States May Sue Trump Administration Over Mail Cutbacks, Funding Lapses NPR's Noel King talks to Pennsylvania's Attorney General Josh Shapiro about how some state officials could sue the Trump administration to block reduced mail service ahead of the election.
IG Report Calls For Further Investigation Into Comments By U.S. Ambassador To U.K. Some of President Trump's ambassadors are coming under scrutiny — an inspector general report calls for further investigation into alleged sexist and racist remarks by the U.S. ambassador to the U.K. Michele Kelemen
Former FBI Lawyer To Plead Guilty In Trump Campaign Probe A former FBI lawyer is preparing to plead guilty to a false statement charge in an investigation into how the Obama administration looked into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Carrie Johnson
Government Watchdog Says Homeland Security Leaders Were Not Legitimately Appointed Chad Wolf is "acting secretary" of DHS. Ken Cuccinelli is "senior official performing the duties of deputy secretary." The Government Accountability Office says the appointments are invalid. Camila Domonoske
Department Of Justice Seizes Bitcoin, Websites From Terror Groups The DOJ called this "the government's largest-ever seizure of cryptocurrency in the terrorism context." It also seized websites ISIS allegedly used to sell fake face masks during this pandemic. Camila Domonoske
California Judge Orders Uber And Lyft To Consider All Drivers Employees Uber and Lyft have been fighting California over whether drivers are employees, entitled to benefits, or independent contractors. A state judge ordered them to consider all those drivers employees. Bobby Allyn
'Silence And Lies': McDonald's Sues Fired CEO, Says He Hid Sexual Relationships McDonald's wants Steve Easterbrook to return his multimillion-dollar exit pay. The fast-food chain says he hid evidence of relationships and even approved a big stock grant for one of the women. Alina Selyukh
A Closer Look At Trump's Coronavirus Relief Executive Orders A flurry of executive actions from the president aim to provide pandemic relief to millions of cash-trapped Americans. But how effective will they be and how likely are they to face legal challenges? Tamara Keith
Congress Stalled In COVID-19 Relief Bill Discussions Talks between top Congressional Democrats and White House officials have failed to reconcile the coronavirus relief bills of the House and the Senate. Claudia Grisales
Democrats Worry Attorney General Has An 'October Surprise' In The Making Attorney General William Barr says he won't take any action to influence the presidential election, but looming in the background is a probe apparently focused on the Obama administration. Carrie Johnson