Voting rights advocates brace for further restrictions, youth voter turnout was key for Democrats in the midterms, and education experts warn book bans and speech restrictions are fueling the teacher shortage.

The Senate passes the $1.7 trillion spending package, Secretary of State Blinken talks about Afghanistan, and Arizona is removing its border wall.

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.