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Justice Watchdog Will Lead Probe Requested By Trump

6:55am May 22, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

Inspector General Michael Horowitz will look into whether the DOJ improperly surveilled Trump's campaign. He's also leading the investigation into how the FBI handled the Hillary Clinton email probe.

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People wait in line to enter the U.S. Supreme Court last month. The court sided with businesses on not allowing class-action lawsuits for federal labor violations.

Supreme Court Decision Delivers Blow To Workers' Rights

12:59pm May 21, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

The high court ruled for the first time that workers may not band together to challenge violations of federal labor laws.

World News

Sessions Intervenes In Salvadoran Woman's Asylum Case

11:57am May 21, 2018

by Joel Rose

Trump's administration is moving to limit who can get asylum in the U.S. Attorney General Sessions has intervened in a Carolina woman's case, questioning whether she and others deserve protection.

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Senate Judiciary Committee Minority Staff Director Brian Benczkowski (left) talks with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.on June 11, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Bipartisan Group Of DOJ Veterans Calls For Confirmation Of Nominee

10:06am May 21, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

Five former Justice officials are urging senators to advance the nomination of Brian Benczkowski to head the criminal division. Benczkowski performed work for a controversial Russian bank.

Politics & Government

Trump Says He'll Demand A Probe Into Campaign Surveillance Allegations

7:36am May 21, 2018

David Greene talks to former U.S. Attorney Michael Moore about President Trump saying he'll insist on an investigation into whether the FBI infiltrated his 2016 campaign for political purposes.

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The Larger Costs Of The Explosion In Sports Gambling

6:17am May 21, 2018

David Greene talks to Les Bernal, who heads the group Stop Predatory Gambling, about last week's Supreme Court decision that threw out a law that prevented most states from legalizing sports betting.

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Roger Stone, a longtime ally of President Trump, speaks to the media after appearing before the House Intelligence Committee during a closed door hearing last September. On Sunday, Stone bemoaned the "excesses and partisanship" of Robert Mueller's investi

With Prosecutors Zeroing In, Trump Ally Roger Stone Rails Against Mueller Probe

12:36pm May 20, 2018

by Miles Parks

Stone said he could be under investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller for alleged crimes unrelated to his role in the 2016 presidential election.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, (right) prepare to talk to reporters following the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on May 15, 2018.

Politics & Government

The War Over Confirming Federal Judges Is Heating Up — Again

10:56am May 20, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

Republicans leaders, worried about possibly losing control of the Senate in the November elections, are racing against the clock to push through as many judicial nominations as they can.

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Barbershop: GOP Infighting Dooms Farm Bill

5:29pm May 19, 2018

NPR's Don Gonyea is joined in the Barbershop by Charlie Sykes, Gayle Trotter and Lenny McAllister for a conversation about divisions within the Republican party this week.

The USDA has released several options for what the labels might look like.

USDA Unveils Prototypes For GMO Food Labels, And They're ... Confusing

7:56am May 19, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

The labels use the letters BE, for bioengineered, not GMO, which critics say could baffle consumers. One design features a smiling sun that a skeptic calls "essentially propaganda for the industry."