Politics

Protests erupted in Canada as parents debate if sexual and gender orientation should be taught in school, which the U.S. is also debating.

Thousands protest in Canada over controversial gender, sexual education

On Wednesday, Sept. 20, the Biden administration announced that it is giving away more free COVID test kits.

Government offering more free at-home COVID tests

The Senate voted to confirm Gen. Charles Q. Brown to replace Gen. Mark Milley as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Senate confirms new chairman of the Joint Chiefs despite Tuberville’s hold

The Biden administration grants temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants.

US granting Venezuelan migrants temporary legal status: The Morning Rundown, Sept. 21, 2023

No Labels is considering running a major third-party candidate into the 2024 presidential race. Here's how the candidate will be a contender, not a spoiler.

No Labels explains what it will take to run a Trump-Biden challenger

Critics are accusing The New York Times of altering a key quote from Hunter Biden's presser while defying a congressional subpoena Wednesday.

Hunter Biden expected to plead not guilty on gun charges: The Morning Rundown, Sept. 20, 2023

Even after conservatives and moderates reached a compromise on government funding, they still don't have enough votes to pass the bill.

House Republicans pressure holdouts to vote for short-term funding bill

Politicians regularly show they don't understand tech and AI. So why are some of tech's biggest executives pushing for government regulation?

The race to regulate AI hits snag; politicians don’t understand the tech

Five Americans detained in Iran are back home as part of a prisoner exchange.

Americans freed from Iran return to US: The Morning Rundown, Sept. 19, 2023

President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden is suing the IRS for violating allegedly sharing his tax information in over 20 televised interviews.

Hunter Biden sues IRS for violation of privacy

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (NY-D) has decided that the informal dress code for its members will no longer be enforced.

US Senate loosening informal dress code

A prisoner swap between the United States and Iran is reportedly set to take place.

US, Iran prisoner swap taking place: The Morning Rundown, Sept. 18, 2023

Elon Musk is suing California over a law requiring social media companies to submit reports showing how they handle "hate speech."

Elon Musk launches free speech lawsuit over California’s content moderation law

A watchdog agency found that 15% of unemployment benefits claimed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic were fraudulent.

Watchdog: COVID pandemic unemployment fraud was up to $135B

The United Auto Workers union goes on strike against three big car companies.

Autoworkers begin historic strike against Detroit’s Big 3: The Morning Rundown, Sept. 15, 2023

Following Romney's announcement, SAN asked younger lawmakers if they think his generation is doing enough to prepare the next generation.

Romney says his generation should step aside. Younger lawmakers react.

A Delaware grand jury indicted Hunter Biden on three counts of felony gun charges relating to possessing a firearm while using narcotics.

Hunter Biden indicted on federal gun charges

The "Appeal to Heaven" flag from the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack was flown at Justice Samuel Alito's vacation home in New Jersey.

Will a WSJ interview change how Supreme Court Justice Alito decides a case?

Utah Sen. Mitt Romney (R) won't run for reelection to the Senate for a second term and said that it is time for the new generation of leaders

Sen. Mitt Romney to step aside for ‘new generation,’ urges Trump, Biden to follow

A federal judge declares DACA is illegal, likely sending the case to the Supreme Court for a third time.

Federal judge rules DACA is illegal: The Morning Rundown, Sept. 14, 2023

A new Illinois law will only give funding to libraries that refuse to ban books due to partisan or doctrinal disapproval

Senate probes Illinois officials over law that effectively bans book bans

A whistleblower told Congress that members of the CIA's Covid Discovery Team were paid to change their opinion that pandemic started in a lab.

Whistleblower: CIA officers were paid off to change COVID origins determination

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy told Nancy Pelosi that opening an impeachment inquiry without a vote makes the process lack legitimacy.

When Pelosi opened impeachment probe without vote, McCarthy questioned ‘legitimacy’

Members of President Joe Biden’s family are discussing an exit plan from his campaign against former President Donald Trump.

As impeachment probe looms, Biden’s approval rating improves