This week in politics: Lines getting longer for Seattle mayoral and vaccine hopefuls We have a mayoral race - a real, rip-roaring Seattle mayoral contest. Katie Campbell
White House Tries To Snuff Out Report On Staffers Who Were Let Go For Pot Use The administration updated personnel policies so that past marijuana use would not automatically bar people from employment. A new report suggested staffers received mixed messages on the policy. Dana Farrington
Biden To Nominate Former Sen. Bill Nelson Of Florida As NASA Head Nelson, who spent six days in orbit aboard the space shuttle Columbia in 1986, would succeed Trump-era Administrator Jim Bridenstine. Scott Neuman
Talks Turn Testy As Top U.S. And China Officials Meet In Alaska For Second Day Top officials from China and the U.S. met face-to-face in Alaska today. So far the talks have been tense, with both sides exchanging heated words. Emily Feng
News Brief: AstraZeneca Vaccine Is Safe, Atlanta Shooting Update, FBI Director Speaks The AstraZeneca vaccine has been deemed safe to use. Biden and Harris will visit Georgia after the Atlanta shooting. FBI Director Wray talks about the bureau's obstacles.
U.S., Chinese Officials Trade Swipes At Photo-Op The first meeting of the Biden administration between high-level American and Chinese delegations showed relations between the two major powers are frosty. Jaclyn Diaz
Hundreds Of Migrant Children Held In Border Detention For More Than 10 Days More than 500 migrant children have spent more than 240 hours in the jail-like detention centers at the border as of Thursday, according to a DHS document obtained by NPR. Franco Ordoñez
House Passes 2 Bills Aimed At Overhauling The Immigration System The bills, which have an uncertain path in the Senate, would create a process for undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children to earn permanent resident status and eventual citizenship. Claudia Grisales
'We're Going To Keep Digging,' FBI Director Wray Says Of Capitol Siege In a rare interview, FBI Director Christopher Wray told NPR that the bureau will keep working on the sprawling investigation "no matter how long it takes." Carrie Johnson
FBI Asks Public For Help Identifying Capitol Riot Suspects Seen Attacking Police The FBI released videos showing 10 people suspected of assaulting police during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. "Some of the most violent offenders have yet to be identified," the bureau said. Ryan Lucas
