NRA promises to reform charitable arm in new settlement with DC attorney general

The National Rifle Association (NRA) settled a suit with the D.C. Attorney General’s Office on Wednesday, concluding a three-and-a-half-year case by promising to reform its troubled charity arm, avoiding a trial.

Prosecutors said the NRA Foundation misused more than $10 million in tax-deductible donations, illegally funneling the money into its parent organization for political activity. The case was set to go to trial April 29.

The settlement comes as the NRA recovers from a disastrous New York corruption trial...