Senators Strike Bipartisan Funding Deal For Capitol Security And Afghan Refugees The $2.1 billion bill would boost support for the Capitol complex in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 insurrection, direct funds to the Capitol Police and provide humanitarian support for Afghan refugees. Barbara Sprunt
'This Is How I'm Going To Die': Police Sergeant Recalls The Terror Of Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell recounted how he and his fellow officers were crushed by the violent mob of pro-Trump supporters on Jan. 6. Barbara Sprunt
Justice Department Clears Way For Trump Officials To Testify About Jan. 6th The department says it would not be appropriate for former officials to claim executive privilege forbids them from testifying before Congress. Brian Naylor
Delta Variant Sparks Concerns About What's Next For U.S. Economic Recovery NPR's Noel King talks to Monica Boushey, senior economic adviser to President Biden, about how the pandemic is impeding America's economic recovery, and how vaccinations will help.
A Group Of Michigan Lawmakers Used Coronavirus Relief Funds For $65,000 In Bonuses After public criticism and a determination from the county's top prosecutor that the payments to elected officials were illegal, the commissioners vowed to return their hazard payments. Joe Hernandez
New Vaccine Mandates Are Coming For Government Employees And Health Care Workers In quick succession, New York City, California and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced new, more stringent policies, and possible penalties, to push vaccination among their employees. Laurel Wamsley
Pressure Is Building On Biden To Do More For Asylum-Seekers And Migrants President Biden will give remarks Monday to the nation's largest Latino civil rights group. He's under pressure to make good on his promises to fix the immigration system. Franco Ordoñez
Pelosi Has Chosen A 2nd Republican, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, To Serve On Jan. 6 Panel Kinzinger will join fellow Republican Liz Cheney at the committees first hearing Tuesday. Both supported impeaching Trump for Jan. 6, and were the only GOP members to support the committee's creation. Dustin Jones
Sen. Tammy Duckworth Wants To Remove Stigma Around Miscarriages NPR's Michel Martin speaks with U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) about the Support Through Loss Act, a bill she introduced earlier this week with Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.).
New Capitol Police Chief Defends The Agency In The Wake Of The Jan. 6 Riot The new chief, Tom Manger, said the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection should not define the department and that necessary changes to its procedures have been made in the months since. Claudia Grisales