Carrie Johnson

The Supreme Court has been asked to fast track a case that centers on whether former President Donald Trump should be shielded from criminal prosecution.

Former President Donald Trump and some media organizations are pushing for the Jan. 6 federal election interference trial to be televised.

A resolution in the Senate could send hundreds of people released from prisons during the pandemic back into federal facilities. Only a tiny fraction committed new crimes during home confinement.

In the latest segment of Trump's Trials, NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with NPR Political Editor and Correspondent Domenico Monataro and Justice Correspondent Carrie Johnson.

Lawyers for former President Trump and the special counsel team will argue before a federal appeals court in Washington about the scope of a gag order lodged against him.

Prosecutors are tying former President Trump to the violent events on Jan. 6, 2021, after he asked a court to remove that language from his federal indictment.

Prosecutors are tying former President Donald Trump to the violent events on Jan. 6, 2021. His lawyers asked a court to strip references to that language from his federal indictment.

The ACLU says a judge's gag order against former President Trump restricts too much of his speech on matters of public importance.

The former president's lawyers are arguing that the Justice Department is criminalizing "core political speech" protected by the First Amendment and selectively targeting him for prosecution.

Prosecutors said the former president should not enjoy blanket immunity from criminal prosecution in the federal election interference case against him.

A federal judge holds a hearing Monday on the special counsel's request for a partial gag order on Donald Trump — arguing his remarks erode confidence in the courts and could bias potential jurors.

The limited gag order bars the former president from making statements targeting prosecutors and court personnel as well as inflammatory statements about likely witnesses.

The judge overseeing a criminal case against former President Donald Trump for interfering with the 2020 presidential election has set a trial date of March 4, 2024.

The judge overseeing the election conspiracy case against former President Donald Trump says she intends to set a trial date at a hearing Monday.

Judge Tanya Chutkan knows her way around a courtroom after years as a public defender. Now her rulings will be on international display in the Jan. 6 case against the former president.

Former President Donald Trump is expected to turn himself in this evening at the Fulton County jail in Atlanta, Ga. Trump will be booked and have his photo taken and then leave the facility.

Former President Donald Trump's rhetoric could be setting him up for an ugly clash with judges overseeing the criminal cases against him.

Attorney General Merrick Garland appoints a special counsel to investigate President Biden's son Hunter as his earlier plea deal appears to have collapsed.

Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss, who has been investigating criminal allegations against President Biden's son Hunter has been named a special counsel. He made the request on Tuesday.

David Weiss, a Trump appointee as U.S. attorney who was retained during the Biden administration, has been investigating Hunter Biden since 2019.