Bipartisan Senate Negotiators Say They Reach A Deal On Infrastructure After Hiccups A group of 20 Senate Republicans and Democrats, after weeks of talks that often appeared on the verge of collapse, reached agreement on a bill funding roads, bridges, transit projects and broadband. Deirdre Walsh
The DOJ Won't Defend Rep. Mo Brooks In Court Against Claims He Incited Jan. 6 Riot A civil lawsuit accuses Brooks, an Alabama Republican, of helping incite a pro-Trump mob into storming the Capitol on Jan. 6. Named alongside Brooks in the suit is former President Trump and others. Jaclyn Diaz
House Select Committee Hears Compelling Testimony On The Capitol Attack NPR's Sarah McCammon asks Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren of California about what committee members learned during the first hearing of the House select committee. The GOP says the hearing is partisan.
House Panel Holds Hearing On The Capitol Riot. 2nd Hearing Is Unscheduled The House committee looking into the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is already looking toward its next hearing, after an emotional day of testimony from police on Tuesday. Sarah McCammon
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