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House lawmakers hold the first in a series of televised hearings in primetime Thursday. They promise new information as they explain what led up to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and how it played out.

The referrals will be voted on during a meeting as part of a longer list of recommendations for criminal referrals. Referrals do not carry any legal weight or compel the Justice Department to act.

Prosecutors say Guy Reffitt brought a gun to the Capitol grounds, and that he later threatened his children if they turned him in. Reffitt is fighting the charges.

The Biden administration plans to unveil another strategy to fight the latest COVID-19 surge driven by the delta variant, after a series of setbacks and missteps in the battle against the pandemic.

Opening arguments were today in the first jury trial related to the Jan. 6 insurrection. A lawyer for defendant Guy Reffitt says he's simply a big talker.

Opening statements began Monday in the trial of five members of the Oath Keepers accused of seditious conspiracy. Prosecutors say they wanted to use violence to overturn the results of the election.

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection is asking fellow members of Congress to cooperate in the probe.

All the available evidence suggests that a miniscule number of noncitizens vote illegally in federal elections and not in numbers that would sway the outcome of any race.

Former President Barack Obama and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden held a virtual fundraiser together Tuesday. Biden has recently started to out-raise President Trump.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) about today's Jan. 6 House committee hearing on links between former President Donald Trump's inner circle and extremist groups.