Michelle Martin

So those are the details. Everybody wants to get paid what they are owed. But are there bigger stakes here, and if so, what are they?

So those are the details. Everybody wants to get paid what they are owed. But are there bigger stakes here, and if so, what are they?

What do legal analysts make of this case?

What do legal analysts make of this case?

What do legal analysts make of this case?

So what is the government telling the court right now?

So what is the government telling the court right now?

So what is the government telling the court right now?

That is NPR's Frank Langford. Frank, thank you.

That is NPR's Frank Langford. Frank, thank you.

That is NPR's Frank Langford. Frank, thank you.

We are also following this story today. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez issued a challenge to the Justice Department to disclose if she's under investigation. The New York Democrat held an online seminar earlier this month encouraging constituents to know their rights. That attracted attention from President Trump's border czar.

We are also following this story today. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez issued a challenge to the Justice Department to disclose if she's under investigation. The New York Democrat held an online seminar earlier this month encouraging constituents to know their rights. That attracted attention from President Trump's border czar.

We are also following this story today. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez issued a challenge to the Justice Department to disclose if she's under investigation. The New York Democrat held an online seminar earlier this month encouraging constituents to know their rights. That attracted attention from President Trump's border czar.

After the interview, Ocasio-Cortez sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, which she shared with NPR. The letter asks if Bondi had, quote, yielded to political pressure, unquote, to investigate elected officials for their speech. We've reached out to the Justice Department for comment, and we have not yet gotten a response. And that's Up First for Friday, February 28th. I'm Michelle Martin.

After the interview, Ocasio-Cortez sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, which she shared with NPR. The letter asks if Bondi had, quote, yielded to political pressure, unquote, to investigate elected officials for their speech. We've reached out to the Justice Department for comment, and we have not yet gotten a response. And that's Up First for Friday, February 28th. I'm Michelle Martin.

After the interview, Ocasio-Cortez sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, which she shared with NPR. The letter asks if Bondi had, quote, yielded to political pressure, unquote, to investigate elected officials for their speech. We've reached out to the Justice Department for comment, and we have not yet gotten a response. And that's Up First for Friday, February 28th. I'm Michelle Martin.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Ryland Barton, Russell Lewis, Catherine Laidlaw, Janae Williams, and Alice Wolfley. It was produced by Ziad Butch, Ben Abrams, Christopher Thomas, and Paige Waterhouse. We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent, and our technical director is Carly Strange. Our executive producer is Kelly Dickens. Thank you for joining us.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Ryland Barton, Russell Lewis, Catherine Laidlaw, Janae Williams, and Alice Wolfley. It was produced by Ziad Butch, Ben Abrams, Christopher Thomas, and Paige Waterhouse. We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent, and our technical director is Carly Strange. Our executive producer is Kelly Dickens. Thank you for joining us.

Today's episode of Up First was edited by Ryland Barton, Russell Lewis, Catherine Laidlaw, Janae Williams, and Alice Wolfley. It was produced by Ziad Butch, Ben Abrams, Christopher Thomas, and Paige Waterhouse. We get engineering support from Arthur Laurent, and our technical director is Carly Strange. Our executive producer is Kelly Dickens. Thank you for joining us.