Sean Murphy worked for the Department of Justice for years, and served in the group that prosecuted crimes stemming from the Jan.6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
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Department of Defense deputy press secretary Kingsley Wilson's account on X shows that she has thousands of followers. @DepPressSecDOD/ Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Tuesday
This photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows the state's death chamber in Columbia, S.C., including the electric chair, right, and a firing squad chair, left. South Carolina Department of Corrections/via AP hide caption
South Carolina plans to carry out a firing squad execution. Is it safe for witnesses?
For nearly two decades, children in Sleetmute, Alaska, have been going to school in a building with a leaking roof. The state repeatedly ignored funding requests to fix it, and the school is now full of mold and in danger of collapse. Photo illustration by Shoshana Gordon/ProPublica. Photos by Emily Schwing/KYUK, Michael Grabell/ProPublica hide caption
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An NPR investigation finds federal judges have enormous influence with few checks on their power. Law clerks and other judicial employees are vulnerable to mistreatment and have few job protections. Isabel Seliger for NPR hide caption
When it comes to harassment, are federal judges above the law?
Dan Bongino speaks onstage during Politicon 2018 at Los Angeles Convention Center. Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Politicon hide caption
New deputy FBI director Dan Bongino previously called for imprisoning Democrats
Saturday
An NPR investigation finds federal judges have enormous influence with few checks on their power. Law clerks and other judicial employees are vulnerable to mistreatment and have few job protections. Isabel Seliger for NPR hide caption
In the federal court system, law clerks find little recourse for bullying and abuse
Wednesday
More than 10 years later, the search for Malaysia Airlines flight M370 is still on. Rahman Roslan/Getty Images/Getty Images AsiaPac hide caption
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President Donald Trump signed the executive order granting clemency to Jan. 6 defendants on his first day in office. Jim Watson/AFP hide caption
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New York Mayor Eric Adams attends a press conference on gun violence prevention and public safety last summer. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
Monday
Los Angeles County firefighters pull a hose in front of a burning home as the Eaton Fire moved through the area in Altadena, Calif., on Jan. 8. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Power lines sparked new fires in LA after the Eaton Fire began, radio traffic shows
Wednesday
The Department of Homeland Security released photos of migrants as they boarded planes for Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. DHS hide caption
ACLU and other advocates sue for access to migrants moved to Guantánamo Bay
Tuesday
A screenshot showing Glen Simon (highlighted in the red rectangle) entering the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Jan. 6, 2021. Prosecutors cited this photo in the case against Glen Simon. A coalition of media organizations said Tuesday that video evidence from Simon's case had "disappeared" from a government platform. Department of Justice hide caption
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks as President Trump signed an executive order about limiting the size of the federal workforce. Musk is leading the "Department of Government Efficiency" team that claims to have uncovered billions of dollars of savings, though the data underlying those claims is murky. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
Former Metropolitan Police Department Officer Michael Fanone, who helped defend the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack. Fanone is filing for protective orders against the men who assaulted him that day. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption