2026Talks

US envoy Steve Witkoff says he feels optimistic about a Gaza ceasefire. Clean energy tax credits are in jeopardy in the big budget and policy bill Congress is debating and the Trump administration pauses new student visa interviews.

King Charles warns Canada of attacks on democracy. The British Ambassador to the U.S. says allies must work together and the GOP's budget plan severely impacts the arts.

President Trump remembers fallen soldiers and touts his achievements. Israeli nationalists show disdain for Arabs in the streets, but a possible Gaza ceasefire may be on the table and pro-democracy advocates call for civility and tolerance in politics.

The UN wants to see more aid allowed into Gaza. Americans' views on Israel worsen, while violence threatens diplomatic staff and state groups step in after the DOJ dismisses police violence investigations.

A deadlocked Supreme Court prevents the nation's first publicly funded religious school, House Republicans celebrate passage of their domestic policy bill and the Trump administration sues states for taking climate action.

Days before the anniversary of George Floyd's murder, the Justice Department moves to end supervision of several police departments. Trump clashes with the President of South Africa, small businesses face tariffs, and Ohio moves to support family caregivers.

Kristi Noem incorrectly defines habeas corpus during a Senate hearing. The Senate passes a bipartisan bill to eliminate taxes on tips and Native American civic engagement is fostering legislative wins in the West.

Congress debates Medicaid cuts, the FBI pledges to investigate missing Indigenous people, Illinois pushes back on a federal autism data plan and a deadly bombing in California is investigated as domestic terrorism.

Former President Biden is diagnosed with "aggressive" prostate cancer. The FBI says the explosion at a Palm Springs fertility clinic was terrorism and Western hunters and anglers oppose the sale of federally managed public lands.

Omaha elects its first Black mayor, the Supreme Court considers whether lower courts can prevent the Trump administration's removal of birthright citizenship and half of states consider their own citizenship requirements for voter registration.