2026Talks

Drama builds over who will serve on the House January 6th panel, the Senate tries to hold tech accountable for COVID misinformation, and the Vice President promotes a path to citizenship for Dreamers.

Republicans tank an infrastructure vote; Pelosi blocks McCarthy's January 6th committee picks; and fireworks fly at a Senate hearing on immigrant farmers.

Marjorie Taylor Greene is temporarily suspended from Twitter, senators struggle to seal an infrastructure deal, and experts advise all students and teachers to wear masks in class this fall, vaccinated or not.

President Biden tries to quell inflation worries as he marks sixth months in office, the Senate takes the fight against voter suppression on the road, and a privacy group speaks out against unchecked police surveillance.

LA County re-masks, a federal judge blocks new DACA applications, squabbles rage on over Arizona's election audit, and two men are charged with conspiring to attack Sacramento's Democratic headquarters.

The head of the Congressional Black Caucus is handcuffed and arrested in a protest,  Texas Democrats dig their heels in D.C., and President Biden touts historic new child tax credit payments.

Biden touts a $3.5 trillion infrastructure investment, German Chancellor Angela Merkel to visit D-C, a Schumer proposal would decriminalize marijuana, and the Justice Department admits the FBI failed in investigating Larry Nassar.

Schumer meets with Texas Democrats; First Lady Jill Biden will fly to Tokyo for Olympic Summer Games; FDA issues warning on J&J vaccine; and lawmakers debate funding for Capitol police.

Texas Democrats walk out again to protest GOP-backed voting restrictions, President Biden takes the case for voting rights to the nation's birthplace and urges Cuba's leaders to listen to the people amid growing protests.

Two towering reminders of the confederacy come down, Congress looks to finalize an infrastructure bill as it gets back to work, and former president Donald Trump leads the pack in a CPAC presidential poll.

VP Harris backs a voting rights initiative, election reform roils Texas, President Biden defends the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, and Arkansas' Asa Hutchinson is the new voice of the nation's governors.

Eric Adams wins NYC democratic primary, Trump says he's suing Facebook, Twitter; Nikole Hannah-Jones heads to Howard University, and the State dept condemns Haitian President's killing.

Senator McConnell promises a fight over infrastructure reconciliation, Senator Schumer calls for the border with Canada to reopen, and the U.S. nears the end of its military presence in Afghanistan.

The White House misses its mark on COVID-19 vaccinations, a new analysis unpacks the electorate behind President Biden's 2020 win, and a Russian gang wants $70 million to end a massive ransomware attack.

Biden and Harris launch an "America is Back Together" tour, the DOJ halts federal executions, ransomware hits 200 U.S. companies, and the collapsed Florida condo could be demolished before a tropical storm arrives.

The Supreme Court strikes a blow to voting rights, a transportation bill passes the House, Liz Cheney is tapped for the 1/6 Commission, and the Trump organization is charged with tax crimes.

House Democrats vote for a January 6th Committee; Biden pledges to help the west with wildfires; a Microsoft executive blasts secret fed data requests; and Trump goes to the border with an indictment looming.

An unprecedented heat wave shocks the Pacific Northwest, the U.S. Supreme Court upholds the CDC's eviction moratorium, Juul Labs will pay $40 million to North Carolina, and a study ranks the U.S. last in media trust.

School shootings have jumped sharply in 2021, a federal court dismisses antitrust cases against Facebook, the U.S. case against Julian Assange weakens, and President Biden meets with Israel's outgoing president.

DOJ sues Georgia over election laws, Derek Chauvin may appeal his sentence of 22.5 years in prison, and lawmakers move to reverse a Trump-era rule on methane emissions.

Kamala Harris heads to the border, President Biden gets an infrastructure deal but urges Senators to use reconciliation to fund other priorities, and Speaker Pelosi is creating her own January 6th commission.

Yang concedes, Supreme Court sides with PA teen over Snapchat comments, Lawmakers go after big tech, VA parents arrested over critical race theory, and VP Harris's trip to the border.

The White House kicks off a child tax credit promotional blitz, Senator Schumer will call for a debate on election reform, and New York City gives ranked voting a shot for its mayoral primary.

The White House kicks off a child tax credit promotional blitz, Senator Schumer will call for a debate on election reform, and New York City gives ranked voting a shot for its mayoral primary.

Voting rights groups retrace the Freedom Rides, House Republicans want VP Harris out as immigration point person, Biden faces backlash from bishops on abortion, and conservative hecklers call former VP Pence a traitor.