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Senate Republicans have blocked a plan to establish an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The proposal would have created a body modeled on the one established to investigate the 9/11 attacks.

Senate Republicans Block A Plan For An Independent Commission On Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

The bipartisan measure, approved by the House, failed to win enough votes to overcome a GOP filibuster. The plan called for an independent body styled on the one that investigated the 9/11 attacks.

President Trump arrives to speak to supporters from The Ellipse near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021. The rally later turned into a riot that breached the U.S. Capitol.

After 18 months of investigations, the Jan. 6 report is out. Here are the toplines

Late Thursday night, the House select committee that has been investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection for 18 months released their long-awaited full report.

Pro-Trump protesters gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Trump supporters gathered in the nation's capital to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election.

Supreme Court says prosecutors improperly charged some Jan. 6 defendants

The statute is also the basis for one of the four obstruction counts brought against former President Donald Trump in the criminal case currently pending against him in federal court in Washington.

Here's why 6,000 octopuses like to be under the sea at an 'octopus garden'

Over 6,000 octopuses have been found huddling around an extinct volcano deep in the Pacific Ocean near California, and researchers now think they understand why the octopuses find it so cozy.

An officer who was attacked on January 6 says he still lives with the aftermath

The crowd at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, attacked police officer Daniel Hodges. Now he lives with the aftermath, which includes online threats and harassment.

Trump's Budget To Include $8.6 Billion In Border Wall Funding

Steve Inskeep talks to Russell Vought, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, about President Trump's proposed budget for 2020. NPR's Mara Liasson weighs in on the conversation.

Floods are the most deadly and expensive natural disaster in the U.S. And yet, in most parts of the country, it's easy to move into a flood-prone building and not even know you're in harm's way.

Moving? 6 Questions To Ask About Flood Risk In A Changing Climate

You're looking for a new place to live. You know that fires and floods might be a problem, especially with climate change, but how much do you really know about your risk?

The stage of the first presidential debate, in Cleveland. Tuesday's debate between President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will be the first of three 90-minute debates between the two.

6 Questions Ahead Of The 1st Trump-Biden Presidential Debate

The first presidential debate is high stakes. Can Trump avoid the sitting-president first-debate slump? Does Biden come across competently? And how personal will it get?

Pastor Bobby Jones points to the cross on top of Glover Grove Baptist Church in Warrenville, S.C., where he has preached for more than 30 years. The steeple was one of the only parts of the church left standing.

Investigators Probe Fires At 6 Black Churches In 5 Southern States

Authorities are investigating fires that have damaged or destroyed black churches in South Carolina and nearby states following the shooting deaths of nine people at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church.

NPR investigation shows how the government tried to erase information about January 6

This week marks the fifth anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol. An NPR investigation details how the Trump administration is trying to erase government information on the attack.

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