Attorney General Barr is refusing to appear before a hearing scheduled on Thursday before the House Judiciary Committee. Also, an update on unrest in Venezuela and Julian Assange's extradition case.
The House overwhelmingly passed a bill Tuesday that could become the country's most restrictive abortion ban. It would make it a crime for doctors to perform abortions at any stage of a pregnancy.
Robert Mueller's report landed, but the aftershocks continue to shake Washington. The latest tremors took place in a Senate hearing on Wednesday with Attorney General William Barr.
After hours of sometimes tough back-and-forth on Wednesday in the Senate, Attorney General William Barr declined to appear before a hearing scheduled on Thursday before the House Judiciary Committee.
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, about Attorney General William Barr's testimony on special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, about Attorney General William Barr's testimony on special counsel Robert Mueller's report.
Attorney General William Barr faced questions from lawmakers Wednesday after special counsel Robert Mueller expressed concerns about Barr's summary of the special counsel's report.
The WikiLeaks founder, who had lived in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since 2012, delayed justice, the judge said. He faces a hearing Thursday on an extradition request from the U.S. government.