Justice Department Drops Race Discrimination Lawsuit Against Yale University The DOJ sued Yale over its use of race in admissions in October, citing discrimination against white and Asian American applicants. It withdrew the suit and Title VI violation notice on Wednesday. Rachel Treisman
Canada Lists Proud Boys As A Terrorist Group, Alongside ISIS And Al-Qaida The listing describes the Proud Boys as a violent neo-fascist organization whose members "espouse misogynistic, Islamophobic, anti-Semitic, anti-immigrant, and/or white supremacist ideologies." Bill Chappell
Brian Sicknick, Capitol Police Officer Slain By Mob, Will Lie In Honor In Rotunda An arrival ceremony for Sicknick will take place once a motorcade carrying his remains along with members of his family reaches the Capitol. On Wednesday members of Congress will pay tribute to him. Brakkton Booker
Jeff Bezos To Step Down As Amazon's CEO New CEO will be Andy Jassy, the head of Amazon's cloud computing division. "As much as I still tap dance into the office, I'm excited about this transition.," Bezos said. Alina Selyukh
Pretrial Impeachment Brief Holds Trump Responsible For Jan. 6 Attack The House impeachment managers filed a pretrial brief arguing former President Trump should be convicted and barred from holding future federal office after inciting an insurrection.
2 FBI Agents Killed, 3 Others Wounded In Raid In Southern Florida They had been serving a warrant as part of a "violent crimes against children case," according to the FBI. The suspect is also dead. Bill Chappell
'Defund' ideas police can get behind Defunding the police is a controversial idea. But when it comes to the central issues, there's more agreement than you might think. Clare McGrane
Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court To Delay Considering 2 Key Trump Policies The Court is expected to postpone consideration of the cases, which involve funding for the border wall and the so-called "remain in Mexico" policy. Nina Totenberg
Rochester Mayor Suspends Police Officers Who Pepper-Sprayed 9-Year-Old Girl The incident renews scrutiny of the city and its police department following the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died of asphyxiation after an encounter with police in March. Brakkton Booker
Trump Names New Defense Team Ahead Of Senate Impeachment Trial Attorneys David Schoen and Bruce Castor Jr. will help defend the former president in next week's trial before the Senate on one article of impeachment, "incitement of insurrection." Jaclyn Diaz
