Ryan Lucas covers the Justice Department for NPR. He focuses on the national security side of the Justice beat, including counterterrorism, counterintelligence and transnational repression.

Chargers re-signed S Tony Jefferson to a one-year contract. Jefferson un-retired in 2024 and joined the Chargers on a one-year deal. He ended up opening the year on the practice squad but was later ...

In response to our assessment that the Giants won’t be pursuing another veteran signal-caller, one source explained that Winston was signed to be the backup quarterback. And that Wilson should not be ...