2026Talks

President Trump gives Iran a timeline on diplomacy amid stalled nuclear talks. Americans feel the pinch of higher prices, despite Trump's assertion that tariffs are working as expected and a former DHS official says enforcement is off the rails.

A new study examines Colorado's past racism, amid federal efforts to deemphasize its role in American history. Tribal advocates worry about the SAVE Act's impact on Native Americans and the Trump Administration finally turns over funding for the Gateway Tunnel project.

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies. The Utah GOP gathers signatures for a ballot measure to repeal a ban on gerrymandering and North Carolina political parties reach a truce over voter registration.

Congress doesn't have a clear path forward to end the DHS funding fight. Hospitalized ICE detainees aren't being allowed to privately speak with family and attorneys and KY colleges worry about potential immigration enforcement.

Court challenges start over EPA's move to roll back the climate endangerment finding, Congress advances a proof-of-citizenship voting bill, New Mexico moves to blunt immigration enforcement and a Texas man sues a California doctor over abortion medicine.

The EPA rescinds its long-standing authority to regulate greenhouse gases, Congress barrels toward a DHS shutdown and lawmakers clash with the DOJ over tracking of Epstein file searches. States consider ballot initiatives, license plate readers and youth violence.

Evidence in the ICE shooting of a Chicago woman is made public. Immigration officials double down on support for agents and several names will be un-redacted from the Epstein files.

Immigration officials and their allies defend ICE actions in Minnesota, as other states cement rights of immigrants and citizens and Dems argue that new GOP-backed led voting restrictions are meant to tilt the next election.

The basis of the warrant for a Georgia election center raid will be unsealed. President Trump sues the IRS for $10 billion and a former acting DHS secretary says he is against some proposed Democratic ICE reforms.

Book bans surge across the country as librarians push back, VA elections signal a potential wave of new women lawmakers and Michigan abortion providers warn of bill in Congress restricting protests at entrances to clinics.

The White House refuses to say if ICE will be at polling places in November. A bill to ease display of the Ten Commandments in schools stalls in Indiana and union leaders call for the restoration of federal worker employment protections.

The Trump administration has aggressively pursued public land policies. But for the moment the White House is backing down on immigration, amidst widespread backlash and the Supreme Court lets a blue-tinted California congressional map go ahead.

A partial government shutdown is ending, but the GOP is refusing to bow to Democratic reforms for ICE and president Trump calls for nationalizing elections, raising questions about processes central to democracy.

A Texas special election is a 'wake up call' for the GOP. North Carolina students want a campus early voting site back and Maryland Democrats debate redistricting ahead of finalizing midterm maps.

House Minority leader Jeffries denounces the arrest of journalist Don Lemon. Legal scholars say First Amendment freedoms are being curtailed under Trump and financier Kevin Warsh will be nominated as the next Federal Reserve Chairman.

The Senate rejects ICE funding, but a last-minute compromise will look likely to keep the government open. Trump's border czar takes command of immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, as the FBI raids a deep-blue county election authority in Georgia.

Schumer calls for reforms to ICE so Dems can pass a funding bill, while some Republicans seem open to dealing with the DHS budget on its own. The chamber also considers tighter ballot restrictions in the SAVE Act and healthcare costs are burdening working Americans.

State and local governments consider whether to cooperate with immigration enforcement as criticism intensifies in Congress. Minnesota educators say the raids are frightening families, while the White House says it wants to deescalate and change the subject.

The Trump administration blames MN Dems for the Pretti and Good shootings. Calls for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to resign grow and Senate Democrats vow to block any DHS funding, increasing the odds of another government shutdown.

Deadly ICE encounters and a looming funding fight collide, as Capitol Hill and communities nationwide brace for the fallout of White House immigration raids.

Community response grows as immigration enforcement expands, while families, schools, and small businesses feel the strain and members of Congress again battled over how to see the January 6th attack.

Trump backs off tariffs and threats of invasion with a new framework for a deal on Greenland. A Report finds pros and cons in the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement and ICE's tactics draw academic interest.

Debates over National Guard policing, immigration enforcement, and ethics investigations collide as markets react to new tariff threats, raising fresh questions about executive power and democratic guardrails.

Federal prosecutors threaten protestors who disrupted a MN church service, as others rally nationwide to mark MLK Jr. Day and the first year of Trump's second term. Watchdogs raise concerns on NV's ballot initiative process and NV's vote challenges.

From exile, the son of Iran's last Shah calls for help toppling the regime of Ayotollah Khoemini. Minnesota Dems warn protestors about staying safe, as more troops could be sent there to squelch protests and Virginia swears in its first female governor.