Minnesota Senate Republicans release legislative prioritiesJanuary 22, 2021 7:28 p.m.By The Associated PressThe package includes legislation that would allow businesses with COVID-19 safety plans to reopen, shift authority to close schools from Democratic Gov. Tim Walz to local school boards, and limit other emergency powers from the governor.
3min 44sec'There's no end in sight': Mail delivery delays continue across the country January 22, 2021 6:32 p.m.By Quinn Klinefelter The U.S. Postal Service is still digging out from under an avalanche of mail sent over the holidays. Plus, the system has been strained by the impact of COVID-19 and on its workflow and workforce.
Global right-wing extremism networks are growing. The U.S. is just now catching up.January 22, 2021 6:18 p.m.White supremacists are building international networks to spread their violent ideology. Efforts at transatlantic counterterrorism cooperation hit an obstacle: the politics of the Trump administration.
4min 07secRefugee resettlement coordinator is hopeful for what comes next under BidenJanuary 22, 2021 5:10 p.m.By James Doubek and Ari Shapiro Corine Dehabey runs a group that helps resettle refugees in Toledo, Ohio. She says her organization is "hopeful" and "excited" about Biden's plan to raise the number of refugees allowed into the U.S.
4min 29secSt. Paul native led this week's inauguration paradeJanuary 22, 2021 4:13 p.m.By Tom CrannAfter a year of planning, with plenty of curveballs along the way, Lt. Col. Thomas Chapeau calls it an “epic day.”
Records: Trump allies behind rally that ignited Capitol riotJanuary 22, 2021 3:19 p.m.By The Associated PressAn Associated Press review of records finds that veterans of President Donald Trump’s unsuccessful campaign had key roles in the Washington rally that spawned a deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol.
Guard in DC forced to sleep in garages, sparking outcryJanuary 22, 2021 2:52 p.m.By The Associated PressImages of National Guard soldiers camped in a cold parking garage after being sent to protect Washington sparked new calls Friday for investigations of the U.S. Capitol Police, now facing allegations that the agency evicted troops sent to help after its failure to stop rioting mobs two weeks ago.
Biden orders review of domestic extremism threat in U.S.January 22, 2021 1:58 p.m.By The Associated PressPresident Joe Biden has directed his intelligence community to study the threat of domestic extremism in the United States, an undertaking being launched weeks after a violent mob loyal to Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol.
Lloyd Austin confirmed as secretary of defense, becomes first Black Pentagon chief January 22, 2021 10:05 a.m.By Brakkton Booker Austin's near-unanimous confirmation came despite concerns raised on both sides of the aisle that he hadn't been out of uniform for the legally-mandated minimum seven-year period.
7min 24secKlobuchar on impeachment, COVID relief: Congress ‘should be able to do many things at once’January 22, 2021 9:52 a.m.By Cathy Wurzer and Julia FranzAs President Biden signs a flurry of executive orders and members of his administration move into their new desks, the specter of an impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump still looms.
