Politics & Government

Justice Department Rolls Out Quotas For Immigration Judges

8:42pm April 03, 2018

by Joel Rose

To get a "satisfactory" rating on their performance evaluations, judges will be required to clear at least 700 cases a year. Some judges warn quotas could erode due process for immigrants.

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President Trump holds up a signed presidential memorandum aimed at what he calls Chinese economic aggression in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on March 22, 2018.

Trump Administration Identifies Chinese Tariff Targets

6:55pm April 03, 2018

by Scott Horsley

The Trump administration has published a list of Chinese exports it plans to hit with steep tariffs, in response to allegedly unfair treatment of U.S. technological know-how.

President Trump Considering Sending Troops To U.S.-Mexico Border

6:02pm April 03, 2018

by Mara Liasson

President Trump says he's considering sending U.S. troops to help secure the border with Mexico. He also says he's considering pulling troops out of Syria.

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A Look At The Ethical Questions EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Is Facing

6:02pm April 03, 2018

A new report in The Atlantic says that Scott Pruitt, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, bypassed the White House to grant raises to two of his closest aids. Reporter Robinson Meyer speaks with NPR's Audie Cornish about his reporting and other ethics questions Pruitt is facing.

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Left to right: Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis, Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite and U.S. President Donald Trump, hold a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House Tuesday.

Trump Calls For Military Forces On U.S.-Mexico Border

5:23pm April 03, 2018

by Scott Horsley

President Trump says he's been talking with Defense Secretary James Mattis about using military troops to help secure the U.S. border with Mexico.

Justice Department Will Require Judges To Make Quota For Immigration Cases

5:12pm April 03, 2018

by Joel Rose

The Justice Department is laying out quotas for immigration judges as part of their performance evaluations for the first time. It's part of a broader push by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to speed up deportations and reduce a massive backlog of immigration cases.

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Conspiracy Theories About MLK's Death Continue, But Investigators Say Case Is Closed

5:12pm April 03, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

Authorities have investigated the death of Martin Luther King Jr. five times since his murder in April 1968. Congress, district attorneys and the Justice Department have all concluded that James Earl Ray shot King as he stood on a motel balcony in Memphis, but conspiracy theories about who was responsible for his death continue to flourish.

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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is facing investigations into his use of taxpayer funds for security and travel along with scrutiny of his ties to industry lobbyists.

EPA Chief Pruitt Faces Mounting Scrutiny For Ethics Violations

5:02pm April 03, 2018

by Rebecca Hersher

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is fending off accusations that he misused taxpayer funds and maintained improper ties to companies regulated by the EPA.

Mexico's Ambassador To The U.S. Discusses Immigration And Trade

4:21pm April 03, 2018

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Mexico's ambassador to the U.S. Gerónimo Gutiérrez Fernandez about what Mexico is doing to tamp down on illegal immigration and the state of the U.S.-Mexico relationship.

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California Attorney General Says State Will Fight To Keep National Emissions Standard

4:21pm April 03, 2018

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt says the Trump administration is rolling back emissions standard. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with California Attorney General Xavier Becerra about the state's response.