The Capitol rioters reveal a new type of American extremism

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<p>Democrats are moving forward to pass a COVID-19 relief bill through a process known as &ldquo;budget reconciliation.&rdquo; <a href="https://apple.news/A4nWFlMZUT1-WaF_ml7QTUg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> explains how it works.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>On the campaign trail, Biden promised a major overhaul of Trump&rsquo;s immigration policies. But <a href="https://apple.news/A__0A90TNRE-uQv8XoXeZrg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">L.A. Times</a> reporter Molly O&rsquo;Toole writes that Biden&rsquo;s early actions on immigration focus on reviewing Trump policies, and don&rsquo;t yet undo all of them.</p> <p>A new analysis by counterterror experts in the <a href="https://apple.news/Az1gmEoMgRk2WVI_cvIQKpw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> finds the Capitol riot was the product of a new kind of American extremism.</p> <p>Nobel Peace Prize nominations are in the news. <a href="https://apple.news/AjvPZjcTmQwGGjdo6FV96Ag?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> explains why it&rsquo;s surprisingly easy to get nominated.</p>