Supreme Court says Texas can use GOP-friendly congressional map in 2026 midterms The Supreme Court has given the Republican Party a boost in the redistricting fight for Congress by allowing a Texas map that may help the GOP win five more U.S. House seats in next year's midterms. Steve Inskeep
Colorado judge rules that immigration agents must stop warrantless arrests A federal judge in Colorado says federal agents must stop arresting without warrants people they suspect of being in the U.S. illegally. Allison Sherry
Counterterrorism expert talks about the arrest of the pipe bomb suspect NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Phil Mudd, who previously served as deputy director of the CIA's Counterterrorist Center and the FBI's National Security Branch, about the arrest of the pipe bomb suspect. Steve Inskeep
Grand jury rejects new mortgage fraud indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James Thursday's failed indictment against James is the latest setback for the Justice Department in its bid to prosecute the frequent political target of the Republican president. The Associated Press
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