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President Biden vows to codify abortion rights, states brace for an increase in midterm-election worker threats, and Georgia Republican Senate candidate Hershel Walker maintains his sheriff's badge is real.

The Postal Service says it's ready for the midterms, more than eight million have applied for federal student debt relief, and OPEC members defend the decision to cut oil production despite U.S. objections.

The Republican gubernatorial candidate in Arizona won't commit to honoring the results of her election, a new poll shows the Senate race is tightening in Iowa, and public school teachers rally for a Fair Share Amendment in Massachusetts.

The January 6th Committee wants to talk to Trump; Biden says there's progress in the latest report on rising inflation; and the Parkland school shooter avoids the death penalty.

The January 6th Committee holds its final hearing, a Florida Republican wants $33 billion in federal Hurricane Ian relief, and Alex Jones is ordered to pay nearly $1 billion to the families of Sandy Hook victims.

Polling suggests the split U.S. Senate is at a stalemate, a former presidential hopeful says she's leaving the Democratic Party, and formal debate begins on the National Defense Reauthorization Act.

World leaders condemn Russia's brutal assault on civilian infrastructure, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland wishes Americans a happy Indigenous People's Day, and New York fights to uphold its landmark gun laws.

U.S. officials say there is no new intelligence on Moscow using nuclear weapons, OPEC' s decision to cut oil production could set the stage for a recession, and the death toll rises in protests across Iran.

Biden makes a major move on marijuana laws; the U.S. and its allies begin exercises amid North Korean threats; and Generation Z says it's paying close attention to the 2022 midterms.

President Biden and Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis survey Hurricane Ian damage, OPEC cut oils production while the U.S. counters with its reserves, and the first Native American woman astronaut heads to outer space.

A new federal rule mandates a 10-hour rest for airline flight attendants, SCOTUS hears oral arguments challenging Alabama's new congressional map, and President Joe Biden will tour Hurricane Ian damage in Florida.

The FBI says China and Russia are sowing election integrity disinformation, President Biden commits $60 million to help Puerto Rico, and New York City's mayor is bewildered by the silence over the migrant crisis.

Rescue operations continue in Florida as floodwaters rise, protests held worldwide in support of women in Iran, Pope Francis appeals for peace in Ukraine.

Hurricane Ian leaves severe flooding and millions without power in Florida, the Senate passed a spending bill to keep the government running to December, and senators aim for greater oversight of federal prisons.

Floridians are urged to stay put as Hurricane Ian ravages the Gulf Coast, the U.S. suspects the Nord Stream pipelines were sabotaged, and the White House pledges to end hunger by 2030.

FEMA officials warn Floridians to prepare for extensive flooding from Hurricane Ian, a bill to reform the certification of presidential elections gains bipartisan support, and President Biden touts reduced insulin prices.

Arizona's Sen. Kyrsten Simema defends the filibuster, the CBO says student loan forgiveness could cost $400 billion, and whistleblower Edward Snowden is granted Russian citizenship.

Two-thirds of voters say the 2022 midterms are more important than those past; the White House says an Arizona abortion ruling sets women back a century; and one observer says migrants from Venezula, Cuba and Nicaragua know the U.S. won't turn them away.

Condemnation of Russian war on Ukraine continues at the U.N, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says there's need for worker training to rebuild Puerto Rico, the House takes on record corporate profits while consumers struggle with inflation.

Former President Donald Trump is sued by the State of New York for fraud, President Biden condemns Russia's war in Ukraine at the U.N., and the Federal Reserve again raises interest rates to combat inflation.

Politicians spar over migrant flights and border policies, West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin chastises "revenge politics," and 47 people are charged with exploiting pandemic aid in the name of feeding children.

The world bids its final farewells to Queen Elizabeth II, Americans are urged to check their voting status on National Voter Registration Day, and the U.S. marks the 235th anniversary of its founding document.

Biden attends Queen Elizabeth's funeral, Trump campaigns Ohio for J.D. Vance, and rail workers are expected to vote on a tentative agreement with railroad companies.

Rail workers reach a tentative agreement with railroad companies; Minnesota nurses return to work after three-day strike, an FBI briefing sheds light on growing threats to law enforcement; and Biden hosts an anti-hate summit.

Sen. Bernie Sanders sides with unions over a pending railroad strike, President Biden touts electric vehicles in Detroit, and a new poll shows inflation and reproductive rights are top issues for Latino voters.