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Kevin Downing, Paul Manafort's attorney, leaves federal court after Manafort's sentencing hearing in Washington on Wednesday.

As End Nears To Mueller Era, D.C. Lawyers Fear Lasting Politicization Of Justice

3:45pm March 15, 2019

by Carrie Johnson

Washington's legal community worries that the attacks on federal law enforcement, judges and the broader justice system may hurt its reputation long after the special counsel's investigation wraps.

Seriously ill federal prisoners have new options to request compassionate release under authority granted by a law, the First Step Act, passed last year.

Seriously Ill Federal Prisoners Freed As Compassionate Release Law Takes Effect

3:40pm March 15, 2019

by Carrie Johnson

Judges are beginning to limit the sentences of cancer sufferers and other badly ailing prisoners after a law passed last year by Congress.

Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., who chairs the House Transportation Committee wants to work with the White House on a bipartisan infrastructure bill. At the same time, his panel is investigating a lease given to the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.

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Committee Probe Of Trump Organization Could Derail Infrastructure Talks

2:52pm March 15, 2019

by Tim Mak

President Trump and congressional leaders name infrastructure as one area where they think they can reach a bipartisan deal. But the committee working on a plan is also investigating the president.

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Congress Blocks Trump's Order To Build A Wall. He Promises A Veto

12:10pm March 15, 2019

David Greene talks to White House spokesman Adam Kennedy about what next steps President Trump will take after Congress overturned his national emergency declaration.

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On trade, Warren finds some agreement with President Trump. But she rejects the way he has dealt with trade partners who are "good allies."

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Blasts Big Tech, Advocates Taxing Rich in 2020 Race

9:52am March 15, 2019

by Jessica Taylor

Warren is pushing for the breakup of big tech, citing what she calls an unfair advantage. In an interview with NPR about her core campaign messages, Warren also discussed trade and climate change.

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After voters in Idaho passed Medicaid expansion by 61 percent, some state lawmakers are trying to make the process for putting citizen-driven initiatives on the ballot more difficult.

Idaho Voters Speak Up As Lawmakers Work To Make Ballot Initiative Process Harder

8:13am March 15, 2019

by James Dawson

Lawmakers in Idaho and other states across the country are trying to make it more difficult for voters to get issues they care about onto the ballot. Voters say they feel silenced.

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News Brief: New Zealand Attack, Sandy Hook Lawsuit, Border Wall

5:54am March 15, 2019

Dozens are dead after an attack on 2 mosques. Connecticut's high court ruled suits by Sandy Hook victims against a gun maker may proceed. Trump vows a veto after Congress blocks his border wall order.

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Then attorney general nominee William Barr testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in January. Despite the House's vote on Thursday, the decision about how much of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interferen

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House Votes Almost Unanimously For Public Release Of Mueller Report

9:26pm March 14, 2019

by Miles Parks

While it was a largely symbolic vote, it represents growing bipartisan pressure on the Justice Department to disclose as much as possible about the Mueller investigation.

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The Evolution Of Antitrust Laws In America

6:26pm March 14, 2019

by Julia Simon

With presidential candidates talking about breaking up big companies, NPR's Planet Money looks at the origins of America's antitrust laws.

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Former Sen. Birch Bayh, Who Authored Title IX Legislation, Dies At 91

6:04pm March 14, 2019

by Brandon Smith

Three-term Indiana Sen. Birch Bayh died Thursday at 91. He was the author of the landmark Title IX law and wrote two constitutional amendments during his time in Congress.

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