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William Barr appears has written critically about the Mueller investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Democrats are concerned he could meddle in the probe.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Kori Schake of the International Institute for Strategic Studies about her work with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and the international consequences of his departure.

Law enforcement and legal establishment witnesses told senators on Wednesday they want Bill Barr as attorney general. Civil rights and urban advocates, however, want the Senate to reject him.

The political firestorm over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has raised questions about how judicial nominees are evaluated. But could it lead to changes in the process?

Hope Hicks is set to become a public relations executive for Fox, an interesting turn since the current communications director at the White House is a former Fox executive.

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has been the main story but this past week also saw conflicting reports that the deputy attorney general mused about wearing a wire while talking to Trump.

It's been 16 years since Kathleen Hawk Sawyer was in charge of the federal Bureau of Prisons. On big change is that the prison population has jumped from 65,000 in 1992 to 177,000 in 2019.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to former sex crimes prosecutor Cynthia Schnedar about where the Epstein criminal investigation goes, now that the main defendant is dead.

The U.S. will join the EU in sanctioning Russian officials allegedly behind poisoning Alexei Navalny and his ongoing detention in a Russian prison, senior U.S. officials told reporters.

Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas has embraced a tough stance on immigration. That's a change from his time as state attorney general, when he often spoke about protecting immigrants in Texas.