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Democrats Look At How To Proceed After Mueller Report Is Released

5:28pm April 20, 2019

Congress must decide what to do with information from the Mueller report. Democratic strategists Luis Miranda and Robin Winston tell NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer whether their party should pursue impeachment.

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Troll Watch: What We Learned From The Mueller Report

5:28pm April 20, 2019

Clint Watts of the Foreign Policy Research Institute tells NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer what he learned about how Russian Internet trolls operate from the redacted Mueller report.

The Massachusetts Alcohol and Substance Abuse Center in Plymouth houses men for court-mandated addiction treatment.

Prison For Forced Addiction Treatment? A Parent's 'Last Resort' Has Consequences

7:13am April 20, 2019

by Deborah Becker

Thousands of Massachusetts residents have been committed to treatment for addiction against their will. Some families say locking up addicts in prison isn't treatment. Others say it saves lives.

Louise and Daivd Turpin, who pleaded guilty to 14 felony counts for the abuse of 12 their 13 children, listened on Friday as two of their adult children testified in court.

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California Parents Sentenced To Life In Prison After Years Of Torturing 12 Children

7:55pm April 19, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

"My parents took my whole life from me," said one of the couple's adult daughters who testified against David and Louise Turpin on Friday. "But now I'm taking my life back."

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said he was spurred to act because of an "unprecedented spike" in the number of teenagers who were vaping, or smoking e-cigarettes.

Anti-Tobacco Advocates Question McConnell Plan To Raise Minimum Purchasing Age

5:55pm April 19, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Citing an "unprecedented spike" in teens vaping, Sen. Mitch McConnell said the bill would raise the minimum age for people to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21. Tobacco companies back the proposal.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler has said, "This committee requires the full report and the underlying materials because it is our job — not the attorney general's — to determine whether or not President Trump has abused his office."

House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler Subpoenas Full Mueller Report

5:05pm April 19, 2019

by Philip Ewing

Nadler wants everything developed by the special counsel office, including all of the underlying evidence in its report. He says the Justice Department has until May 1 to comply.

How Trump's Judicial Nominees Have Handled Questions On Brown v. Board Of Education

4:23pm April 19, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dahlia Lithwick, legal analyst for Slate, about how President Trump's judicial nominees have responded to questions about Brown v. Board of Education.

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American Media Inc., parent company of the National Enquirer, struck a deal to sell the tabloid and two other publications.

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'National Enquirer' To Be Sold To Hudson News Heir James Cohen

2:18pm April 19, 2019

by Francesca Paris

The tabloid's parent company, American Media Inc., has become embroiled in controversies surrounding President Trump. It also sparred with Jeff Bezos over blackmail accusations.

Attorney General William Barr, center, holds a press conference Thursday before the redacted Mueller report's release.

Will Democrats 'Follow The Mueller Report To Where It Leads'?

10:59am April 19, 2019

by Domenico Montanaro

Impeachment talk started again among Democrats Thursday with the release of the redacted Mueller report. Many still see that as too politically risky even though they see Trump as unfit for office.

House Judiciary Chairman Issues Subpoena For Full, Unredacted Mueller Report

10:17am April 19, 2019

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler on Friday subpoenaed the Department of Justice for the full Mueller report without redactions and the underlying documents. He set a May 1 deadline.

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