Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Sued Over Blocking Twitter Followers A former New York state assemblyman and a social media personality filed lawsuits on the same day an appeals court found President Trump violated the First Amendment by blocking critics on Twitter. Sasha Ingber
Alexander Acosta Steps Down As Labor Secretary Amid Epstein Controversy The departure follows scrutiny over his role in a plea deal as a U.S. attorney in 2008. The agreement eased punishment for multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein for alleged sex crimes. Ayesha Rascoe
R. Kelly Arrested On Federal Charges, Including Child Pornography And Kidnapping Kelly was arrested Thursday evening in Chicago and charged with 13 federal counts. On Friday morning, prosecutors in New York's Eastern District unsealed five other counts, including racketeering. Bobby Allyn
Reckitt Benckiser Agrees To Pay $1.4 Billion In Opioid Settlement The deal to resolve all U.S. federal investigations and claims is the biggest drug industry settlement so far stemming from the nation's deadly opioid epidemic. Brian Mann
Former U.S. Attorney On Epstein And Acosta Labor Secretary Alex Acosta defended his handling of financier Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 nonprosecution agreements. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance about Acosta's defense.
FBI Arrests Former Top Puerto Rico Officials In Government Corruption Scandal The charges come at a politically sensitive time for the island's government, which is projecting a polished image to Congress as island leadership expect billions of dollars in recovery aid. Bobby Allyn
Broken Promises: Teachers Sue U.S. Over Student Loans That Weren't Forgiven One of the biggest U.S. teachers unions is suing the Department of Education, alleging a loan forgiveness program for millions of public service workers violates federal law and the Constitution. Chris Arnold
Migrant Woman Testifies: My Child Died On What Is Mother's Day In My Country Yazmin Juárez told lawmakers that her daughter died from a respiratory infection after getting inadequate medical care in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. Sasha Ingber
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta Should Resign, Sen. Jon Tester Says NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Jon Tester of Montana about calls for U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta to resign due to his role in financier Jeffrey Epstein's plea deal.
Former U.S. Prosecutor Discusses Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 Plea Deal NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to former U.S. prosecutor Berit Berger about Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 plea deal. Alex Acosta, the U.S. labor secretary, faces scrutiny for his past role in brokering the deal.