A deal could be reached soon to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The Senate is set to vote on an amended continuing resolution after a group of moderate Democrats joined Republicans to pave the way to reopen the government.

President Trump is pardoning more than 70 people involved in his effort to challenge the outcome of the 2020 election. The president is also threatening to sue the BBC for one billion dollars for editing a speech he made to make it appear he was inciting violence on January 6, 2021.

The Supreme Court today rejected calls to overturn its landmark 2015 decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. But the justices have agreed to hear a case challenging the counting of mail-in ballots received after Election Day.