2026Talks

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.