Ginsburg Misses Supreme Court Arguments For First Time After Cancer Surgery
The 85-year-old liberal justice underwent surgery for cancer last month and also recently broke several ribs after a fall.
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Border Patrol Agent Says His Colleagues Support Barriers And Increased Staffing
Longtime border patrol agent Terence Shigg, a former union local leader, supports building a barrier, but he tells NPR's Michel Martin morale has taken a hit since agents are working without pay.
House Republicans Back Legislation To End Shutdown, Breaking With Trump
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, a Republican member of the Problem Solvers Caucus, about the government shutdown.
Vivid Details Revealed As El Chapo Trial Continues
The trial against Sinaloa Cartel kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera continues in Brooklyn. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Alan Feuer of The New York Times, who's been covering the trial.
JonBenét Ramsey's Brother Settles Defamation Lawsuit With CBS
Burke Ramsey reached a confidential settlement with network, the production company and several individuals behind a documentary series that claimed he killed his 6-year-old sister when he was 9.
House Democrats Hire New Top Lawyer To Defend Affordable Care Act
Douglas Letter spent 40 years defending the executive branch at the Justice Department. Now, he'll become the House's general counsel, as challenges over subpoenas and executive privilege are likely.
Navy SEAL To Plead Not Guilty To War Crimes, Including Killing ISIS Teen
Nineteen-year veteran Edward Gallagher will stand trial on war crimes charges, including premeditated murder, that prosecutors say he committed while serving in Iraq.
U.S. Officials View China As America's Primary Long-Term Threat To Power
Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election interference gets a lot of attention, but U.S. Justice Department and other security officials say the real espionage threat comes from China.
South Carolina Deputies Will Face Charges In Drowning Deaths of 2 Women
The deputies were fired last year after an internal investigation into their actions while transporting two patients for mental health care through floodwaters from Hurricane Florence.
Released From Prison Again, After Criminal Justice Reform Became Law
Matthew Charles served two decades in prison, was released, but then was resentenced and sent back to prison for another decade. The new criminal justice reform law means he can be released again.