Politics

Rep. Pete Aguilar discusses the Jan. 6 panel's progress as anniversary approaches

5:06pm December 25, 2021

NPR's Elissa Nadworny speaks with Jan. 6 committee member Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., about where his panel's investigation stands ahead of the one-year anniversary of the attack.

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Politics & Government

House committee investigating Jan. 6 insurrection calls Congress members to testify

9:04am December 25, 2021

by Deirdre Walsh

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection is asking fellow members of Congress to cooperate in the probe.

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President Biden reads the number of COVID-19 deaths from a card he keeps in his pocket on July 29, 2021.

Biden stopped marking grim COVID milestones as he fought to end the pandemic

7:30pm December 24, 2021

by Tamara Keith

Biden used to talk a lot about the COVID-19 death toll, but over the last year he's shifted to how fight the pandemic. Some want him to go back to addressing the country's grief.

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What the pandemic could mean for the economy in 2022

5:14pm December 24, 2021

The country's economic health is largely being defined by the coronavirus pandemic. The omicron variant is now changing expectations for the economy in 2022.

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Encore: Lies, betrayal and competition as lawmakers deck the halls of Congress

4:29pm December 24, 2021

by Elena Moore

Forget the Build Back Better bill or the Jan. 6 investigation. Right now, some members of Congress seem to be more focused on the holiday decorations outside their Capitol Hill offices.

Ex-President Trump pushes back on anti-vaccine talking points

7:27am December 24, 2021

by Tamara Keith

In multiple recent appearances, former President Donald Trump has been touting COVID vaccines and even pushing back against misinformation. He's earning praise from President Biden.

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won't face criminal charges after a female state trooper said she felt "completely violated" by his unwanted touching at an event at Belmont Park in September 2019, a Long Island prosecutor said Thursday.

Former N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo won't be charged for touching a female trooper

8:02pm December 23, 2021

by The Associated Press

A Long Island prosecutor says Cuomo won't face criminal charges after a state trooper said she felt "completely violated" by his unwanted touching at an event at Belmont Park in 2019.

The Trump supporters who went from planning the Jan. 6 rally to aiding the riot probe

5:27pm December 23, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with reporter Hunter Walker, who wrote a Rolling Stone article on Dustin Stockton and Jennifer Lynn Lawrence, the Trump supporters now cooperating with the Jan. 6 House panel.

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President Biden faces pressure to end fossil fuel development to fight climate change

4:56pm December 23, 2021

by Kirk Siegler

President Biden faces pressure to end fossil fuel development on federal land to fight climate change. But industry expects new drilling opportunities, putting his public lands chief in a tight spot.

Pro-Trump rioters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on Jan. 6. His supporters gathered in the nation's capital to protest the ratification of Joe Biden's Electoral College victory.

The clear and present danger of Trump's enduring 'Big Lie'

2:17pm December 23, 2021

by Melissa Block

Fueling the Jan. 6 insurrection was the "Big Lie" that Donald Trump won the election. One year later, many warn that lie has metastasized and now poses an even graver threat to American democracy.

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