2026Talks

President Biden's first address to Congress is tonight; the CDC relaxes its recommendations for masks; and a hearing underscores the sharp political divide on immigration.

Census figures will shift three House seats toward GOP states, the attorney general  investigates the Louisville Police Department, and the Supreme Court takes up its first Second Amendment case in more than a decade.

Polling reveals disapproval of Biden's border approach; the Vice President sets a meeting with Mexico's president; and two vocal Congresswoman spar over the Green New Deal.

Biden calls for global unity on climate change; a  teen activist chides the U.S. on fossil fuel tax breaks; anti-Asian hate bill passes the Senate.

President Biden boasts about surpassing 200 million COVID vaccines, Lisa Murkowski breaks ranks on Vanita Gupta's nomination as associate attorney general, and senators scrutinize Apple's app store policies.

Chauvin verdict intensifies calls for federal police reform; Senators debate the 'New Jim Crow,' and a relaunch of the Green New Deal.

The jury deliberates in the trial of Derek Chauvin, accused of murdering George Floyd, the White House agrees to raise the cap on refugees, and Biden and Harris try to win over supporters for the infrastructure plan.

President Biden will announce a new 2030 emissions target, George W. Bush urges more respectful conversation on immigration, and the Giffords Center ranks Indiana's gun policies low, despite their "red flag" law.

Biden announces tough sanctions on Russia; Pelosi says she won't bring a bill expanding the Supreme Court to the floor; and Harris announces largest ever U.S. investment in childcare.

With overwhelming bipartisan support, the Senate takes up anti-Asian American hate crimes legislation, and President Biden officially announces a full military withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Biden expected to announce full withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11; his administration says Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccines made up less than 5% of shots given; and White House proclaims Black Maternal Health Week.

President Biden calls for peaceful protests after police in Minnesota fatally shoot a Black driver, McConnell slams Biden's infrastructure plan as a Trojan horse, and states are rated for their early voting options.

President Biden pitches his infrastructure plan to Congressional leaders, Trump rips McConnell again, and Republican voters still question the election results.

A House bill pushing states on permit-to-purchase handgun laws aims to cut gun violence; HUD Secretary announces nearly $5B in rental assistance; and record numbers of asylum seekers turned back from U.S. are seeking sanctuary in Mexico.

President Biden moves to curb gun violence, and says he may compromise on the proposed corporate tax rate to pay for his infrastructure plan, and the percentage of people identifying as Democrats grows.

The White House expands COVID vaccine eligibility; Biden tells Georgia to 'smarten up' and the U.S. considers backing out of the Beijing Olympics.

Infrastructure becomes the latest political football, Janet Yellen talks global corporate taxes and Mitch McConnell warns CEOs to stay out of politics.

Biden promotes COVID vaccine in his Easter message, Georgia's governor lashes out at Major League Baseball, and why improving diversity in Congress starts at the bottom.

White House Chief of Staff suggests they may try to pass Biden's infrastructure plan without GOP support. Meanwhile, state GOP efforts restricting voting access continue, with the Texas Senate passing an election bill Thursday.

Biden unveils the American Jobs Plan with billions in infrastructure improvements nationwide, and Dawn Huckelbridge, director of the Paid Leave for All campaign urges action in the upcoming American Family Plan.

COVID business loans extended; Biden set to reveal his vision for infrastructure; and civil rights groups taking Georgia to court.

Votes are being counted in Amazon's Alabama union drive, Joe Biden says 90% of adults will be eligible for COVID vaccines by April 19, but the CDC Director worries about "impending doom" of a fourth wave, as cases surge.

Members of Congress trace a killer's path, Republicans chastise Biden's border policies, and Democrats prepare for "The McConnell Veto."

President Biden says infrastructure is his next big priority at his first formal press conference. Also, he plans to run for re-election and could support reforming the filibuster to pass voting rights. UCLA Prof. Raul Hinojosa  comments on immigration.

Joe Biden holds his first formal press conference today, Harris leads efforts to curb migration at the southern border, and the Senate confirms the first openly transgender official.