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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Saad Omer about the effectiveness of travel bans now that the omicron variant has been discovered in the United States.

President Biden acknowledged that his Build Back Better spending bill is going to need "days and weeks" to complete, even though Democrats wanted to vote on it by Christmas.

Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin is pushing state lawmakers to consider stripping the bipartisan state elections agency of its control over federal elections.

Retail workers are still quitting at a record rate. But they appear to be going to other retail jobs: Stores are actually hiring on an unprecedented scale, reaching 1.1 million new hires in June.

Biden said should Russian President Putin move in using the more than 100,000 Russian troops surrounding Ukraine, "it would be the largest invasion since World War II. It would change the world."

The latest estimate from various forecast centers around the world say the planet is approaching a warming threshold international agreements are trying to prevent.

Musicians with the band Rilo Kiley talk about how their group grew from playing small clubs in Los Angeles to sold-out arenas. The band is touring as the opening act for the chart-topping band Coldplay.

On day five of Derek Chauvin's murder trial, the Minneapolis Police Department's most senior officer testified that the way Chauvin pressed his knee into George Floyd's neck was "totally unnecessary."

The U.K. announced new economic sanctions against Russia and sanctioned more oligarchs and politicians. Government officials say they've designated more than 1,000 entities since the invasion began.

A military dog handler goes on trial Monday at Fort Meade, Md., for allegedly using his unmuzzled dog to intimidate and threaten detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison. Sgt. Santos Cardona is charged with abusing two Iraqi detainees and, if convicted, he could face 20 years in prison.