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The House Jan. 6 committee will hold its eighth hearing Thursday night, focused on former President Trump's activities when he was out of public view for three hours during the attack on the Capitol.

Congress faces a tight deadline to pass a short term spending bill and avoid a shutdown. Also Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell faces questions about his health following a second public episode.

A U.S. District Court judge says he wanted to send a message with his sentencing of Paul Hodgkins. It is the first resolution of a felony case stemming from the insurrection.

The House voted Thursday on a bill to provide humanitarian aid at the border. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., joins NPR's Audie Cornish to discuss the vote.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the man was a Sri Lankan national who was inspired by the Islamic State group and described the incident as a terror attack.

The House select committee investigating the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol will focus on how ex- President Donald Trump pressured then-Vice President Mike Pence not to count lawful electoral votes.

Wilson, a 6-foot-4 center for the Las Vegas Aces, has dominated this year. In her eighth season, she finished in the top five in points, rebounds, blocks and steals.

Lawyers for the former president and the special counsel team argued before a federal appeals court about the scope of a gag order lodged against him. The court gave no timetable for a ruling.

The Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol began its work Tuesday. Four police officers who defended the building that day testified.

The court denied a request from abortion providers in the state to return the case to a judge who blocked Texas's six-week ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.