Law

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Discusses Sexual Assault Allegations Against Kavanaugh

5:31pm September 19, 2018

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse about sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

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Christine Blasey Ford Says FBI Should Investigate Kavanaugh Before She Testifies

5:31pm September 19, 2018

Attorneys for Christine Blasey Ford, who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault when they were in high school, say she will not testify without a full FBI investigation first.

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Former GOP Sen. Hank Brown Weighs In On Kavanaugh Sexual Misconduct Allegations

4:57pm September 19, 2018

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with former Republican Sen. Hank Brown, who was on the Senate Judiciary Committee when Anita Hill testified during Clarence Thomas' confirmation hearing.

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Lt. Ryan Snyder, who works at the Champaign County jail in Illinois, says it's hard for any such facility to provide the kind of one-on-one mental health treatment many inmates need.

Health & Safety

County Jails Struggle To Treat Mentally Ill Inmates

1:35pm September 19, 2018

by Christine Herman

Getting mental health treatment to inmates who need it requires money and unprecedented collaboration between state and county departments of criminal justice and social services. Is it working?

Manafort's Guilty Plea Details His Entanglement With Russian-Backed Oligarchs

1:22pm September 19, 2018

by Terry Gross

New York Times reporter Ken Vogel says that Paul Manafort engaged in illegal lobbying to burnish the image of Viktor Yanukovych, the authoritarian president of Ukraine.

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Investigative Journalist Aims To Expose Ills Of Privately Run Prisons

11:45am September 19, 2018

by Michael Schaub

American Prison is the remarkable story of a journalist who spent four months working as a corrections officer — and a horrifying exposé of how prisoners are treated by a profiting corporation.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions at an event discussing immigration policies on Sept. 10. President Trump said on Tuesday that he's disappointed in the attorney general's job performance for a number of reasons, beyond his recusal from the Russia investigat

Politics & Government

Trump Again Slams Jeff Sessions: 'I Don't Have An Attorney General'

11:43am September 19, 2018

by Arnie Seipel

In an interview on Tuesday, President Trump said his frustration with Jeff Sessions goes beyond his recusal from the Russia investigation: "I'm not happy with numerous things."

Sara Cano with five of her six kids in front of her home in San Antonio Las Nubes, Huehuetenango, Guatemala. Her husband, Oscar Leonel Lopez, tried to immigrate to the U.S. but was deported back home.

A Guatemalan Village Tells The Story of Immigration To The U.S.

11:07am September 19, 2018

Farmers in rural, western Guatemala have compelling reasons to attempt the dangerous journey to the U.S. Drought is stunting the corn crop, and one season's failure means no income for a family.

Conservative Group Defends Kavanaugh Nomination

10:53am September 19, 2018

Carrie Severino of the conservative organization the Judicial Crisis Network tells Steve Inskeep why her group stands by Judge Brett Kavanaugh after he was accused of a sexual assault decades ago.

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President Trump Says He Stands By Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh

7:14pm September 18, 2018

by Ayesha Rascoe

President Trump strongly defended his Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, and said he feels terribly for him. Kavanaugh is accused of sexual assault when he was a teenager.

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