Law

President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn arrives at federal court in Washington. D.C., Tuesday.

Federal Judge Delays Michael Flynn Sentencing After Plea Of Lying To Feds

7:45pm December 18, 2018

The judge ordered both sides to file status reports by March 13. He said he has outstanding questions, including how the Russia investigation was impeded and the impact of Flynn's lies on the inquiry.

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Chief Justice John Roberts administers the constitutional oath to Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh as his wife, Ashley Kavanaugh, holds the Bible. They're accompanied by their daughters, Margaret and Liza.

Politics & Government

Federal Panel Of Judges Dismisses All 83 Ethics Complaints Against Brett Kavanaugh

7:03pm December 18, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

The judges acknowledged that the complaints are "serious" but noted there is no existing authority for lower court judges to hold Supreme Court justices accountable.

Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie (center) speaks to media in February in Parkland, Fla., the day after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. He is flanked by Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel (left) and Florida

National

As Parkland Cases Begin, Duty Of School And Deputy Come Under Scrutiny

5:28pm December 18, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

The criminal and civil cases related to the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are just beginning — and they raise a number of thorny questions about who is responsible for a tragedy.

Politics & Government

Trump Foundation Folds

12:36pm December 18, 2018

New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood announces that the Trump Foundation is dissolving, amid allegations the president misused funds. NPR talks to The Washington Post's David Fahrenthold.

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Missouri Man Convicted Of Deer Poaching, Must Watch 'Bambi'

6:29am December 18, 2018

David Berry and others were convicted of deer poaching, killing hundreds of trophy bucks with antlers in the Ozarks. Berry faces a prison sentence, and must regularly watch the movie Bambi.

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Health & Safety

News Brief: Flynn Faces Sentencing, Moonves' Severance, Toxic Mine Dust

5:49am December 18, 2018

Ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn is sentenced Tuesday. CBS denies ex-CEO Les Moonves $120 million in severance. And, regulators failed to stop an epidemic killing thousands of coal miners.

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National

Trump To Examine Murder Case Against Former Green Beret Who Said He Killed A Prisoner

10:38pm December 17, 2018

by David Welna

President Trump called the Army major a hero and vowed to review the case. To a military law specialist, it looks like "the commander in chief is putting his thumb on the scales of justice."

Paul Buckley and his son, Mason, with his wife, Cheryl Becker, and daughter, Ariel Becker. The family's desire to adopt Mason was almost derailed by the Indian Child Welfare Act.

National

Native American Adoption Law Challenged As Racially Biased

8:44pm December 17, 2018

by Wade Goodwyn

A federal judge has ruled the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act unconstitutional because it gives Native American families preferential treatment in adoptions of American Indian children.

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Trump Organization Under Scrutiny Of Federal Prosecutors

Politics & Government

Following The President’s Money In Manhattan

2:49pm December 17, 2018

The Southern District of New York's investigation brings new stories to light.

Cleric Fethullah Gulen spoke to reporters at his compound in Saylorsburg, Pa. His case was connected to new charges unveiled on Monday against associates of Michael Flynn.

2 Associates Of Michael Flynn Charged In Alleged Scheme To Smear Turkish Cleric

1:45pm December 17, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

The men failed to register as foreign agents, prosecutors say, and they even developed a plot to disguise the ultimate origins of payments they were receiving from Turkey.