed disclosure statement may present the tougher question for the justices, particularly for the strongest speech advocates: Justice Anthony Kennedy and Chief Justice John Roberts. They likely will be pressing lawyers on each ...

  • This poet imagines black victims of police violence 'alive someplace better'

    This poet imagines black victims of police violence 'alive someplace better'

    Feb 26, 2018 09:52 PM EST

    ... a biting, cascade of a poem that tackles endemic violence, both physical and emotional, against black bodies. In his new collection, Smith wanted to imagine justice for the victims of “all the little and all the big violences.” He reanimates the bodies and souls of boys lost to “bonefleshed men ...

  • Erdogan's crackdown targets every aspect of Turkish society

    Erdogan's crackdown targets every aspect of Turkish society

    Aug 30, 2017 11:33 PM EST

    ... them wherever we go. And we say no. We have our own identities and values that we believe in. We believe in democracy. NICK SCHIFRIN: For the last 15 years, she's been a third-grade teacher, the kind who takes selfies with her 8-year-olds. But she's ...

  • States step into void left by exit from Paris climate accord

    States step into void left by exit from Paris climate accord

    Jun 02, 2017 07:23 PM EST

    At least 87 mayors have adopted their own version of the Paris accord by Friday afternoon.

  • Does the death penalty bring closure to a victim's family?

    Does the death penalty bring closure to a victim's family?

    Apr 25, 2017 07:02 PM EST

    The last time anyone saw Julie Heath alive was Oct. 3, 1993, when the 18-year-old set out to visit her boyfriend in Hot Springs, Arkansas. A week later, a hunter discovered Heath’s body, less than eight miles from where her broken-down car was found. She wore a black shirt, socks and underwear, but they were...

  • Top Senate Democrat opposes Neil Gorsuch, Trump's pick for Supreme Court

    Top Senate Democrat opposes Neil Gorsuch, Trump's pick for Supreme Court

    Mar 23, 2017 03:54 PM EST

    The top Democrat in the Senate said Thursday he will oppose the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to serve on the Supreme Court and encouraged other Democrats to reject President Donald Trump's choice, setting up a showdown with majority Republicans.