2026Talks

Senate Republicans seek new leadership. Many want less separation of church and state and President Biden says the Port of Baltimore could be back up and running next month.

A civil rights report shows a historic spike in anti-American Muslim complaints, advocates call for changes to capital punishment in Oklahoma and President Biden calls for voters to reject political violence.

Nebraska aims to change how it awards Electoral College votes, nearly 50,000 Wisconsin Democrats vote uncommitted to protest Biden's handling of Gaza and voters there approve a ban on private donations for election administration.

Officials react to death of aid workers in Israeli air strike. The Minnesota Supreme Court hears a voting law challenge and lesser-known Democratic candidates discuss the presidential race.

Maryland officials ask for bipartisan help to reopen the Baltimore harbor, a federal judge says a controversial New Jersey ballot design is unconstitutional and California fast food workers get a pay raise.

A Democratic senator calls on Biden to send humanitarian aid to Gaza, as protests erupt in Israel. A deep fake video of Kari Lake highlights concerns and attorneys general may move to stop pistols from being converted into machine guns.

Republicans float conspiracy theories on the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge, South Carolina's congressional elections will use a map ruled unconstitutional and the Senate schedules an impeachment trial for Homeland Secretary Mayorkas.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat. Former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

The SCOTUS hears oral arguments in the mifepristone availability case. RFK, Jr picks a running mate and Florida enacts a social media ban for minors.

UN Security Council passes a ceasefire resolution as the US warns Israel against ground operations in Rafah and top Israeli officials cancel a DC trip and Trump's bond is slashed by two thirds, but his first criminal trial starts in three weeks.