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A win for Democrats means adding to the power they've built over the last few years. A win for Republicans means putting a stop to that.

The West Virginia Democrat raised concerns about debt and inflation and instead urged House lawmakers to approve a separate bipartisan infrastructure bill.

"The Liberation of Aunt Jemima" -- a broom-toting, gun-wielding African-American woman -- established the reputation of artist Betye Saar. That was in 1972. At age 80, she's still combining scraps and souvenirs of the past into provocative works of art.

American Nathan Chen dazzled in the men's figure skating short program at the Beijing Olympics. Chen, who stumbled in the same discipline at the last Olympics four years ago, set a world record.

NPR looks at how the upcoming tests for the Republican Party — the Senate impeachment trial and how House Republicans address its divisions — will test if the GOP is ready to divorce Trumpism.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., about the House's consideration of President Trump's impeachment and the outlook for a Senate trial.

Police in Ottawa have made 170 arrests so far as they work to clear the streets in Canada's capital city. Protests against COVID-19 restrictions have spread across Canada in recent weeks.

President Bush made an unnanounced visit to Baghdad on Tuesday for a face-to-face meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and top members of the newly installed Iraqi Cabinet. Madeleine Brand discusses the presidential trip and the latest news from Iraq with Jamie Tarabay, reporting from Baghdad.

Madeleine Brand talks with NPR congressional correspondent David Welna about the U.S. Senate's attempt to pass a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. The amendment failed to pass on a procedural vote, 11 votes shy of the 60 needed to bring the issue to a full vote.

An anti-tank mine in Iraq blew up Sgt. Joe Fowler's Humvee, leaving him with broken bones and burns over 50 percent of his body. His recovery at the Pentagon's only burn treatment center is painful and frustrating. But he has goals: to stay strong for his family, and to get back on his mountain bike.