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Carrie Johnson

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Carrie Johnson covers the Justice Department for NPR.

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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Current mood
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Kelsey Reichmann @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
NEWS: Supreme Court releases December oral argument calendar including big cases on guns and elections Dec. 2: Viramontes v. Cook County challenges AR-15 bans Dec. 8: RNC v. Mi Familia Vota asks about state power over voter rolls
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
One of the many delights of my Nieman fellowship was seeing a play about Gloria Steinem at the ART. The legend herself was in the audience and took a well-deserved bow. Thanks for blazing the trail so forcefully, so brilliantly, so stylishly. 🙏
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
If you are not following @annkpowers.bsky.social and @sallyjenx.bsky.social you should. If I had a magic wand I would invite them to a three-hour lunch, listen and learn.
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
And Sally Jenkins who can write about anything, from sports to national tragedy: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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The Man Who Refused to Sit on the Sidelines
Kevin Dowdell, a lieutenant in an elite FDNY rescue unit, taught his sons to take action. When he disappeared on 9/11, they went to Ground Zero to search for him.
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The music critic Ann Powers - so perceptive - as here: www.npr.org/2026/08/26/n...
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How Dolly Parton wrote the story of a changing America
Parton, who died at 80 on Tuesday, had charm, depth, beauty, wit and radiant goodness. She was also a songwriter whose work told the story not just of country music but of the country itself.
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A shout out to two writers whose work I never miss.
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Ann Powers @annkpowers.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I wrote about Dolly as a songteller bit.ly/4ivoW1c
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How Dolly Parton wrote the story of a changing America
Parton, who died at 80 on Tuesday, had charm, depth, beauty, wit and radiant goodness. She was also a songwriter whose work told the story not just of country music but of the country itself.
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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️
Dolly Parton reads to children in the Library’s Great Hall in 2018. Photo by Shawn Miller.
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I recommend to you this podcast series about Dolly Parton by Jad Abumrad (creator of Radio Lab). You may ask: how did a MacArthur Award winning pub radio guy meet Dolly? Because she personally funded his father's vaccine research, that's how. www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dol...
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Dolly Parton's America : Episodes | WNYC Studios | Podcasts
The story of a legend at the crossroads of America’s culture wars.
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
We love you - thanks for the songs, the children’s books, for everything ❤️
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I think these are progressives bc there’s no line but the doc called them baby bifocals
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Hey hey ho ho I got “baby bifocals” and I’m ready to go (and can see again)
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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
What Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social does is a huge public service: www.stevevladeck.com/p/246-making...
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246. Making Sense of the Mail-in Ballots Ruling
The Supreme Court’s grant of a stay in one of the mail-in ballot cases is deeply wrong, but it’s also not the main event over whether Trump’s patently unlawful executive order can take effect.
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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The inside story of how the Trump administration sabotaged its own case against Live Nation. www.wsj.com/business/med...
On March 5, Rapino was back at the White House, meeting White House Counsel David Warrington and then-Attorney General Pam Bondi to put the finishing touches on a deal. He was accompanied by Sullivan & Cromwell’s James McDonald, who had little antitrust experience but had been representing Trump in two New York appeals. Within months, Trump would nominate McDonald to be Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor.
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Happy national radio day 📻
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Trying to be a healthy adult
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The Bee Gees are on in this uber and it doesn’t bother me 🤔
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
My pup scatters dry kibble across the house for later snacking purposes but not that much
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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Judge reluctantly dismisses case against Oath Keepers militia group over Jan. 6 riot
A judge has granted the Justice Department's bid to drop a landmark case against leaders of the Oath Keepers, as former prosecutors warn about the dangers of denying the violence of Jan. 6.
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Thread 🧵
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
This just came up as an option for me today too. Glad you got a great score!
