In the federal court system, law clerks find little recourse for bullying and abuse An NPR investigation finds federal judges have enormous influence with few checks on their power. Law clerks and other judicial employees are vulnerable to mistreatment and have few job protections. Carrie Johnson
Investigation finds online dating conglomerate slow to ban users accused of assault NPR speaks with reporter Emily Elena Dugdale about an investigation into online dating conglomerate The Match Group that found the company is slow to ban users after they're accused of assault. Michel Martin
ACLU and other advocates sue for access to migrants moved to Guantánamo Bay The lawsuit alleges that the migrants have been "disappeared into a black box" and are unable to communicate with attorneys. Sacha Pfeiffer
Jan. 6 video evidence has 'disappeared' from public access, media coalition says A coalition of news organizations said in a court filing that video exhibits from a Jan. 6 riot case had "disappeared" from a government platform that provided access to evidence used in court. Tom Dreisbach
NPR digs into the data behind DOGE's cost cutting efforts Musk, DOGE and President Trump have touted billions of dollars of cost reductions by ending contracts deemed wasteful and in violation of Trump's executive orders. But there's little transparency. Stephen Fowler
FBI agents, prosecutors fear retribution from Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump Officials involved in Jan. 6 prosecutions say the Trump administration isn't protecting them from threats. "We don't think they'll care — unless and until one of us gets killed," an official told NPR. Tom Dreisbach
The first group of migrants has been sent to Guantánamo, but legal challenges loom President Trump aims to deport up to 30,000 migrant detainees to a holding facility there, despite the questionable legality of that move. Sacha Pfeiffer
People with intellectual disabilities do lots of jobs — but they don't direct air traffic After the fatal crash over the Potomac River, President Trump blamed diversity hiring. But that's not how disability hiring works. Joseph Shapiro
Criminal records of Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump include rape, domestic violence Dozens of Jan. 6 defendants who received pardons from President Trump had past criminal convictions for charges including rape, manslaughter, domestic violence and drug trafficking. Tom Dreisbach
'The hydrants up here are dead.' Radio traffic shows how LA firefighters lost water NPR transcribed more than 2,000 hours of radio communications from the LA fires. It shows hydrants going dry and first responders fighting the fires despite scarce resources. Nick McMillan