2026Talks

Republicans block debate on another voting rights bill, New Jersey's razor-thin governor's race goes to the incumbent, and President Biden's social spending package moves closer to a House vote.

The polls closed with close races for governor in Virginia and New Jersey, other races end with historic firsts, Minneapolis rejects replacing its police Department and President Biden calls out China on climate.

Sen. Joe Manchin accuses House Democrats of holding the bipartisan infrastructure bill hostage, Virginians vote today for their next governor, and the Supreme Court hears oral arguments over the Texas abortion ban.

President Biden leaves Rome G20 Summit and heads to Glasgow, with his poll numbers falling. And a close election predicted in Virginia.

The bipartisan infrastructure bill vote is punted again, President Biden meets with the Pope, a new report suggests ways to quell disinformation, and the upper chamber celebrates a milestone.

Republicans skewer President Biden over rising energy prices, Biden taps Washington GOP Secretary of State Kim Wyman to oversee election security, and the U.S. pushes to have WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange extradited.

Pfizer's vaccine clears first hurdle for age 5-11 approval; disagreements continue to hinder Biden's big spending package; and military officials say terror groups in Afghanistan are looking at international targets.

President Biden makes his case for his spending package in New Jersey as Senator Joe Manchin says a deal could be reach this week, plus former Facebook employee Frances Haugen testifies before Parliament in London.

Obama cautions against tribalism; House Democrats want immigration relief to be included in reconciliation; and will Trump face a subpoena from the January 6th committee?

House votes to hold Bannon in contempt of Congress; Trump announces new social media platform TRUTH Social; and the Biden administration says it will continue to expel migrants under Title 42.

The White House scrambles to quell supply chain backlogs, Republicans block another voting rights bill, and a majority of Americans now believes the Supreme Court bases decisions on politics, not the constitution.

A Trump ally found in contempt of Congress; the White House optimistic about the Biden's spending package; and Senators grill a border patrol nominee.

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell dies from Covid-19-related complications, jury selection begins in Ahmad Arbery trial, and former President Trump files lawsuit against the January 6 committee to block access to his National Archives records.

The Senate to take another stab at passing a voting rights bill; Democrats push the Build Back Better plan; and supply chain gridlock could stick around through 2022.

Environmentalists have high hopes for President Biden at an upcoming climate summit, a bipartisan panel cautions against court packing, and a Trump ally is held in contempt of Congress for ignoring a subpoena.

The Biden administration addresses supply chain disruptions, the Supreme Court hears a death penalty appeal for a Boston marathon bomber, and a Trump ally and former Justice Department employee is subpoenaed by lawmakers.

House lawmakers greenlight legislation to raise debt limit; Obama to campaign with Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe; and a new poll finds Americans' trust in President Biden has eroded over the pandemic.

Vaccine mandates spur controversy among some workers and politicians, Wisconsin's AG demands a Republican probe into the 2020 election be shut down, and President Biden's border policies again come under fire.

The White House acknowledges Indigenous People's Day for the first time; three national monuments restored; and Biden and Trump call for unity as they rally their bases ahead of 2022.

America's former envoy to Haiti learned about mass deportations of Haitians in Texas on the news, the Senate punts the debt ceiling debate to December, and a hearing on the Arizona recount highlights persistent divides.

Senate Democrats reach a deal with Sen. Mitch McConnell on a debt ceiling vote, a federal student loan forgiveness program relaxes its rules, and Republicans call on President Biden to address the southern border crisis.

Biden makes case for Build Back Better plan in Michigan; Justice Department says it's addressing spike in violence against teachers and school personnel; and former Facebook Product Manager Frances Haugen says the platform harms kids and sows political division.

The Facebook whistleblower goes before Congress; a stalemate continues over the debt ceiling; and Andrew Yang is leaving the Democratic Party.

Biden seeks to quell Democratic infighting over infrastructure;  thousands rally for reproductive rights; and a Facebook whistleblower expected to testify on Capitol Hill.

The Senate votes to fund the government and avoid a shutdown, the Biden administration issues new rules on immigration arrests, and Facebook's global head of safety defends the company's practices before lawmakers.