House Passes Bills To Strengthen Gun Laws, Including Expanding Background Checks With Democrats in full control of Congress, lawmakers hope that the legislation will find more support. Efforts to pass tougher gun control laws have repeatedly failed despite recent mass shootings. Juana Summers
Majority Approves Of Biden's Handling Of Pandemic, NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll Finds Sixty-two percent approve of the job the president is doing handling the pandemic, but he gets a lower 49% overall job approval rating, signaling potentially tough legislative fights ahead. Domenico Montanaro
Rep. Omar's Bill Would Sanction Saudi Crown Prince For Khashoggi's Killing NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., about her proposed bill to sanction Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Ohio County Rejects Dominion Voting Systems After Trump Supporters Balk Commissioners in Stark County voted to reject a recommended purchase of Dominion voting machines. Former President Trump falsely accused the machines of switching votes for him to President Biden. Jaclyn Diaz
'The Border Is Not Open': Biden Administration Seeks Foreign Aid To Slow Migration The White House asks Congress for $4 billion in aid for countries in Central America to address root causes of illegal migration, as the number of border crossings into the U.S. spikes. Franco Ordoñez
Whistleblowers Allege Improper Hiring At Justice Department During Trump's Last Days The whistleblowers accuse Jeffrey Bossert Clark of conducting a "sham" process and elevating a person who volunteered to defend a controversial Trump policy on abortion access. Carrie Johnson
House Gives Final Approval To $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package The bill will deliver a new round of aid to Americans almost a year after the pandemic first upended daily life in the United States. Chloee Weiner
Biden's Bill Is Not Like Prior Bipartisan Relief Measures, Rep. Smith Says NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Republican Rep. Jason Smith of Missouri about the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. Smith opposes the bill, which the House is expected to vote on Wednesday.
Biden Administration Gears Up For A Showdown With Big Tech President Biden is expected to add prominent tech critics to his administration. Some have advocated for breaking up major companies like Facebook. Shannon Bond
House Democrats Pass Bill That Would Protect Worker Organizing Efforts The PRO Act would provide protections to workers trying to organize, limiting what companies can do to disrupt union membership campaigns. The bill is unlikely to advance in the Senate. Don Gonyea