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After determining it could not dock Republicans' pay, Senate leadership is sending $3,500 invoices for a June walkout.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on Wednesday that 35 more prosecutors and 18 more immigration judges will be rushed to the southwest border with Mexico to handle immigration cases.

The Trump-era restrictions on asylum have led the U.S. to send back to danger thousands of immigrant women and families fleeing domestic violence or gang brutality, say law professors and advocates.

The fatal shooting of Atatiana Jefferson in her home has renewed questions about why some police officers seem too quick to shoot, and why the issues continue, despite efforts to improve training.

President Trump's firing of the FBI director throws into question the agency's investigation into possible ties between Russia and the Trump campaign during the 2016 election.

Rachel Martin talks to Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont about the status of Robert Mueller as special counsel and Attorney General Jeff Sessions' testimony before a Senate panel.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Temple University law professor Jan Ting about Attorney General Jeff Sessions' decision that severely limits who is eligible for asylum, and why he largely agrees with the move.

For the first time in a long while, Congress is on recess — an actual recess, without the so-called pro-forma gaveling in and gaveling out staged every few days to technically remain in session and thereby prevent President Obama from making recess appointments that don't need Senate approval. A kind of gentleman's agreement brought this about.

Congress comes back for a lame-duck session with a packed agenda, including voting on a new Senate majority leader.

Graham Smith is a Senior Producer on NPR's Investigations team and winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for audio reporting. He works with staffers, station reporters and independent journalists to dig deep and create sound-rich, long-form stories and series.