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The administration is asking a lower court to block Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross' deposition as it prepares to ask the Supreme Court to review the lawsuits over the 2020 census citizenship question.

Trump Administration Moves To Escalate Census Lawsuits To Supreme Court

5:02pm September 29, 2018

by Hansi Lo Wang

The administration is asking a lower court to block Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross' deposition as it prepares to ask the Supreme Court to review the lawsuits over the 2020 census citizenship question.

At Shiru Cafe in Providence, R.I., students "pay" for coffee, but not with money.

No Cash Needed At This Cafe. Students Pay The Tab With Their Personal Data

11:42am September 29, 2018

by Chaiel Schaffel

For free coffee, students can provide their names, phone numbers, email, majors and interests. This information is then provided to corporate sponsors who want to "diversify students' career choices."

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein departs the U.S. Capitol through a basement corridor after House and Senate lawmakers from both parties met in a secure room for a classified briefing about the federal investigation into President Trump's 2016 campa

The Russia Investigations: Rosenstein Reprieved — For Now

11:01am September 29, 2018

by Philip Ewing

The Justice Department's embattled second in command — who is in primary command of the Russia investigation — went to the White House on Monday expecting to be terminated. But that didn't happen.

State herpetologist J.D. Kleopfer says the discovery of a two-headed copperhead snake in Northern Virginia earlier this month is an "extraordinarily rare" sighting that few of his colleagues have seen.

WATCH: 'Extremely Rare' 2-Headed Snake Stuns Social Media, Charms Scientists

10:17am September 29, 2018

by Emma Bowman

A Virginia state herpetologist says finding the mutant copperhead in a resident's yard earlier this month is an "extraordinarily rare" occurrence. Even more stunning, he says, is that it is alive.

What's Next For Kavanaugh

8:00am September 29, 2018

by Ron Elving

The delay in the Supreme Court confirmation process reflects how deeply affected Americans have been by this week's testimony.

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Farm Losses After Hurricane Florence

8:00am September 29, 2018

by Nurith Aizenman

Hurricane Florence caused more than a billion dollars' worth of damage to farms and livestock in North Carolina, including farms that grow sweet potatoes.

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The Parameters Of The FBI Investigation

8:00am September 29, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon talks with former Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter Zeidenberg about the FBI investigation into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Phoenix Residents Respond To Flake And Kavanaugh

8:00am September 29, 2018

by Will Stone

With local prosecutor Rachel Mitchell and Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake playing big parts in the Kavanaugh nomination, Arizonans are watching the national Supreme Court drama closely.

Boys And Masculinity In America

8:00am September 29, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon talks with author and psychologist Michael Thompson about masculinity and boys' emotions after emotional hearings this week.

Sexual Assault And Forgiveness

8:00am September 29, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon asks Atlantic contributor Caitlin Flanagan about this week's Supreme Court testimony and about the possibility of atonement and forgiveness for sexual assault perpetrators.