2026Talks

President Biden delivers the State of the Union Address, a growing number of New Yorkers want George Santos to resign, and Jerome Powell says the Fed cannot protect the economy from the debt ceiling debacle.

President Biden is set to address economic uncertainties and highlight economic advancements during the State of the Union address. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy calls the national debt limit the United States' current greatest threat. Vice President Kamala Harris announces new pledges by private companies to offer more economic stability in Northern Central America.

The Democratic National Committee votes to shake up the presidential primary calendar, President Biden gets a better than expected jobs report before his  second State of the Union, and lawmakers from both parties question the response to a Chinese data gathering balloon.

Rep. Ilhan Omar was ousted from the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the Inspector General testified on PPP loan fraud, and House Democrats discussed the Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act.

Vice President Kamala Harris urges Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, the House begins the process to impeach the Homeland Security Secretary, and the Federal Reserve nudges interest rates up.

The Senate considers police reforms in the wake of Tyre Nichols killing, members of Congress want a new vote on the Equal Rights Amendment, and George Santos voluntarily steps down from his committee appointments.

President Biden says he will meet with members of the Congressional Black Caucus on much-needed police and justice system reforms, unresolved legal challenges regarding gerrymandering  could have implications for 2024 congressional elections, and a government watchdog reveals excessive fraud and waste tied to pandemic relief aid programs.

Civil rights activists push for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act following the killing of Tyre Nichols, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he can reach a deal with President Biden on the debt ceiling, and election experts say 2023 could shape voting rights across the country. 

Attorney General announces enforcement actions on ransomware, Democrats discuss border policies, and the FDA is relaxing rules for gay and bisexual men to donate blood.

House Dems say they're being pushed off committees for opposing Trump, the GOP floats a plan to eliminate the IRS and impose a nationwide sales tax, and the House Speaker is standing by Rep. George Santos for now.

Democratic leaders urge Republicans to reveal spending cuts in the debt ceiling debate, the Senate Judiciary Committee grills ticket executives, and classified documents are found at former VP Mike Pence's home.

Democrats say House GOP members are endangering the U.S. economy by not raising the debt limit, four members of the far-right Oath Keepers are convicted of the rare charge of seditious conspiracy, and lawmakers renew efforts to give Washington, D.C. statehood.

VP Harris announces proclamation to protect abortion access on 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. At a the first March for Life, anti-abortion rally since Roe's overturning, advocates said their work isn't over. President Biden says he will hold talks with the House majority leader to discuss the national debt limit.

The U.S debt ceiling debate begins, mayors across the country discuss the future of policing, and the Supreme Court releases a report on the leaked Dobbs opinion investigation.

The White House says the GOP is handing government oversight to conspiracy theorists, a probe of the handling of classified documents raises Democrats ire, and mayors work to reduce gun violence in America's cities.

The White House calls GOP debt limit demands a recipe for economic disaster, Sen. Bernie Sanders says the working class deserves more, and a failed GOP candidate is arrested for drive-by shootings in New Mexico.

President Biden is disappointed with the first few House bills, one of which he says will present a tax loophole for the wealthy, but will hurt middle-class taxpayers. The White House Counsel says visitor logs were not kept at President Biden's Delaware home amid calls from Republicans to see them as more classified documents are found. Missouri lawmakers enact stricter dress code for women in the...

The U.S could be headed toward fiscal trouble, a new House committee will be taking on big tech and the Missouri House of Representatives adopts a dress code for its female members.

The Attorney General appoints a special counsel to investigate classified documents found in the president's possession, Rep. George Santos says he would resign if his constituents want him to, and inflation eases.

More classified documents tied to President Biden have been found, the House creates a subcommittee to probe federal abuses of authority, and Republicans from George Santos' district call for his resignation.

Documents found at President Biden's former institute stir political rumblings, some Democrats fear a new House committee on China could promote further xenophobia, and California Rep. Katie Porter runs for Senate.

The 118th Congress narrowly passes the rules package. President Joe Biden was in Mexico City on Monday ahead of the 'Three Amigos' Summit. The DOJ has launched a review into classified documents found at Biden's post-VP office. The Supreme Court is set to hear a case today pertaining to union strikes.

President Biden makes his first trip to the southern border, former President Trump says he did the country a favor by helping Rep. Kevin McCarthy become House Speaker, and political unrest in Brazil prompts comparisons to January 6th.

House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy loses his 11th ballot for speaker. President Joe Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell usher in a big bipartisan win in Kentucky regarding failing infrastructure. On the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot, some are calling on GOP leaders to condemn political violence.

After six ballots, a Speaker of the House still has not been elected as frustration grows, Democrats promote their 2023 agenda, and the U.S. develops a strategy to boost women's economic participation.