'The Mob Was Fed Lies': McConnell Rebukes Trump For His Role In Capitol Riot The Senate majority leader's remarks are his strongest against the president since the Jan. 6 riot. Barbara Sprunt
Senate Begins Biden Cabinet Confirmation Hearings As Impeachment Trial Looms The Senate returns for the first time since the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. Five committees will question nominees to lead Defense, State, Homeland Security, Treasury and the top Intelligence post. Deirdre Walsh
Legacy Of Muslim Travel Ban Will Be Hard For Biden To Erase President-elect Biden has pledged to quickly end the Trump administration's travel ban on Muslim-majority countries. But immigrant advocates say the lasting effects of policy will be harder to undo. Joel Rose
Biden Will Arrive In Washington As Trump Finishes Up His Presidency President-elect Biden is heading to Washington from Delaware as President Trump works through his last full day in office. Washington, D.C. is locked down ahead of Wednesday's inaugural ceremonies. Mara Liasson
Before you hail American democracy, consider its roots An attack on democracy – that’s how leaders are describing the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. But democracy is a governing system that was never designed for everyone to participate. Jenna Hanchard
Security Is On High Alert For Inauguration Week Activities NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former National Security Council official Javed Ali about the security operation in advance of Inauguration Day, and an FBI warning of armed protests nationwide.
Nation Braces For More Violence Ahead Of Inauguration Day Protests were expected Sunday at state capitols across the country ahead of the Wednesday's inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. We look at how the day went, what's expected in the coming days. Sarah McCammon
Some Christians Feel It's A God-Given Mission To Fight On Trump's Behalf Some of the extremists who assaulted the Capitol are Christian nationalists. They believe they are on a divine mission to challenge government institutions in the name of God. Tom Gjelten
Macho Politics Defined Trump's Presidency, Culminating With Capitol Riot Amid all the chaos of the Trump presidency, he has been consistent in his fixation on emphasizing and protecting his own manhood. Rioters at the Capitol reflected that attitude on Jan. 6. Danielle Kurtzleben
The Things I'll Miss Most On An Inauguration Day Unlike Any Other As the inauguration nears, the Capitol has become a fortress. The fences surrounding it, writes NPR's Michel Martin, "are the hallmarks of a country at war, and most tragically, at war with itself." Michel Martin