Colin Powell, a former secretary of state, dies at 84 Powell's family said that he died Monday of complications from COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated. Powell served as secretary of state under George W. Bush. Don Gonyea
How insights from 2020's election officials could help safeguard future elections NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Matt Masterson, of the Stanford Internet Observatory. Masterson and his colleagues have compiled an oral history of the 2020 election from the view of election officials. Christopher Intagliata
Katie Couric's ethics are questioned for concealing Justice Ginsburg's comments Journalist Katie Couric admits that she decided not to report some comments by the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, raising questions about Couric's track record when it comes to journalism ethics. David Folkenflik
British lawmaker dies after being stabbed during meeting with constituents A member of parliament from Britain's ruling Conservative Party has died after being stabbed multiple times while he was meeting with local voters in his constituency. Frank Langfitt
Democrats seek a middle ground on Biden's plans without gutting them Top Democrats are currently working behind the scenes to cut the cost of programs without undermining their policy goals. Kelsey Snell
Vaccinated foreign travelers will be allowed into the U.S. starting Nov. 8 The White House says airline travelers will have to show proof of vaccination as well as a negative COVID-19 test Brian Naylor
January 6 committee to moves to hold Bannon in criminal contempt Former Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon could face charges of criminal contempt after he defied a congressional subpoena to sit for a deposition. Claudia Grisales
Fired FBI official Andrew McCabe wins retirement benefits and back pay in settlement The Trump administration fired former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe on the eve of his retirement in 2018. McCabe then sued over his termination. Carrie Johnson
Democrats haggle over how to scale back their spending plan to win over centrists Democrats in Congress are trying to thread a seemingly impossible needle. They say they want to address things like child care, climate change and poverty. But they also need to keep the price down. Kelsey Snell
Jan. 6 panel moves forward with criminal contempt charge against Steve Bannon As expected, Bannon was a no-show for his deposition with the committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Claudia Grisales
