Asylum-Seekers Rejoice As Biden Administration Begins Processing Claims The Biden administration will start processing some claims from asylum-seekers stranded in Mexico. But many are still worried about their fates. Carrie Kahn
This week in politics: The political implications of severe weather The Seattle City Council is discussing additional trims to the Seattle Police Department budget - cuts of perhaps $5.4 million. And snow politics have actually dominated and even determined mayoral contests. Katie Campbell
Trump's Legal Team Points To 2017 Attempt To Block Election Certification As Defense In 2017, several House Democrats stood and objected to the certification of then President-elect Trump's electoral victory. Then-Vice President Biden was presiding. Brakkton Booker
CDC Offers Clearest Guidance Yet For Reopening Schools The updated guidelines make key changes to earlier language, including a new color-coded chart that divides school reopening options into four zones, based on the level of community transmission. Tamara Keith
The Capitol Siege: The Arrested And Their Stories More than 230 people have been charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. NPR is looking at the cases. Each provides clues to questions surrounding the attack: Who joined the mob? What did they do? And why? NPR Staff
Biden Administration's Asylum System To Replace Trump's 'Remain In Mexico' Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks with NPR's Rachel Martin about the Biden administration's next step in immigration policy.
Biden Team Unveils New Asylum System To Replace Trump's 'Remain In Mexico' President Biden called his predecessor's "Remain in Mexico" program for asylum-seekers "inhumane." Next week, a new program begins, but details are still being worked out. Alana Wise
Re: Building Democracy explores the state of civic discourse, east of the mountains ‘I think both of us realize that you don’t get anywhere by staying in your corners and being completely polarized. We just know that the more we communicate and talk about things the better it will be, even if we’re not on the same page.’ Doug Nadvornick
Trump Official Cited Security To Kill Visas For VOA Staffers. Emails Say Otherwise Under Trump, the agency over the Voice of America stopped granting requests for visa extensions for foreign journalists to reserve jobs for Americans. The agency had cited security concerns. David Folkenflik
Former Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar On The Lessons She's Learned NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar, who stepped down on Sunday. She reflects on the lessons she's learned, the election, and what's to come.
