Sen. Ben Cardin

NPR's Scott Simon asks Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., about the case against former president Donald Trump. Senators could vote later today on whether to convict him.

Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee say the U.S. is ignoring danger at its peril, but they despair about the prospects for serious action in Washington, D.C.

On the committee level in the Senate, Republicans and Democrats have been able to get deals done. The problem will be what happens after bills leave the committees and head to the Senate floor.