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
THE ALASKA AVALANCHE: With Blanche confirmation in the balance, DOJ keeps snowing $$$ on Sen. Lisa Murkowski's home state. Release: www.justice.gov/usao-ak/pr/u... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I remember seeing her around then at 930 club too. We’re aging gracefully 🤣
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
👀
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Gene Weingarten shared this via substack about the Friday night show: open.substack.com/pub/genewein...
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Dylan Says Fuck You. (He Was Great.)
Rachel and I went to see Bob Dylan perform last night at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Va.
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Delightfully weird and in great voice
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Lucinda Williams, magnificent as always at Wolf Trap last night.
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Where should I eat in Montreal next month? 👩‍🍳
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 24/07/2026
Discovery for the Reflecting Pool "vandalism" cases-David Hearn, Justin Carreno, Cameron Thiers, Sophie Elaine Dennison-Gibby-has been consolidated. A status hearing is scheduled for August 4.
Discovery for the Reflecting Pool "vandalism" cases-David Hearn, Justin Carreno, Cameron Thiers, Sophie Elaine Dennison-Gibby-has been consolidated for the purposes of pre-trial discovery. A status hearing is scheduled for August 4 at 2 pm.
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
🥳
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
🤣
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
It’s not cool to vacuum at 930 pm
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I joined forces with @dschulkin.bsky.social and Huzaifa Khan. “Zero Evidence”: How Judges and Grand Juries Have Rejected Trump Administration’s Efforts to Investigate and Prosecute We document EXTRAORDINARY number of subpoenas, indictments and more rebuffed. New searchable resource.
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Judges and Grand Juries Reject Trump's Efforts to Investigate
A detailed record of federal courts and grand juries rejecting the Trump administration’s use of subpoenas, search warrants, and indictments.
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
This follow-up piece on the DOJ's failed immigration cases is something. It focuses on the Chicago US Attny's office known for handling "some of the country’s biggest terrorism and corruption cases"...including Al Capone and it's now dismal 2% success rate. Wow. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/19/u...
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Failed Immigration Cases Leave Chicago Prosecutor’s Office Reeling (Gift Article)
Prosecutors have fled the U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago, angry about the cases they’ve been told to bring against protesters and immigrants.
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Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
My attempt to explain the inexplicable Lionel Messi in this #WordCup. One clue: speed in soccer isn't just fast twitch. It's an "insight." Messi sees. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
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How to Watch Lionel Messi
Look at him when he doesn’t have the ball.
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Like an Egyptian statue
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
My August plan 😍
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The Regulatory Review @theregreview.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
A new series from The Regulatory Review examines the Supreme Court’s 2025–2026 regulatory term and its implications for presidential power, agency authority, and individual rights. buff.ly/fdmsrg8
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
A boy who has maintained his cool through five hours of flight delays. 🎗️
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Misery 🐶
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Billy Idol’s still got it.
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Vacation breakdown: 50 percent family time, 30 percent reading, 10 percent 🐶, 10 percent 🍕🍦
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Just like heaven
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Given no choice, Judge Kelly ends Proud Boys case. He says J6 was an attack on police officers, on Congress—given primacy by the framers—& what Reagan called the miracle of the "peaceful transfer of power." Judge calls for the nation to "defend that miracle through our constitutional framework."
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The major chord, the minor lift. Planning a quick trip to Montreal later this summer and already dreaming of the food and wine.
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
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Out Of Office Laptop Floating in Clouds
ALT: Out Of Office Laptop Floating in Clouds
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
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Heirs of 'odious' 167-year-old Supreme Court ruling see modern parallels
Descendants of Dred Scott and Chief Justice Roger Taney spoke about reconciliation at a church in the shadow of the Supreme Court last week as the high court wrestled with race and who can be an Ameri...
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Made it through fly overs, fireworks and the storm. Now it’s time to snooze.
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Carrie Johnson @carriejohnson.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
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🔊 Listen Now: Descendants of Dred Scott and the judge who ruled his case on what it is to be American
Weekend Edition Sunday on NPR One | 5:09
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