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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Biden economic advisor Jared Bernstein about the White House push for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, and Republican efforts to scale it down.

Brian Sicknick, the Capitol Police officer who died from injuries sustained during the insurrection, will lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. He will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery.

The Department of Homeland Security recently issued a bulletin warning of violence by domestic extremists. How is the government dealing with these threats?

Former President Trump remains the gravitational center of the GOP. But some Republicans point to the party's losses in Georgia this month as a warning about embracing the 45th president too closely.

President Biden plans to sign executive actions on immigration. To stem COVID-19 cases, Japan extends ban on foreign nationals from entering. And, a jailed Putin critic returned to court Tuesday.

President Biden has been working to unwind many of the executive actions taken by former President Donald Trump. But the administration has warned that the changes will take time.

The budget process allows the party in control in Congress to pass most big-dollar legislation without having to worry about a filibuster. But the process can be risky.

Police body camera video shows a handcuffed 9-year-old screaming for her father as police try to restrain her and spray her with a chemical irritant.

General Motors announced a goal of phasing out gas-powered vehicles by 2035. It's part of an industry-wide — and potentially economy-wide — transformation in order to fight climate change.

Moderna is rapidly increasing production of COVID-19 vaccine for the U.S., and Pfizer is lagging behind. NPR looks at the production trends to see what it means for vaccination drives.