DOJ Could Resume Executions In The Federal Prison System As Early As December Attorney General William Barr is directing the Bureau of Prisons to resume capital punishment in the federal prison system. Carrie Johnson
Justice Department To Resume Federal Executions In December Attorney General William Barr effectively clears the way to resume capital punishment in the federal prison system. The Justice Department says it wants to resume executions as early as December. Carrie Johnson
Federal Government To Resume Capital Punishment After Nearly 20-Year Hiatus "The Justice Department upholds the rule of law — and we owe it to the victims and their families to carry forward the sentence imposed by our justice system," Attorney General William Barr said. Merrit Kennedy
White House Is Addressing 2020 Election Security Concerns, Groves Says NPR's Noel King talks to White House Deputy Press Secretary Steven Groves about the administration's reaction to testimony by former special counsel Robert Mueller. NPR's Tamara Keith weighs in.
Facebook Faces More than A Fine From Regulators Is Facebook a monopoly? NPR's Rachel Martin talks to FTC Commissioner Noah Phillips about the agency's investigation into the social media giant for potential antitrust violations.
Mueller's Testimony Did Little To Simmer Tensions Between Democrats And GOP NPR's Noel King talks to NPR's Ryan Lucas and former federal prosecutor Kim Wehle about whether Democrats, and the justice system, could pursue an obstruction of justice case against the president.
Muslims Are Over-Represented In State Prisons, Report Says A report from Muslim advocates finds a disproportionate number of Muslims in state prisons. Muslims make up some 9 percent of the state prison population versus about 1 percent of the U.S. population. Leila Fadel
Former Federal Prosecutor Paul Rosenzweig Discusses Mueller's Testimony NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former federal prosecutor Paul Rosenzweig, who is currently a Senior Fellow at the R Street Institute, about Robert Mueller's congressional testimony on Wednesday.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg On Protecting An Independent Judiciary Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sat down exclusively with NPR to talk about her passions, including protecting an independent judiciary, women's equality and missing her late-husband, Marty. Nina Totenberg
FTC: Facebook's Zuckerberg Must Give Progress Reports To Regulators The FTC and Facebook entered a new settlement over privacy violations. CEO Mark Zuckerberg must give quarterly progress reports directly to regulators. Facebook must also pay a $5 billion fine. Aarti Shahani