Attorney General Barr Denies Claims Of Political Interference In DOJ In an interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep, Attorney General William Barr talks about executive powers, claims of interference on behalf of the President and the firing of U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman.
News Brief: AG Barr Defends Actions, COVID-19 Vaccine Status, U.S Soldier Charged Attorney General William Barr says he is responsible for DOJ actions. COVID-19 research has yielded 16 vaccine candidates. And, a U.S. soldier was charged in a plot to attack his own unit.
Attorney General Barr Says DOJ Acts Independent Of Trump Interests In a wide-ranging NPR interview, William Barr defended the Justice Department amid accusations of political interference, including recently in the case of ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn. Miles Parks
Constitutional Scholar's Book Explains Why Exercise The Right To Vote NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Kim Wehle, a law professor at the University of Baltimore about her book: What You Need to Know about Voting — and Why.
Businesses and residents bring lawsuit against Seattle over CHOP A group of Capitol Hill business owners and residents have filed a lawsuit against the City of Seattle over its handling the area known as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest, or CHOP. Kate Walters
Three Men Indicted In Death Of Ahmaud Arbery, Shot While He Jogged In Georgia Gregory and Travis McMichael, a father and son, along with William "Roddie" Bryan face nine counts including malice murder, felony murder and criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment. Brakkton Booker
Former Deputy Attorney General Talks About His Testimony On The Politicization Of DOJ NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Donald Ayer, former Deputy Attorney General during the George H.W. Bush administration, about his testimony regarding the politicization of the Department of Justice.
Bayer Agrees To Settle Thousands Of Lawsuits Filed Over Its Weed Killer Bayer has agreed Wednesday to settle lawsuits from people who say that they got cancer from the company's most widely used weed killer. The company will pay more than $10 billion. Dan Charles
'The Computer Got It Wrong': How Facial Recognition Led To False Arrest Of Black Man Robert Williams says his driver's license photo was incorrectly matched with a wanted suspect. He says he was arrested and detained. Though the case was dropped, Williams says its effect is lasting. Bobby Allyn
News Brief: DOJ Attorneys Testify, Trump Rethinks Campaign, MLB Returns Two DOJ attorneys will testify before a House Panel today. Trump's campaign is reassessing after poor turnout at his Tulsa rally. And, the MLB will return for a shortened season.