A judge blocks Texas from investigating families of trans youth
The temporary restraining order issued by Judge Jan Soifer halts investigations against three families who sued.
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Supreme Court decision limits excessive force lawsuits against Border Patrol agents
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with SCOTUSblog contributing writer Howard Wasserman about a Supreme Court decision which weakens the ability to sue Border Patrol and federal agents over excessive force.
What to expect for the rest of the month of Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection hearings
Thursday night, the committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol launched a series of public hearings with a prime-time event. Here's what we expect for the rest of the month.
Documentary footage from filmmaker shows evidence that Jan. 6 was a planned attack
Committee members heard testimony from a witness with evidence that Jan. 6 was a planned attack. Documentarian Nick Quested was filming the extremist group the Proud Boys before and during the riots.
GEICO may have to pay $5.2 million to a woman who got an STD in an insured car
The woman says a man infected her with HPV when they had unprotected sex in his 2014 Hyundai Genesis. She's now trying to enforce a large arbitration award.
Mayor Eric Adams says gun violence is everyone's problem. Here's how NYC tackles it
New York's mayor testified at a House committee hearing on gun control this week, urging federal lawmakers to act. He spoke to Morning Edition about the steps his city is taking.
House Committee places blame for Jan. 6 riot on Trump
During a hearing last night in prime time, the House Select Committee investigating January Six made it clear it blames former President Donald Trump for that day's deadly violence.
Rep. Zoe Lofgren talks about last night's Jan. 6 hearings
NPR's Rachel Martin asks Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Democrat of California, to respond to the first session of the January 6 hearings.
Breaking down yesterday's Jan. 6 hearing
The co-hosts of the NPR Politics Podcast discuss compelling moments and takeaways from the first public hearing by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
A Capitol Police officer injured on Jan. 6 recalls the chaos and carnage
"It was carnage, it was chaos. I can't even describe what I saw," says U.S. Capitol Police officer Caroline Edwards.