2026Talks

Highland Park mass shooting witnesses describe horrific scene, including a father who hid his child in a dumpster, police release more details about the shooter, the White House says it will work to protect women's rights and freedoms post-Roe versus Wade, and Rudy Giuliani, South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, and conservative lawyer John Eastman receive subpoenas, as part of an investigation surrounding former President Donald Trump.

A shooting near Chicago leaves six dead and dozens injured, Democratic governors huddle to ensure abortion access, and officials say the "Remain in Mexico" immigration policy will be phased out in the coming weeks.

The Biden administration works to ensure abortion access, Liz Cheney says Jan 6th committee could call for criminal charges against Trump, and extreme heat and a worker shortage dampens firework shows.

SCOTUS significantly limits the Clean Air Act and rules against the "Stay in Mexico" policy, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is sworn in to office, and President Biden endorses a filibuster carveout for abortion rights.

Immigration advocates criticize border policies after migrants die in a tractor-trailer, the U.S. opens a permanent headquarters for U.S. forces in Poland, and a House committee hears about growing housing inequity.

Jan. 6 Committee holds its sixth televised hearing; Feds outline efforts to increase abortion access; Wisconsin's Democratic leaders challenge 1849 abortion ban; SCOTUS makes it more difficult to prosecute doctors who overprescribe opioids; G7 summit wraps up.

A district court blocks Louisiana's abortion ban, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants new laws to counter SCOTUS decisions, and the Defense Dept. wants HBCUs to help develop new military capabilities.

Protests erupt after the Supreme Court overturns Roe versus Wade – conservative lawmakers applaud, but a poll finds more than half of Americans call it a "step backward" – and President Joe Biden signs a gun control measure.

Gun reform suffers a defeat in the Supreme Court but notches a win in the U.S. Senate, former Justice Dept. officials testify before the Jan. 6 Committee, and the White House meets with big oil on high pump prices.

President Biden calls for a three-month suspension of the federal gas tax, Fed chair Jerome Powell says a recession is a possibility, and Sen. Mitch McConnell expresses his support for the bipartisan gun bill.