Documents show Trump lost millions operating D.C. hotel The Trump International Hotel incurred tens of millions in losses, while the former president claimed it was making money, according to a new cache of documents released by congressional Democrats. Brian Naylor
The White House will spend an additional $1 billion on rapid at-home COVID tests The investment is a response to an ongoing national shortage and follows a $2 billion investment in September to supply rapid tests to community health centers, food banks and schools. Pien Huang
Idaho's lieutenant governor banned vaccine mandates while Gov. Little was out of town While Idaho Gov. Brad Little left the state for a trip, Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin, who is running for the governor's seat in 2022, issued an order to ban mask and vaccine mandates even further. James Dawson
The current debt ceiling issue might feel familiar. Here's why The issue of the debt ceiling crops of every few years, floats in the public consciousness and then vanishes. Why do we pay so much attention to it? Kelsey Snell
Trump continues to lie, says 'real insurrection' happened when he lost election The former president also doubled down on his support of participants in the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, saying that the "real insurrection" happened on Election Day. Alana Wise
As the threat of default grows, the Senate faces another debt ceiling vote The vote comes amid a stalemate between Republican and Democratic lawmakers, as the country inches closer to a Treasury Department deadline on the debt limit. Barbara Sprunt
Ex-Facebook employee Frances Haugen testifies before Senate panel Democrats and Republicans vow to work together to strengthen online child-privacy laws after Haugen testified about Instagram and Facebook dangers for young users. Facebook rejects her portrayal. Shannon Bond
Here are 4 key points from the Facebook whistleblower's testimony on Capitol Hill Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen electrified Washington on Tuesday with testimony about what she says were as the harms the company knew about and decided to hide. Bobby Allyn
Senate Democrats are making a fresh push to strengthen the Voting Rights Act Efforts to pass other federal voting rights legislation have stalled in the closely divided Senate, as Democrats try to counter voting restrictions enacted in Republican-led states. Juana Summers
Senators discuss their proposal that would repair the infrastructure of HBCUS and NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Senators Chris Coons, D-Del., and Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., about their proposed act which would update the infrastructure of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Christopher Intagliata
