The U.S debt ceiling debate begins, mayors across the country discuss the future of policing, and the Supreme Court releases a report on the leaked Dobbs opinion investigation.

The Treasury talks about extraordinary measures to avoid defaulting on the debt; Nevada among the state legislative sessions focusing on budget issues; and an AP African American studies course blocked in Florida schools.

North Dakota enters the fray surrounding content bans in libraries, multiple states introduce wealth taxes in their legislatures, and Microsoft lays off 10,000 employees.

Maine has an ambitious plan to provide high-speed internet to all rural and urban communities by the end of 2024, a rural Missouri school district will be one of the first to get electric buses rolling, and Appalachian states are teaching health care providers about Mpox.

The White House says the GOP is handing government oversight to conspiracy theorists, a probe of the handling of classified documents raises Democrats ire, and mayors work to reduce gun violence in America s cities.

Arizona's drought improves as California assesses storm damage, a bipartisan group offers ideas to fix the mental health workforce shortage, and concerns grow over a planned supermarket consolidation.

The White House calls GOP debt limit demands a recipe for economic disaster, Sen. Bernie Sanders says the working class deserves more, and a failed GOP candidate is arrested for drive-by shootings in New Mexico.

A deadline for action on a Colorado coal mine air pollution permit is back in court, Oregon ranks in the top ten for green buildings, and the proposed Nevada National Monument is seen as crucial to the Biden '30x30' campaign.

President Biden is disappointed with the first few House bills, the White House counsel says visitor logs were not kept at President Biden's Delaware home, and Missouri lawmakers enact stricter dress code for women in the House.

On MLK Day, a foundation funds efforts to curb racial disparities, a Missouri expert says more can be done to help grieving children, and we look ahead to Tuesday's National Day of Racial Healing.