WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators are laboring to find a path forward for legislation creating a commission on the Jan. 6 insurrection. Talks were underway Tuesday on potential changes to the commission in a long-shot attempt to overcome growing Republican opposition. Absent an agreement on changes, Republicans are expected to block the bill whenever Democrats bring it up for a vote, potentially as soon as this week. The proposed commission would have 10 members, equally split between Democrats and Republicans. But many Republicans have still said they don’t trust it will be a bipartisan effort. They also want assurances the investigation won’t stretch into next year.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — As President Joe Biden undoes his predecessor’s immigration policies that he considers inhumane, he faces a major question: How far should he go to right perceived wrongs? Biden halted a key policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration courts and said an estimated 26,000 asylum-seekers with active cases could wait in the United States, a process that could take several years in backlogged courts. But that leaves out tens of thousands whose claims were denied or dismissed under the policy, known officially as “Migrant Protection Protocols.” Advocates are pressing for them to get another chance.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are reviving negotiations over President Joe Biden’s sweeping investment plan. On Tuesday, they prepared a $1 trillion infrastructure proposal that would be funded with COVID-19 relief money as a counteroffer to the White House ahead of a Memorial Day deadline toward a bipartisan deal. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said a week of progress was expected. Talks over the infrastructure investment are at a crossroads as Biden reaches for a top legislative priority. The White House is assessing whether Biden can strike a deal with Republicans or whether he will go it alone with Democrats.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Former Sen. John W. Warner of Virginia has died. He was a former Navy secretary who was married to movie star Elizabeth Taylor when he first ran for the senate in 1978, and held onto the seat for 30 years. His longtime chief of staff said he died Tuesday of heart failure at home in Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife and daughter at his side. Warner was a centrist Republican and powerful chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee who supported the war in Iraq. He also had an independent streak and drew support from moderates on both sides of America’s political divide. He was 94.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Penn State president who was forced out as the school’s top administrator after Jerry Sandusky was arrested nearly a decade ago is  expected in court for a hearing about his own pending criminal sentence. A Pennsylvania judge will preside over the Wednesday hearing in Harrisburg. He’ll determine if and when Graham Spanier must report to jail to begin serving time for endangering the welfare of children. Appeals have allowed him to avoid serving the jail time of at least two months in jail, followed by three months of house arrest. A Penn State spokesperson says Spanier remains a tenured faculty member on administrative leave who is not teaching classes.

(Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Curtis Walsh)

(Cranberry Township, Pa) The body found inside a car that exploded in Cranberry on Friday, has been identified as 53-year-old Mark Jenks from Cranberry. The cause of death has been determined as smoke inhalation and burns. Police reportedly responded to the explosion at a Route 228 restaurant parking lot around 5pm on Friday.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania state House committee is advancing legislation to keep portions of the governor’s coronavirus disaster emergency in place until October but end fast-track contracting rules and other provisions. The resolution passed by Republicans on the State Government Committee on party lines Tuesday requires approval from both legislative chambers but not from Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf. It’s designed to stop the use of no-bid contracts, require people on unemployment aid to look for work and end social distancing rules. Wolf’s mitigation orders are currently being phased out, and on Monday the governor’s acting labor secretary outlined a schedule for resumption of job search requirements. Wolf says lawmakers are acting before the election results have been certified.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans who control Pennsylvania’s Legislature are advancing hot-button bills to restrict abortion rights and expand gun rights, although the bills faced opposition by Democratic lawmakers and certain veto by Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf. In the House Health Committee on Tuesday, Republicans passed two bills to further restrict abortion rights. One would restrict abortion after the detection of a fetal heartbeat. The other bill would prohibit an abortion on the basis of a Down syndrome diagnosis. In the House Judiciary Committee, Republicans passed a bill to allow people to carry a loaded firearm openly or concealed, without a permit, and revived legislation to make it easier to sue municipalities over gun ordinances that are stricter than state law.

(Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Curtis Walsh)

(Darlington, PA) State Police report that a 74 year old woman from Darlington was a victim of theft by deception by an unknown male who called her on the phone.  The man deceived her into thinking that there was an issue with a recent merchandise order, and she provided him with her personal bank account information. The man stole $2000 from her account. There are currently no witnesses, leads, or suspects.

(Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondents Curtis Walsh and Sandy Giordano)

(Aliquippa, PA) Pennsylvania State Police were called in by the Aliquippa Police department to assist with a male that was shot around 10:55 last night.  Aliquippa police advised that the male was being flown to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital by a medivac helicopter with a gunshot wound in the back.  The Troopers arrived in the area of 300 Superior Avenue, which is part of the Valley Terrace Housing Complex, and were informed by Aliquippa Police that the male had been identified as a 16 year old that was driving his car.  The 16 year old was unable to control his car after being shot and hit an embankment.  He is reported to be in critical but stable condition.  The investigation will continue.  City of Aliquippa Police, Hopewell Township Police, City of Aliquippa Fire Department, Medivac, and Medic Rescue all assisted on scene.