President Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen reached a plea deal with federal authorities. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to WNYC reporter Andrea Bernstein, who was in the courtroom in New York.

Microsoft says it identified Russian cyberattacks targeting anti-Kremlin groups in the United States and also simulating U.S. Senate websites. The discovery comports with earlier warnings by intelligence leaders that Russian active measures would continue ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.

A federal jury on Tuesday found Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, guilty on eight of the 18 charges he faced in his tax and bank fraud trial. Judge T.S. Ellis III declared a mistrial on the other 10 counts.

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed a new rule on Tuesday, giving states more authority to regulate carbon emissions from coal fired power plants. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dan Lashof of the World Resources Institute about the new rule.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, about the plea deal by President Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen. and the guilty verdict in Paul Manafort's trial.

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh met Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, a swing vote in his confirmation, who said their more than two hour session covered abortion, executive power and other issues.

The U.K. accuses Moscow of poisoning a former Russian spy in Britain using a nerve agent and wants others to step up sanctions in response.

Congressional Republicans are negotiating bipartisan deals on legislation to fund the government ahead of the midterms. But their message clashes with President Trump, who has threatened a shutdown.

President Trump's former attorney has told a federal judge in Manhattan that he intends to enter a guilty plea. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with University of Texas law professor Stephen Vladeck about the deal.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Reuters reporter Yeganeh Torbati about concerns of military officials about the drop in admissions of Iraqi refugees to the U.S., saying it will discourage locals from cooperating with U.S. forces in other conflicts.

A year ago, President Trump said his original instinct was to pull out of Afghanistan. But he chose to stay. NPR looks at what's changed since then in Afghanistan — and what hasn't.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Independent Sen. Angus King of Maine about Microsoft's revelation about Russian hacking targeting some conservative think tanks and the Senate.

Michael Cohen, former longtime lawyer for President Trump, is expected to enter into a plea agreement with federal prosecutors in New York. It's unclear the parameters of the agreement.

Cohen, who described himself in past as Trump's "pit bull," became well-known for his elbow-throwing and sometimes full-on threats as he worked to move the ball forward for Trump or protect him.

Jurors concluded that Donald Trump's former campaign chairman was guilty of eight of the 18 counts with which he had been charged.