Politics & Government
7 books to help you understand Jan. 6
To help guide you as findings from the Jan. 6 hearings emerge over the next few weeks, NPR has rounded up a list of books about the assault on the U.S. Capitol and the people and groups involved.
Republican Rep. Jacobs won't seek reelection after he changed his stance on guns
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Republican Rep. Chris Jacobs of western New York. Jacobs decided not to seek another term in Congress after his support for gun control drew the ire of GOP colleagues.
John Eastman is the Trump lawyer at the center of the Jan. 6 investigation
The House panel hearing on Thursday focused on the role of conservative lawyer John Eastman, who pushed a theory that former Vice President Mike Pence could overturn the election results unilaterally.
The House Jan. 6 panel wants to interview the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to New Yorker staff writer Jane Mayer about the role Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, played in the lead up to the attack on the Capitol.
What do Americans think about the Jan. 6 House committee hearings?
NPR asks people in New York and New Jersey how they feel about the Jan. 6 hearings on Capitol Hill. On Thursday, the committee held the third of seven planned hearings.
After centuries, there are 2 rooms on the Capitol's Senate side named for women
Democrat Barbara Mikulski of Maryland was the longest serving female senator. Maine Republican Margaret Chase Smith was the first woman to be elected to both the House and Senate
News brief: Jan. 6 hearing takeaways, long COVID, student loan poll
A recap of the 3rd hearing by the House Jan. 6 panel. There's a bit of good news coming out of research into long COVID. Americans support student loan forgiveness, but would rather rein in costs.
Who is John Eastman, the Trump lawyer at the center of the Jan. 6 investigation?
The former law professor's name came up a number or times during the Jan. 6 investigation committee's hearing on Trump's pressure to get his vice president to overturn the 2020 election.
California may require labels on pot products to warn of mental health risks
A proposed bill would require cannabis products to carry large warnings, similar to cigarettes. But the state's legal pot industry says more rules make it harder to compete with the illicit market.