Trump Announces New Tariffs On Mexico To Force Cooperation On Illegal Immigration In a statement issued late Thursday, President Trump said a first round of tariffs will be 5% and will rise to 10% on July 1. The penalties could reach 25% by October. Richard Gonzales
New Hampshire Abolishes Death Penalty As Lawmakers Override Governor's Veto Calling capital punishment "archaic, costly, discriminatory and violent," state Sen. Melanie Levesque, a Democrat, said the time has come to end it. Twenty-one states have discarded the death penalty. Bill Chappell
A Dad Wins Fight To Increase Parental Leave For Men At JPMorgan Chase Derek Rotondo filed a class-action complaint against his employer for offering more paid parental leave to women than to men. On Thursday, the bank announced it settled the case. Yuki Noguchi
Louisiana Lawmakers Approve Strict Abortion Limit, Dem. Governor Says He Will Sign it Six other states have recently passed laws banning abortions. When Louisiana's bill becomes law, it will join four other states in which abortions are barred when a heartbeat is detectable. Richard Gonzales
Their smiles were 'defiant.' A cop puts a young black man in a chokehold Josiah Hunter was 21 when the skinny cop with the orange-red hair put him in a chokehold and yelled, his breath hot on Hunter’s ear, “Stop resisting arrest!” Isolde Raftery
Trump Responds On Twitter To Mueller Remarks Special Counsel Robert Mueller Wednesday said his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election is over. President Trump responded to Mueller's public statement on Twitter. Steve Inskeep
Analysis Of Robert Mueller's Public Statement Kim Wehle, a former associate independent counsel in the Whitewater investigation, responds to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's public remarks on Wednesday.
Analysis Of Mueller's Justice Department Remarks Special Counsel Robert Mueller makes his first public remarks since the release of his office's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. Carrie Johnson
Mueller Defends Office's Investigation Into Russian Interference In 2016 Election Special Counsel Robert Mueller gives his first public statement since the release of his office's report. He emphasized the report's finding that Russians launched an attack on our political system. Carrie Johnson
Special Counsel Mueller To Deliver Statement On Russia Investigation Robert Mueller, who hasn't spoken publicly since the Russia investigation began, is scheduled to give remarks from the Justice Department. Miles Parks