2026Talks

Fallout from the first Presidential debate continues. Advocates are upset by a recent Supreme Court ruling on homelessness and House Republicans plan to sue the Department of Justice.

Polls show a dead heat in the repeat race for the White House, the Supreme Court deals a major blow to federal agencies' ability to enforce rules, and GOP-led states clamp down on voter registration drives.

Ugly, imperfect produce destined for the landfill is being upcycled by a California candy company, a Texas volunteer uses his Navy training to map the gaps in broadband and Pennsylvania has a new commission tasked with reversing its shrinking rural population.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is to be a free man, Georgia law enforcement are training to prevent voter intimidation, and the nation's first publicly-funded religious charter school is ruled unconstitutional.

Charges against fake electors in Nevada are dismissed, Milwaukee officials get ready to expect the unexpected at the RNC convention, and the Justice Department says Alaska is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Former President Trump appeals to conservatives who want a national abortion ban. New data shows President Biden is fairing well with older voters. And Drag lobby day is bringing the queens to Capitol Hill, to press for LGBTQ protections.

A congresswoman celebrates Biden protections for mixed status families, Louisiana's Ten Commandments law faces an inevitable legal challenge, and a senator moves to repeal the strict 19th century anti-obscenity and anti-abortion Comstock Act.

Former President Donald Trump says he loves Milwaukee, civil rights groups reject designated protest zones for the RNC convention, and a New York Equal Rights Amendment is restored to the November ballot.

President Biden announces a path to citizenship for spouses of US citizens. Republicans vote to kill a bump stock ban, following a Supreme Court ruling and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls out the U.S. for withholding weapons.

The House passes the National Defense Authorization Act – with hard-right amendments. Political scientists say they worry that a second Trump presidency could break American democracy – while farmers say they are concerned about the Farm Bill.