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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on what to expect from infrastructure plan

2:26pm November 06, 2021

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about the $1 trillion infrastructure bill passed by the House and headed for President Biden's signature.

Home builders at work in Sacramento, Calif. Democrats in Congress are trying to pass a bill that would make the largest investment in affordable housing in history and try to boost construction of more moderately priced homes.

Democrats are seeking largest ever investment in affordable housing

12:41pm November 06, 2021

by Chris Arnold

The U.S. is facing its worst affordable housing crisis in generations. The heart of the problem is we just doesn't have enough homes. There's too much demand and not enough supply.

File photo of former Acting Assistant U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Clark. He appeared for a deposition with the Jan. 6 select Committee on Nov. 5, 2021.

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Jan. 6 panel: Former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark fails to cooperate in testimony

10:17am November 06, 2021

by Claudia Grisales

Former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark appeared for a deposition, but the panel says he failed to cooperate.

The House select committee tasked with investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol meets to hold Steve Bannon, one of former President Donald Trump's allies, in contempt on Capitol Hill on Oct. 19.

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Jan. 6 panel and subpoenas: Committee targets witnesses linked to day of attack

7:00am November 06, 2021

The committee investigating the attack has sent out a number of subpoenas to get information and compel people with knowledge about the events of the day to tell them what they know.

Pro-Trump supporters breeched security and entered the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 as Congress debated the 2020 presidential election electoral vote certification. Even after the riot, election subversion is not an animating issue for most voters.

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Democrats are worried about U.S. democracy. They've got limited tools to protect it

7:00am November 06, 2021

by Mara Liasson

Democrats and some anti-Trump Republicans are panicked about the impact of the ex-president's election lies on American democracy. They see worst-case scenarios looming — but few, if any, solutions.

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President Biden walks into the U.S. Capitol building with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., for an Oct. 28 meeting with House Democrats on negotiations over the party's domestic spending bills.

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The House has passed the $1 trillion infrastructure plan, sending it to Biden's desk

11:27pm November 05, 2021

The bipartisan bill's journey from the Senate to the president has been a tumultuous one. The legislation includes nearly $550 billion in new spending on items including broadband, roads and rail.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joined on the left by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., and House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., walks to update reporters about spending negotiations at the Capitol on Friday.

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House punts on social spending bill, but will try to pass infrastructure bill

6:17pm November 05, 2021

by Alana Wise

The change comes after House moderates said they would not vote on the $1.75 trillion spending package without a score from Congress' budget office.

Democrats and some Republicans fear how Trump's election lies may affect democracy

5:16pm November 05, 2021

by Mara Liasson

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Federal watchdogs want more power to investigate wrongdoing within the government

4:55pm November 05, 2021

by Carrie Johnson

Inspectors general are asking Congress for more job protections and the power to subpoena people for testimony in what they call an effort at greater accountability in government.

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Young people are protesting in Glasgow, demanding concrete action at climate summit

4:55pm November 05, 2021

by Frank Langfitt

Young people from around the world are protesting over world leaders' response to climate change at the UN's climate summit in Glasgow on Friday.

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