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Kevin McCarthy fails to win enough votes to become House Speaker, a record number of Hispanic legislators join the 118th Congress, and Patty Murray becomes the first female Senate president pro tempore.

A divided government is being sworn in today with Republicans and Democrats pursuing widely divergent agendas, experts predict Congressional deadlock, and more trouble arises for embattled Rep.-Elect George Santos.

Senator Elizabeth Warren reintroduces gun legislation, 2023 looks like a promising year for renewable energy, and the U.S. has the lowest number of divided state governments in more than half a century.

New York District 3 Rep.-elect George Santos is being federally investigated amid inconsistencies. The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack withdraws its subpoena of former President Doland Trump. President Joe Biden signs the $1.7 trillion omnibus bill into law.

A longtime member of Congress reflects on her career, the outgoing president of Purdue talks Covid and education, and a key player in the plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is sentenced.

The Supreme Court upholds Title 42, a newly-elected Congressman owns up to lies on his resume, and the Transportation Department looks into severe holiday booking problems at Southwest Airlines.

Advocates plan for more ballot initiatives to protect reproductive freedom, record amounts of "dark money" fueled elections in 2022, and Americans' support for unions is at its highest point in decades.

Voting rights advocates brace for further restrictions, youth voter turnout was key for Democrats in the midterms, and education experts warn book bans and speech restrictions are fueling the teacher shortage.

The Senate passes the $1.7 trillion spending package, Secretary of State Blinken talks about Afghanistan, and Arizona is removing its border wall.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visits the White House, the Senate tries to pass a huge spending bill including more aid for Ukraine, and former President Donald Trump paid almost no taxes from 2015-2020.

A House committee votes to release Trump's tax returns, Wells Fargo will pay the largest consumer protection fine ever, and the EPA cracks down on large-vehicle emissions for the first time since 2001.

The January 6th Committee votes on criminal referrals, the Chief of Capitol Police testifies about security updates, and Congress remains deadlocked on passing a budget in the final days of the legislative session.

The January 6th Committee is likely to recommend criminal charges against Trump, Senator Joe Manchin keeps quiet about staying in the Democratic Party, and military leaders call the Afghan Adjustment Act a matter of national security.

The Senate is urged to act quickly to avoid a government shutdown, but passes a record-breaking National Defense Authorization Act. A home COVID-19 test will temporarily become available again as cases rise this winter. Victims' families call on Congress to change gun laws. A historic bill could change Puerto Rico's future political standing.

The Federal Reserve raises interest rates, survivors of the Club Q shooting testify before Congress on LGBTQ+ violence, and the House Coronavirus Subcommittee discusses preparations for the next health emergency.

President Biden signs the Respect for Marriage Act, lawmakers look for a way to fund the federal government, and Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene calls her comments about leading an armed insurrection "sarcasm."

New York takes action against hate crimes and anti-semitism, the House considers what it will take to pass a budget and Republicans weigh the party's future.

Senator Sanders criticizes Sinema's corporate priorities, the White House urges people get COVID-19 boosters as cases skyrocket, and election denier Kari Lake wants a do-over in Arizona.

The U.S. House of Representatives passes same-sex marriage protections, Brittany Griner comes back to the U.S, while Paul Whelan remains detained in Russia, and a former anti-abortion lobbyist talks politics and the Supreme Court.

Raphael Warnock wins reelection and secures a Democratic majority in the Senate, the Supreme Court hears a crucial election law case, and second gentleman Doug Emhoff condemns a growing tide of antisemitic speech.

The nation watches as votes are counted in the Senate runoff in Georgia, the House holds hearings in the lame-duck session, and Capitol Police Officers receive medals for their heroism on January 6.

Arizona officially certifies the midterm election results despite claims of fraud, candidates make a final push for votes in Georgia's U.S. Senate run-off election, and the Supreme Court hears arguments regarding Colorado's protective anti-discrimination law.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding an election law theory critics say could cause huge chaos, lawmakers condemn former President Trump's idea to suspend the Constitution, and the DNC switches up the presidential primary calendar.

The Senate passes a bill forcing a labor agreement in an effort to avoid a costly railway worker strike. The House Ways and Means Committee has former President Trump's tax returns in hand. The Agriculture Committee is looking at possible regulations for cryptocurrency following the collapse of cryptocurrency giant FTX. The Supreme Court will be reviewing the legality of Biden's student debt relie...

The House passed a bill to avert a crippling railroad strike, Hakeem Jefferies is chosen to lead House Democrats, and President Biden promises more federal-Native American engagement at the Tribal Nations Summit.