Supreme Court lets Texas use gerrymandered map that could give GOP 5 more House seats The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a Texas congressional map that may help the GOP win five more U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterms. A lower court found the map is likely unconstitutional. Hansi Lo Wang
DOJ orders prison inspectors to stop considering LGBTQ safety standards A memo obtained by NPR shows the Justice Department is telling inspectors to stop evaluating prisons using standards designed to protect trans and other LGBTQ community members from sexual violence. Jaclyn Diaz
FBI arrests suspect in investigation into pipe bombs planted near DNC, RNC before Jan. 6 attack The FBI has spent years searching for the person who put bombs near the Democratic and Republican committee headquarters, hours before the assault on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Carrie Johnson
Trump administration sues WA for not sharing voter data The Department of Justice on Tuesday sued Washington’s secretary of state over his refusal to provide personal information contained in the state’s voter rolls. Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard
Did the Trump administration commit a war crime in its attack on a Venezuelan boat? Washington Post reporter Alex Horton talks about the Sept. 2 U.S. military strike on a boat with alleged "narco terrorists," in which a second strike was ordered to kill two survivors in the water. Terry Gross
50 years after the birth of special education, some fear for its future under Trump The Trump administration has fired, or tried to fire, many of the federal staff members who manage and enforce federal disability law in schools. Cory Turner
Retired major general on the legalities of the Trump administration's boat strikes NPR's Steve Inskeep asks former Air Force Deputy Judge Advocate General Steven Lepper about the legalities of the strikes on boats in the Caribbean. Steve Inskeep
Abortion opponents coming before the Supreme Court on Tuesday A faith-based center will challenge an investigation into whether it misled people to discourage abortions. The facilities known as "crisis pregnancy centers" have been on the rise in the U.S. The Associated Press
Fired worker sues government in case that could upend civil rights laws A fired immigration judge says she was dismissed from her job because of her gender, her status as a dual citizen of Lebanon, and the fact that she once ran for municipal office in Ohio as a Democrat. Carrie Johnson
Man charged in death of UnitedHealthcare CEO fights to exclude gun, notes from trial Luigi Mangione, the man charged in the death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, will appear in court Monday, as his defense team works to exclude some evidence from his upcoming trial. Walter Wuthmann
