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Congress fiercely debates which lawmaker's office has the best holiday decorations

8:13am December 18, 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.

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Capitol police officer reacts to the new findings about Jan. 6

8:13am December 18, 2021

by Scott Simon

Scott Simon talks with Capitol police officer Harry Dunn about some of the revelations coming out of the Congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack.

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Russia envoy says Moscow might up the ante if the West ignores its demands

5:26am December 18, 2021

by The Associated Press

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov accused Western allies of continuously pushing the envelope in relations with Russia.

Analyzing the Biden administration's year in foreign policy toward China and Russia

6:08pm December 17, 2021

As the year comes to a close, here's where U.S. foreign policy toward Russia and China stands — and what we might expect in 2022.

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A police car drives away from the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Capitol rioter who attacked police is sentenced to more than 5 years in prison

6:08pm December 17, 2021

by Ryan Lucas

The judge said she wanted to make clear with the sentence that "trying to stop the peaceful transition of power and assaulting law enforcement officers is going to be met with certain punishment."

Possible charges are the latest chapter in Mark Meadows' career defined by conflict

5:06pm December 17, 2021

by Juana Summers

Former chief of staff Mark Meadows was at the center of power under Trump after a decade of waging conflict in the House. He now faces possible prosecution for contempt of Congress.

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White House issues a warning to unvaccinated Americans as concerns about omicron grow

5:06pm December 17, 2021

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The White House continues the same COVID-19 messages and strategies even as models suggest an omicron surge is coming.

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Biden and Democrats admit they won't be passing Build Back Better before Christmas

5:06pm December 17, 2021

by Kelsey Snell

After a flurry of last-ditch meetings and negotiations, President Biden and Senate Democrats are admitting they don't have the votes to pass Biden's social and climate spending package by Christmas.

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A conversation with the country's 1st Somali-American mayor

4:33pm December 17, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Deqa Dhalac, who recently became the first Somali-American mayor in the United States.

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Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., second from left, holds his history degree with South Carolina State University Interim President Alexander Conyers, second from right, on stage with President Biden and Rodney Jenkins, chair of the Board of Trustees, right, duri

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Biden joins an HBCU in celebrating its graduates — including an old congressional ally

3:16pm December 17, 2021

by Barbara Sprunt

In the commencement speech at South Carolina State University, President Biden credited Rep. Jim Clyburn's public endorsement in 2020 as a pivotal moment in reviving his sluggish campaign.