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Pro-Trump protesters gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol, breaking windows and clashing with police officers.

Proud Boys, Oath Keepers receive subpoenas in congressional Jan. 6 probe

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has issued five new subpoenas for witnesses lawmakers want to hear from, in addition to 40 witnesses subpoenaed already.

Vote tally is underway in a historic union election at Amazon's warehouse in Alabama.

Amazon Union Election: 'No' Votes Outnumber 'Yes' Votes At End Of 1st Day Of Counting

Hand counting will continue on Friday. So far, more than two-thirds of the tallied votes are against unionizing.

Workers at an Amazon fulfillment center on Staten Island in New York City and across the U.S. have not been unionized. That could change in Alabama.

Amazon Warehouse Workers To Decide Whether To Form Company's 1st U.S. Union

Although the company has unionized workers in Europe, it has held off organizing efforts here. About 6,000 workers at an Amazon facility in Alabama can cast a mail-in ballot starting Feb. 8.

Instacart said it would distribute supplies, including hand sanitizer, to more workers and that it would change some tipping settings. But it didn't address paid sick leave for its contractors.

Amazon, Instacart Grocery Delivery Workers Demand Coronavirus Protection And Pay

Some Amazon workers in New York and Instacart workers nationwide walked off their jobs Monday. They want more access to paid sick leave as well as protective gear and other safety measures.

Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., introduces U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at Delta Center Stage in Greenville, Miss., on April 1, 2022.

Jan. 6 committee Chair Bennie Thompson says the U.S. came close to losing democracy

Fighting for civil rights and three decades in the House have primed Mississippi's Bennie Thompson for the most high-profile moment of his career — leading this month's hearings on Jan. 6.

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, sworn in last week as the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, says she will focus on improving Americans' access to health care. Any discussions of shoring up Medicare funding, she says, should also entail strengthening the program's benefits.

Expanding Health Coverage Is Top Priority For New Head Of Medicare/Medicaid

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the new head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, says she'll focus her time in charge on getting more Americans insured.

A year later, a 6-year-old girl is reunited with her teddy bear

The bear was lost along a trail in Glacier National Park. Months later a family friend spotted it in a ranger's truck. The ranger who had found it said he just couldn't bear to throw Teddy away.

Then-White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Dan Scavino delivers a recorded address for the Republican National Convention on Aug. 26, 2020, in the empty Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C.

House approves criminal contempt referrals for 2 Trump aides over the Jan. 6 attack

The House voted to hold former Trump White House advisers Dan Scavino Jr. and Peter Navarro in contempt of Congress and refer the matter to the Justice Department for possible prosecution

Neera Tanden, nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget, is sworn in to testify during a Senate hearing.

Top Positions In Biden Administration Unfilled As Nominees Await Confirmation

Nearly two dozen of the president's nominees await confirmation in the deeply divided Senate.

News Brief: Impeachment Inquiry, Opioid Crisis, Amazon Workers

More transcripts are released in the House impeachment inquiry. Federal prosecutors begin a probe of some pharmaceutical companies. A report finds high injury rates among Amazon warehouse employees.

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