U.S. House approves criminal contempt referral for Steve Bannon The House voted 229-202 to hold Bannon in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 select committee. Claudia Grisales
Manchin says he offered to change political parties if he was a 'problem' for Dems The saga over Sen. Joe Manchin's political party affiliation comes after a Mother Jones article claimed the West Virginia Democrat had plans to become an independent. Machin has denied the report. Barbara Sprunt
What we know so far about Trump's planned social media platform Former President Donald Trump has announced his intent to launch a long-anticipated social platform of his own, claiming to create a space to "stand up to the tyranny of Big Tech." Dana Farrington
The Trump Organization faces a new criminal inquiry tied to a New York golf club An investigation by the district attorney for Westchester County is examining property valuations at Trump National Golf Club in Westchester. The probe adds to Trump's legal headaches in New York. Ilya Marritz
Rahm Emanuel addresses handling of Chicago police shooting during ambassador hearing Two key Biden administration ambassador nominees, Rahm Emanuel and Nicholas Burns, face the Senate to answer questions about U.S. policy in Asia. Michele Kelemen
White House drops free community college from its spending bill The Biden administration's program to make community college tuition-free will not become a reality in this round of the president's spending priorities, leaving progressive groups disappointed. Elissa Nadworny
The U.S. is ready to roll out the COVID vaccine once it's approved for kids age 5-11 The White House says the U.S. has enough doses for the country's 28 million kids age 5-11 and has laid out a plan to get them inoculated quickly as soon as the vaccine is authorized for the age group. Joe Hernandez
Sen. Cortez Masto is among the Democrats meeting with Biden over his agenda NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada about her meeting with President Biden along with other moderate Democrats to reach a deal on the Build Back Better plan.
Democrats say there is new momentum for a budget package Congress is back and trying to tackle a number of pressing issues before the end of the month, including negotiations over President Biden's infrastructure and social spending packages. Scott Detrow
House panel on Jan. 6 votes to hold Steve Bannon in contempt for defying subpoena The unanimous vote sends the measure to the full House. If the chamber approves it, the referral would be sent on to federal law enforcement for potential charges. Claudia Grisales