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This image provided by the U.S. District Court in Maryland shows firearms and ammunition that figure in the case against Christopher Paul Hasson. Prosecutors say that Hasson, a Coast Guard lieutenant, is a
Courts & Law

Coast Guard lieutenant had hit list of lawmakers and media figures, feds say

Federal agents found 15 firearms and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition when Christopher Hasson was arrested. Authorities deem him a 'domestic terrorist.'

8 years ago

Visitors wait to enter the Supreme Court as a winter snow storm hits the nation's capital making roads perilous and closing most Federal offices and all major public school districts, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. The Supreme Court is ruling unanimously that the Constitution's ban on excessive fines applies to the states. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Court: Constitutional ban on high fines applies to states

The case drew interest from liberal groups concerned about police abuses and conservative organizations opposed to excessive regulation.

8 years ago

Jay Jordan, 33, is the director of the #TimeDone/Second Chances project for the nonprofit Californians for Safety and Justice. The clinic involves public defenders who volunteer to help people get their criminal charges or records reduced or expunged (Philip Cheung for NPR)
NPR
Courts & Law

Scrubbing the past to give those with a criminal record a second chance

In the last two years more than 20 states have expanded or added laws to help people move on from their criminal records — most involve misdemeanors.

8 years ago

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks about his new book, 'Where We Go From Here: Two Years in the Resistance', at a George Washington University/Politics and Prose event in November 2018. He announced a second presidential campaign on Tuesday. (Alex Brandon/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Bernie Sanders enters 2020 presidential campaign, no longer an underdog

Sanders is giving it another go, launching a second campaign for the White House four years after surprising Democrats with a strong bid for the party's 2016 nomination.

8 years ago

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham
NPR
Politics & Policy

Graham vows to investigate ‘administrative coup’ in FBI, Justice Department

His remarks appear to sync with an anonymously penned New York Times opinion piece about "early whispers within the cabinet of invoking the 25th Amendment."

8 years ago

Andrew McCabe talked about his new memoir with NPR's Morning Edition.
(Amr Alfiky/NPR)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Andrew McCabe, ex-FBI Deputy, describes ‘remarkable’ number of Trump-Russia contacts

The former acting director of the bureau says he and Justice Department leaders were so rattled following the dismissal of James Comey they struggled with how to respond.

8 years ago

President Trump speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House on Friday to declare a national emergency in order to build a wall along the southern border. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump will ‘protect’ emergency declaration if Congress disapproves, Miller says

A resolution of disapproval would let Congress overturn Trump's declaration and would likely pass in the Democratically controlled House of Representatives.

8 years ago

President Donald Trump turns back to the audience after speaking during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, to declare a national emergency in order to build a wall along the southern border. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo)
National Interest
Politics & Policy

A national emergency: Fealty to Trump or the Constitution?

We will soon learn whether he has fatally infuriated the Fellowship of the Furrowed Brow.

8 years ago

Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke left the Trump administration amid unresolved ethics investigations. His department has been inundated by Freedom of Information requests and is now proposing a new rule which critics charge could limit transparency.
(Cliff Owen/AP Photo)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Interior Dept.’s push to limit public records requests draws criticism

Public records requests to the office of the Secretary of the Interior have increased by over 200 percent since 2016. Critics say that proposed rule changes will limit access.

8 years ago

Alexsis Rodgers, president of Virginia Young Democrats, is one of the disappointed constituents who worked hard to elect some of the officials at the center of the Virginia controversies. Now, Rodgers says, the state democratic party must develop diverse leaders before there's another crisis. (Sarah McCammon/NPR)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Virginia Democrats now look to women of color for leadership

When you talk to Virginia Democrats these days, you hear a lot of words like "disappointing" and "frustrating."

8 years ago

In this Jan. 19, 2019, file photo, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, waves to the crowd after speaking at Women's Unity Rally organized by Women's March NYC at Foley Square in Lower Manhattan in New York. On Thursday, Feb. 14, newly-elected Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez led a chorus of cheers as Amazon announced it was abandoning plans to build a sought-after headquarters in New York City. Activists berated the online giant for a $3 billion package of tax breaks she said the city could better invest in hiring teachers or fixing the subway. (Kathy Willens/AP Photo, File)
Politics & Policy

Amazon decision a win for Democrats’ rising left wing

This is not the Democratic Party of yesteryear. Or even last year.

8 years ago

In this Feb. 13, 2013 file photo, Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick poses during an interview with the Associated Press, in Rome. On Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019 the Vatican announced Pope Francis defrocked former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick after Vatican officials found him guilty of soliciting for sex while hearing Confession. (Andrew Medichini/AP Photo, file)
Community

Vatican defrocks former U.S. cardinal McCarrick over sex abuse

U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, 88, is the highest-ranking churchman to be laicized.

8 years ago

In this Sept. 11, 2001 file photo, with the skeleton of the World Trade Center twin towers in the background, New York City firefighters work amid debris on Cortlandt St. after the terrorist attacks.  (Mark Lennihan/AP Photo, File)
Health

9/11 fund running out of money for those with illnesses

The compensation fund for victims of 9/11 is running out of money and will cut future payments by 50 to 70 percent, officials announced Friday.

8 years ago

In this Jan. 20, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump gives his inaugural address after being sworn in as the 45th president of the United States during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Big money from billionaires, corporations and a roster of NFL owners poured into Donald Trump’s inaugural committee in record-shattering amounts, to pull off an event that turned out considerably lower-key than previous inaugural celebrations. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo, File)
Courts & Law

N.J. attorney general subpoenas Trump’s inaugural committee

President Donald Trump's inaugural committee received a sweeping request for financial records this week from prosecutors in New Jersey.

8 years ago

Law enforcement personnel gather near the scene of a shooting at an industrial park in Aurora, Ill., on Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. (Bev Horne/Daily Herald via AP)
Courts & Law

Gunman kills 5 people, wounds 5 police at Illinois business

A gunman opened fire at a manufacturing plant in suburban Chicago on Friday, killing five people and wounding five police officers before he was fatally shot, police said.

8 years ago

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