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The lawsuit is part of the Trump administration's efforts to crack down on so-called sanctuary jurisdictions that U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said allow criminals to remain free. California has fought many of the administration's plans in court.

In a live session, the St. Louis roots performer shares a song he wrote in response to the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., just outside his hometown.

We'll broadcast today from Olympia, where we'll talk to Washington Governor Jay Inslee. We'll also get an update on the latest business news, and on the end of Oregon's legislative session.

Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates, who was fired by Trump, says the president's actions undermine the rule of law and threaten to destroy the independence of the Justice Department.

The U.S. attorney general calls out Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf after filing a lawsuit against California over its sanctuary state laws. During a speech in Sacramento, Jeff Sessions targeted The Town, specifically. Today, how Oakland became a defender against the Trump administration’s recent immigration operations in the Bay Area. Guest: Robert Gammon, news editor and … Continue reading How DARE You →

An emotionally exhausting week calls for music that helps you to unwind and just breathe.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli, talks to Robert Siegel from Belgrade about today's meeting between Yugoslav president Vojislav Kostunica and Carla del Ponte, chief prosecutor of the Hague war crimes tribunal. The session broke off abruptly, and neither Kostunica nor del Ponte made a public statement afterwards. Del Ponte was expected to press Kostunica to extradite former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic and other former officials to the Hague, for trial on a range of war crimes.

Al Gore's contest of the Florida election results has failed its first test. After two marathon courtroom sessions over the weekend at the Leon County Circuit Court, Judge N. Sanders Sauls ruled against the Gore request for a hand count of thousands of disputed ballots from Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties. We hear excerpts of Saul's ruling and NPR's Andy Bowers in Tallahassee talks with Robert Siegel.

NPR's Brian Naylor reports that the House has finally finished its pre-election business. After passing an Everglades restoration bill, House members now join their Senate counterparts in leaving Washington to go home and campaign. They now have just a handful of days to reacquaint themselves with voters, who will decide on Tuesday whether to continue GOP control of both chambers. Congress returns to finish up its business in a rare post-election session on November 14.

Tom Terrell reviews a CD of funk collaborations between Quincy Jones and Bill Cosby, The Original Jam Sessions: 1969, and a companion CD called The New Mixes Volume One. He says while the 1969 tracks were fairly ordinary, the remixes are full of musical surprises.