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Former Metropolitan Police 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.

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

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All Things Considered

FBI agents, prosecutors fear retribution from Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump

Officials involved in Jan. 6 prosecutions say the Trump administration isn't protecting them from threats. "We don't think they'll care — unless and until one of us gets killed," an official told NPR.

A pedestrian walks past the flag of Puerto Rico and the colorful door to the sanctuary apartment of Chicago's Adalberto Memorial United Methodist Church in Chicago in 2021. The church has provided shelter to immigrants in the U.S. illegally.

A pedestrian walks past the flag of Puerto Rico and the colorful door to the sanctuary apartment of Chicago's Adalberto Memorial United Methodist Church in Chicago in 2021. The church has provided shelter to immigrants in the U.S. illegally. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP hide caption

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National

Justice Department sues Chicago and Illinois over 'sanctuary' laws

by Joel Rose

3 min

Justice Department sues Chicago and Illinois over 'sanctuary' laws

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Kids books author Mac Barnett is the new National Ambassador for Young People's Literature

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Books

Are picture books undervalued? This new ambassador of children's literature thinks so

by Andrew Limbong

3 min

What Mac Barnett has planned as the new LOC ambassador for young people's literature

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In this photo, attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan walks toward an entrance to a federal courthouse. She's wearing black pants, a black shirt and a blue blazer. In the background are two office buildings and an American flag on a flagpole.

Attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan walks toward an entrance to a federal courthouse in San Francisco in December 2022. She is representing thousands of former Twitter employees suing the company over severance and other issues. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption

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Politics

What happens after the 'Fork in the Road'? A lawyer for ex-Twitter employees weighs in

by Rachel Treisman

3 min

Ex-twitter lawyer on musk's fork memo

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Former Metropolitan Police 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.

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

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Investigations

FBI agents, prosecutors fear retribution from Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump

by Tom Dreisbach

3 min

FBI agents and prosecutors fear retribution from Jan. 6 rioters pardoned by Trump

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