2026Talks

 President Joe Biden issues an executive order to reduce gun violence, the EPA imposes the first federal limits on "forever chemicals," and the North Carolina Supreme Court revisits a decision on gerrymandering.

NY regulators seize Signature Bank amid banking turmoil, where is the U.S with Covid on the third anniversary of the pandemic, and members of Congress celebrate Equal Pay Day.

The Freedom Caucus lays out demands to raise the debt ceiling. Republicans criticize President Joe Biden's 2024 budget, but offer few detailed alternatives. New York Rep. Jaamal Bowman speaks out against what some are calling transphobic bills.

President Biden proposes a new federal budget, Norfolk Southern's CEO testifies before Congress, and the House holds a hearing on the First Amendment implications of the handling of the "Twitter Files."

Three years after Breonna Taylor's death, the DOJ releases its report on Louisville Police, officials focus on China as America's biggest security threat, and a House committee probes the origins of COVID-19.

GOP-led states reject voter roll accuracy efforts, the president proposes a tax hike for the wealthy to shore up Medicare, and Capitol Police criticize Fox News for releasing video of the January 6th insurrection.

2024 Presidential candidates speak at CPAC, is there a way to restore public trust in government and the Biden Administration might reverse course on detaining families.

President Joe Biden commemorates "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Alabama, and calls on Congress to strengthen voting rights. The restoration of voting rights for convicted felons has become a rare bipartisan effort. And the EPA orders states to evaluate the cybersecurity risks to public drinking water systems. 

U.S, Russian foreign affairs officials talk at the G20 Summit, CPAC begins, and health-care executives testify about community health centers.

Merrick Garland faces heated questions from a Senate committee, the president's pick to lead the FAA is grilled over his experience, and GOP leaders says they want more transparency for school curriculum.

Joe Biden's student loan relief plan goes before the Supreme Court, officials testify on China's recent aggressive actions, and a House committee evaluates immigration policies for the U.S. border with Mexico.

The Federal Government hasn't reached a consensus on Covid-19's origins, the United Nations is developing a fund to address climate change in the global south, and the Treasury Secretary speaks at the G20 Summit.

The Secretary of State lobbies for Ukraine ahead of the G-20 summit, the federal government pauses transportation of toxic waste from East-Palestine, and President Biden's student loan relief program faces critical Supreme Court challenges.

NTSB releases preliminary report on East-Palestine, Ohio, train disaster and says incident "was 100% preventable"; U.S. warns of sanctions on China on one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine; Nonprofit says more than 6,200 people have died in the U.S. due to gun violence so far this year.

The U.S. presents evidence Russia committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine, the Supreme Court hears cases about the responsibilities of tech companies, and the FHA is lowering mortgage insurance premiums.

The U.S. condemns Russia's suspension of a nuclear pact, lawmakers question why Speaker McCarthy gave Jan. 6 footage to Fox News, and Democratic governors launch a nationwide network to strengthen abortion access.

President Biden makes surprise visit to Ukraine and pledges more support to aid to Ukrainian forces. The Supreme Court is set to hear a case that could change internet law. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green calls for a "national divorce" drawing push back from GOP Gov.

Lawmakers say C-SPAN coverage of the House is good for democracy, Republicans in Michigan elect an election-denier to head their party for the next two years, and the Biden Administration cites Russia for "crimes against humanity."  

Labor Secretary Marty Walsh returns to his union roots with the NHL, a special grand jury believes at least one witness lied in testimony regarding efforts to reverse former President Donald Trump's 2020 loss in Georgia, and President Joe Biden orders the federal government to better address racial inequality.

The House GOP mulls budget cuts to raise the debt ceiling, presidential hopeful Nikki Haley wants competency tests for older lawmakers, and Ohio's governor wants Congress to probe hazardous material transportation.

Nikki Haley will run for president in 2024, California Senator Dianne Feinstein announces she will not seek re-election, and former VP Mike Pence would prefer to forgive and forget about January 6th.

The U.S isn't flying intelligence balloons over China, five years later survivors remember a horrendous school shooting, and Kari Lake is still claiming the 2022 Arizona Gubernatorial Election was stolen.

U.S. military shoots down a fourth unidentified object over the Great Lakes region, the FBI finds another classified document at former Vice President Mike Pence's home, and a Republican Senator says most GOP lawmakers don't want to sunset Medicare and Social Security.

Voters are skeptical about House subcommittee on the weaponization of government, the Senate could reverse presidential war powers, and House Democrats move to oust troubled Representative George Santos.

President Biden takes his economic message on the road as Republicans offer rebuttal to his State of the Union address, and the House votes to end COVID-19 vaccine requirements for foreign travelers.