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. Kelsey Snell
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
Biden promised to halt building Trump's border wall — but new construction has begun Critics in Texas say President Biden is going against his promise to halt construction of the Trump border wall. John Burnett
Thanks partly to the pandemic, Donald Trump has dropped off the Forbes 400 list Trump, who has reportedly long been obsessed with his ranking on the annual list, has lost $600 million since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the magazine says. Scott Neuman
Most Americans would rather rebuild than move if natural disaster strikes, poll finds Even as climate change increases the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, two-thirds of U.S. adults say if their home is hit they'd rather rebuild than relocate. Liz Baker
Whistleblower to Congress: Facebook products harm kids and democracy A former Facebook employee will compare the social network to Big Tobacco at a Senate hearing on Tuesday, saying the company has hidden what it knows about the problems its products cause. Shannon Bond