Kyle Rittenhouse takes the stand in his own defense in a Kenosha, Wisconsin courtroom… Liz Cheney blasts Trump as an enemy of democracy.. Shelton Adelson’s wife continues funding the GOP.. and a Temporary Restraining Order holds at East River Park.

Houston music festival, Biden hails Congress’ passage of his $1 trillion infrastructure package

The United States mandates tests or vaccines for big companies… War rages is Ethiopia… COPS26 and the end of coal.. opposition grows to Rhom Emanuel and Pelosi says both bills will pass.

Democrats’ election night wake up call… New York elects its second Black mayor… moderates and progressives make a deal on property tax exemptions and day 6 of the judicial inquiry into the killing of Eric Garner

The Senate announces an agreement to allow the feds to negotiate drug prices… Biden targets methane at COP26.. opening statements in the trial of a teenage killer.. and the Mayor says 92 percent of city workers are vaccinated against COVID.. as New Yorkers.. Virginians and others head to the polls

Doomsday scenario presented at the climate talks… Biden apologizes for Trump.. Manchin won’t back down.. the trial of the teenage kenosha killer.. abortion law showdown at the Supreme Court and Taxi hunger strikers at City Hall..

Biden on climate change… what’s next after COP26…. firefighters threaten to walk off the job and a climate resiliency project for Manhattan has another day oil. Court as protesters gather at East River Park..

Kids get the jab, the president in Europe apologized and meets the pope… Are New Yorkers safe as the vaccine mandate kicks in and day 5 of the Eric Garner judicial inquiry.

President Biden announces a deal he calls historic…. Another day I n court for Julian Assange… A rare judicial inquiry into the killing of Eric Garner continues.. and allowing vaccination deadline.

Donziger goes to jail.. Assange goes to court.. a Sputnik moment and more from the hearings into the killing of Eric Garner