Law

Words You'll Hear: The Better Care Reconciliation Act

5:32pm July 09, 2017

by Danielle Kurtzleben

Republican senators are trying to revive their health care bill. While voters weren't fond of the the original version, but they're not always clear about what they want when it comes to health care.

What States Can And Can't Do With Voter Data

10:20am July 09, 2017

A Martinez talks to Richard Hasen, a law professor at UC Irvine, about the individual rights of states to give out voter information after a Trump commission requested voter data.

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19 Attorneys General Sue DeVos Over Delay Of Borrower Defense Rule

6:07pm July 08, 2017

Eighteen states and D.C. have sued Education Secretary Betsy DeVos over her decision to suspend borrow defense rules. Michel Martin talks with D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine about the lawsuit.

Special counsel Robert Mueller departs after a June 21 closed-door meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee about Russian meddling in the 2016 election and possible connections to the Trump campaign.

Special Counsel Mueller Lets His Actions Do The Talking: 15 Hires, More to Come

2:06pm July 08, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

The man leading the DOJ investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election is building an all-star team of prosecutors. A conservative group that supports President Trump launched an attack ad.

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A provision in the bill proposed by the GOP Senate would permit Medicaid to pay for longer stints of inpatient psychiatric care. But other parts of the bill would strip $772 billion from Medicaid — the single-largest funder of care for people who have s

Senate Health Bill Could Both Boost And Undercut Mental Health Funding

5:00am July 08, 2017

by Liz Szabo

The draft health care bill has a provision meant to increase the availability of inpatient psychiatric care. But overall cuts to Medicaid could actually lead to even fewer psychiatric beds nationwide.

After a win on the opening day of Wimbledon, Venus Williams broke into tears win asked about her June 9 car accident that resulted in a passenger death.

National

Police Take Second Look At Venus Williams' Car Accident With New Footage

9:04pm July 07, 2017

by Wynne Davis

Florida police have retracted their original statement that said the tennis player was at fault for the June 9 car accident that resulted in a passenger's death. Blame has not been determined.

Crime Labs Struggle To Identify Opioids In Race To Stop Epidemic

6:31pm July 07, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to STAT News reporter Max Blau about his recent reporting on counterfeit opioids in forensic crime labs. The shifting nature of the opioids themselves makes it difficult to treat overdoses and prosecute dealers.

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In Dallas, New Police Recruits Reflect On Year Since Officers Were Killed

4:56pm July 07, 2017

by Christopher Connelly

It was one year ago that a gunman ambushed and killed five law enforcement officers in Dallas. Police recruits who started shortly after that incident are reflecting on the past year.

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An Update On Robert Mueller's Russia Investigation

7:44am July 07, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who's leading the Russia probe, has assembled a high-powered team of investigators and lawyers.

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The Controversy Over The 'Motor Voter' Law

5:08am July 07, 2017

by Pam Fessler

Voting rights groups fear that the Trump administration's look into voter fraud is really aimed at weakening a 24-year-old law meant to expand opportunities for people to register to vote.