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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland about a newly passed bill targeting domestic terrorism, and the partisan divides that make Senate approval unlikely.

Concerns mount over Ukrainian soldiers from Mariupol in Russian hands. Joe Biden makes his first presidential trip to Asia. A disinformation expert leaves her post heading a new government board.

A 2-year-old allegedly killed by his foster parents has been laid to rest on St. Paul Island. The child, Joshua John Rukovishnikoff, was buried on top of his mother’s grave during a memorial service Saturday. Jeremy Philemonoff is from the Pribilof community of about 350 people and used to be married to the toddler’s mother, Nadesda “Lynnette” Rukovishnikoff, who was killed in September 2021. Philemonoff said they laid John to rest right on top of her casket and placed a small cross in front of hers.

Prices for gas, food and other items are rising. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Cecilia Rouse, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, about what the White House is doing to bring down inflation.

Two-thirds of Americans oppose reversing abortion rights in a new poll. The accused Buffalo shooter appears in court Thursday. And Turkey opposes Finnish and Swedish bids to join NATO.

The bill creates offices at DOJ, DHS, and the FBI to track domestic terror threats. GOP lawmakers argue it could allow federal officials to ensnare parents, a charge DOJ rejects.

The Conservative Political Action Conference is in Hungary this week, with a keynote from Prime Minister Viktor Orban. He has clamped down on democratic institutions and targeted minority groups.

A key U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania is too close to call. North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn, a freshman Republican who's been beset by scandal, has been ousted in a heated primary.

Before last Thursday, North Korea claimed to have not a single case of COVID-19. Now it's battling what it claims is its first outbreak.

The community in Buffalo, New York, is holding vigils to honor the victims of Saturday's shooting. President Biden traveled there Tuesday to talk with the families of the victims.