Noel King

Trump escalates rhetoric aimed at probe into Russian interference. The government faces a new deadline in migrant reunification cases. The U.S. sanctioned two Turkish officials over a detained pastor.

The first day of the tax and bank fraud trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort began Tuesday. It is the first trial to come out of Special Counsel Robert Muller's investigation.

Jury selection begins shortly in the fraud trial of ex-Trump campaign head Manafort. The Carr Fire forces evacuations near Redding. And, the president says he's willing to meet with Iran's leaders.

Trump threatens a government shutdown if he doesn't get a border wall. Also his latest feud with The New York Times goes public. And, Zimbabwe holds its first elections since Robert Mugabe's ouster.

Ann Powers talks about curating NPR Music's new list of the 200 greatest songs of the 21st century by women and non-binary artists.

Trump's ex-attorney reportedly said in 2016, candidate Trump knew in advance of a meeting with a group of Russians. Hundreds of migrant kids remain separated from families, the day after a deadline.

CNN aired tape of a conversation between Donald Trump and his then-lawyer reportedly discussing paying for a Playboy model's story. And, Secretary of State Pompeo appears before a Senate panel.

President Trump considers revoking the security clearances of several critics. And, new satellite imagery shows that North Korea has begun dismantling its main satellite launch facility.

The government releases documents about the FBI secretly recording a former Trump campaign adviser. The president, in a tweet, threatens Iran. And rescue workers in Syria are themselves being rescued.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave a wide-ranging press conference today in Berlin with the German and foreign press. On the Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki, she seemed to welcome that the two met.

President Trump and President Putin hold a joint press conference after meeting for two hours. The leaders were asked about charges of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.

Richard Fontaine of the Center For A New American Security offers his insights into the meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki.

As of July 16, there will be only one Blockbuster video store operating in the United States — in Bend, Ore.

At the NATO summit in Brussels, President Trump launched into a harsh and public critique of the alliance. And, the White House says it will assess tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods.

What do we know about President Trump's new Supreme Court pick? The NATO summit will deal with Trump's adversarial approach to longtime allies. And, Britain's latest Brexit troubles.

Two major members of British Prime Minister Theresa May's government have resigned just days after she announced her plan for the UK's exit from the European Union.

EPA chief Scott Pruitt resigns amid ethics questions. And U.S. tariffs are imposed on $34 billion worth of Chinese imports and China retaliates.

Have Democrats found an election-year message and strategy? And, distillers are worried as U.S. allies respond to President Trump's aggressive trade policies by putting tariffs on bourbon.

The Trump administration is undoing Obama-era guidance to schools on affirmative action. And, an update on last month's shooting of an unarmed black teenager in East Pittsburgh, Pa.

A narrowly divided Senate is putting 2 Republican women and 3 red-state Democrats in the high court spotlight. And, there are reports of new construction at North Korean missile and nuclear sites.