Democrats Say The Fight To Abolish The Filibuster Is About Protecting Civil Rights Democrats say voter protections, police reform, climate change — virtually the entire Biden agenda — will be abandoned if the Senate does not abolish the filibuster. Kelsey Snell
The Mood In Minneapolis Is Tense As Chauvin Trial Is About To Start Minneapolis braces for the start of the trail of Derek Chauvin, the ex-officer charged with murdering George Floyd. The Floyd family held a vigil Sunday night at a church near where Floyd was killed. Noel King
Chauvin Trial Shines A Light On George Floyd's Death, Racial Injustice Opening statements begin Monday in the trial of an ex-policeman who was videoed with his knee on George Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes. It sparked a reckoning over race and justice in America. Leila Fadel
The U.S. Has Restricted Assault-Style Weapons Before. Did It Work? In the wake of recent gun massacres, President Biden is renewing calls for limits on assault-style weapons. What impact did the ten year federal ban on those weapons have on mass shootings? Eric Westervelt
Libraries Are Key Tools For People Getting Out Of Prison, Even During A Pandemic A New Jersey library program assists ex-prisoners with everything from making a FaceTime call to compiling job resources. It also helps them rebuild relationships when they come home. Sally Herships
San Francisco DA: 'We Need More Effective Tools' To Deter Hate Crimes NPR's Michel Martin speaks with San Francisco's District Attorney Chesa Boudin about the calls for strengthened anti-hate crime laws amid the movement for a less punitive criminal justice system.
What The New Voting Legislation Means For Georgia NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Michael Waldman, president at the Brennan Center for Justice, about the recent voting legislation passed in Georgia.
Dominion Voting Systems Files $1.6 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against Fox News "Fox sold a false story of election fraud in order to serve its own commercial purposes, severely injuring Dominion in the process," the voting machine company's lawsuit said. Merrit Kennedy
'Predatory Elite' Also Bear The Blame For Migrant Crisis, Juan Gonzalez Says "Migration is essentially a social release valve for migrants," says Juan Gonzalez, the National Security Council's senior director for the Western Hemisphere. Bill Chappell
No Country Will Take Them: Alleged ISIS Widow With Kids The Latest Of Many In Limbo The case of a woman who reportedly married ISIS fighters and is now stuck in Turkey with her young children has become the subject of a diplomatic dispute between Australia and New Zealand. Jaclyn Diaz