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Republican Presidential candidates prepare for the Iowa caucuses, Senate Democrats remain leery of the former president's immunity claims, and misinformation surrounds January 6th.  

The far-right says release of January 6th video is being "slow-rolled," some Republicans reject former President Trump's calling insurrectionists "hostages," and a Pentagon watchdog says more than $1 billion in Ukraine weapons have gone missing. 

Trump critic Christie drops out. Thirteen conservatives block a procedural vote on Speaker Johnson's spending deal with Democrats and the New York legislature could boost voting access and deal with a rise in hate crimes. 

Top U.S. diplomat urges Israel to avoid harming Palestinian civilians. Judges are skeptical of Trump's argument for immunity on charges related to the 2020 presidential election. Iowa student protestors demand stricter gun laws following last week's school shooting.

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators are arrested in New York, New Hampshire lawmakers discuss seceding from the U.S. and some state lawmakers say National Guard troops should stay home without a declaration of war.

Congressional leaders reach a tentative agreement to fund the government, the Supreme Court decides to hear Trump's appeal and American Democracy remains under a cloud three years after the January 6th attacks.

Three years after January 6th, democracy remains under a cloud. A court finding of gerrymandering sends Michigan districts to a now reconstituted commission and a transgender woman is disqualified from running for the Ohio House.

House Republicans threaten a shutdown over the border, bomb threats force evacuations at multiple state capitols and a federal judge rules 2021 Georgia voter registration challenges did not violate the law.

Harvard University's president resigns, election officials leave their jobs and Nikki Haley talks about pardoning former president Donald Trump.

The American College of Physicians says voting is good for your health, anti-vaccine candidates build strength in state legislatures and states increasingly consider partisan school board elections.

Maine Secretary of State stands her ground on removing  former President Trump from the ballot. Chris Christie calls out Niki Haley for her Civil War comments and a North Dakota election official warns of long waits under hand counting.

Colorado Republicans threaten to ignore a court's decision keeping Trump off the ballot, Nikki Healy acknowledges slavery as the cause of the Civil War and election integrity units fail to uncover Republican claims of rampant vote fraud.

The Michigan Supreme Court lets former President Trump stay on the state's primary ballot. A pollster and analyst calls President Joe Biden a weak candidate in 2024 and a new survey suggests the country's economic outlook is improving.

The Michigan Supreme Court lets former President Trump stay on the state's primary ballot. A pollster and analyst calls President Joe Biden a weak candidate in 2024. And a new survey suggests the country's economic outlook is improving.

State legislatures pass resolutions on the Israeli-Hamas war, a Kansas sheriff's voter fraud probe poses a legal test and GOP-led states struggle to clean voter rolls after leaving the bipartisan ERIC program.

The United Nations approves aid for Gaza, the Senate plans to take up social media regulation and the Supreme Court declines to fast-track Trump's immunity defense.

Threats against election workers lead to an exodus, Secretaries of State push back online against election misinformation and opponents of an Ohio law limiting who can help voters with disabilities say it violates the ADA.

A GA teacher accused of threatening to slit the throat of a thirteen year-old muslim girl is out on bond. A GOP Senator points to fentanyl in defense of Trump's blood poisoning comment and scandals, along with his wife's involvement, may help force Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from the Trump cases.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy submits his formal resignation, people in politics and the law assess what it means that Donald Trump may be struck from the Colorado primary ballot and border security funding remains stalled.

Former President Trump is disqualified in Colorado, but one expert says the case is likely headed to the SCOTUS. Texas Governor Abbott signs a bill allowing police to arrest migrants and Western state election officials continue to quit.

Former President Trump increasingly spreads violent rhetoric, fake 2020 electors for Trump are charged in Nevada and a federal judge says Oregon Republicans who boycotted the state legislature can't seek re-election.

Georgia election workers react to Giuliani verdict. Lawmakers come under fire for questioning of Gaza. Michigan takes key steps to aid voting rights for formerly incarcerated people.

The White House continues to pressure House GOP members to pass aid for Ukraine. Senators are renewing calls for stronger gun safety laws on Sandy Hook's 11th anniversary and New Jersey looks to boost voter participation.

The House votes to move forward with its impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, antisemitism on college campuses continues to raise concerns and a bill in Congress proposes restoring the right to vote to Americans with criminal records.

Election security experts warn of potential software breaches, New York Democrats could redraw Congressional districts and former Georgia election workers seek millions in damages from former Trump lawyer Rudy Guilliani.