2026Talks

The White House waives COVID vaccine intellectual property rights to aid other nations, the president chides the GOP over the potential ouster of Liz Cheney from her leadership position, and immigration reform heats up.

Garland testifies on DOJ budget; polling finds young voters optimistic about country's future; Biden updates nation on administration's vaccine response; and GOP-appointed auditors in Arizona continue to recount ballots from the 2020 presidential election.

President Biden hikes the refugee cap and promotes his jobs and families plans, but Senator McConnell says no Republicans will support $4T in programs. And Facebook will announce Wed. whether Trump's back on the platform.

Texas Republican Susan Wright is the front-runner in the runoff to fill her husband's seat for the state's 6th Congressional District, and Trump critics Mitt Romney and Liz Cheney are facing big backlash from their party.

During a Georgia rally, Biden says he wants to end private detention centers; Mitch McConnell calls Biden "likeable," but his goals a long, liberal wishlist; And VP Harris compares  broadband investment to 1930's rural electrification.

President Joe Biden delivers his first joint address to Congress, GOP Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina responds to Biden, and Senate lawmakers hold a hearing on stopping gun violence.

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.