Former DOJ Official On Why She Thinks Domestic Terrorism Should Be A Federal Crime NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Mary McCord, former Justice Department official, about why McCord believes Congress should make domestic terrorism a federal crime.
Jailing And Fining Chelsea Manning Constitutes Torture, Top U.N. Official Says Nils Melzer, the United Nations special rapporteur on torture, says detaining and fining Manning with the aim of coercing her to testify runs afoul of U.S. international human rights obligations. Bobby Allyn
West Virginia Governor Approves Firing All Cadets Who Posed In Nazi-Like Salute Photo "As I said from the beginning, I condemn the photo of Basic Training Class 18 in the strongest possible terms," Gov. Jim Justice said. "This act needed to result in real consequences." Vanessa Romo
Federal Judge Dismisses Former White House Aide's Lawsuit Over Congressional Subpoena The judge found former deputy national security adviser Charles Kupperman is no longer caught between conflicting demands of two branches of government "and lacks any personal stake in the outcome." Vanessa Romo
Civil Rights Leader Rep. John Lewis To Start Treatment For Pancreatic Cancer The Georgia congressman, who spent decades fighting racial discrimination, says he's mounting his biggest battle yet: stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Lewis will stay in office as he undergoes treatment. Emma Bowman
New York Gov. Cuomo On Hanukkah Celebrations Stabbing NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo about a stabbing attack at a Hanukkah party in Monsey, N.Y., that left five injured.
Suspect Charged In Stabbing Attack At Rabbi's New York Home Police have arrested a man who is charged with attempted murder and burglary after a stabbing attack at a rabbi's home in New York. Hansi Lo Wang
An abortion clinic in Louisiana is at the center of a major Supreme Court case. Hope Medical Group for Women in Shreveport is challenging a 2014 state law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital in case of an emergency. Sarah McCammon
Newly Obtained Emails Shed Light On U.S. Aid Delay To Ukraine NPR's Noel King talks to R. Jeffrey Smith of the Center for Public Integrity, which filed the Freedom of Information Act request regarding details about the aid delay to Ukraine.