White House drops free community college from its spending bill The Biden administration's program to make community college tuition-free will not become a reality in this round of the president's spending priorities, leaving progressive groups disappointed. Elissa Nadworny
The U.S. is ready to roll out the COVID vaccine once it's approved for kids age 5-11 The White House says the U.S. has enough doses for the country's 28 million kids age 5-11 and has laid out a plan to get them inoculated quickly as soon as the vaccine is authorized for the age group. Joe Hernandez
Sen. Cortez Masto is among the Democrats meeting with Biden over his agenda NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada about her meeting with President Biden along with other moderate Democrats to reach a deal on the Build Back Better plan.
Democrats say there is new momentum for a budget package Congress is back and trying to tackle a number of pressing issues before the end of the month, including negotiations over President Biden's infrastructure and social spending packages. Scott Detrow
House panel on Jan. 6 votes to hold Steve Bannon in contempt for defying subpoena The unanimous vote sends the measure to the full House. If the chamber approves it, the referral would be sent on to federal law enforcement for potential charges. Claudia Grisales
Former President Trump shapes North Carolina's Senate election with early endorsement North Carolina is a swing state with a Senate seat coming open. On the Republican side, former President Donald Trump made an early endorsement, seeming to set the positioning for the GOP hopefuls. Don Gonyea
Expert helps untangle vaccine misinformation that has followed Colin Powell's death NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Dr. Hyung Chun, professor of cardiology at Yale and senior author of a study in COVID breakthrough cases, on vaccine misinformation following the death of Colin Powell. Lauren Hodges
Rep. Jayapal on negotiations between Biden and House Democrats over Build Back Better NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Washington State Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal about negotiations with President Biden over the infrastructure bill and reconciliation package. Courtney Dorning
What kind of Democrat do Seattle voters want running their city? The mayor’s race between M. Lorena González and Bruce Harrell is a battle to reinvent Seattle’s future. It also exposes an increasingly bitter divide on the left. David Hyde
Jan. 6 committee votes on holding Steve Bannon in contempt for defying subpoena The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has been looking at the causes of the riot. It's now voting on contempt resolution for Steve Bannon who defied its subpoena. Claudia Grisales