Crime, Law and Justice

2016 under scrutiny: A timeline of Russia connections
The first charges in the special counsel investigation give more details about what was said and done relating to Russia during the presidential campaign, particularly in the spring and summer.
After a day of legal shock and awe, what's next for the Mueller investigation?
Months after he was named to investigate Russian interference in the election, Robert Mueller unveils charges against Donald Trump's former campaign chairman and a foreign policy aide. He's not done.
What should we do about confederate monuments?
The national debate over the fate of Confederate monuments, flags and place names was chosen as the topic for discussion this fall in the "Hot Topics: Cool Talk" series at the University of St. Thomas.
MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke with Political Junkie Ken Rudin about the latest from Washington, including the news Monday that Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his associate Rick Gates have been indicted by a federal grand jury.
U.S. court bars Trump from reversing transgender troops policy
U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly wrote Monday that transgender members of the military who had sued over the change were likely to win their lawsuit and barred the Trump administration from reversing course.
Manafort and Gates face decades in prison, millions in fines
President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and Manafort's business associate Rick Gates face decades in federal prison and millions of dollars in potential fines if convicted on all counts in a sprawling federal indictment unsealed Monday.