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He notched some bipartisan successes while botching other issues. Hes riding a political high but faces domestic gridlock now.

Jan. 6, 2021 illustrated weaknesses in our electoral system. A few have been fixed with the Electoral Count Reform Act, but more is needed to ensure we have learned the lessons from that dark day.

The package includes changes to retirement benefits, new protections for pregnant workers and Ukraine aid. A larger child tax credit was not included.

President Biden has signed a $1.7-trillion bill funding government operations through September, the end of the federal budget year.

This week, a judge ruled against Lake’s Hail Mary effort to overturn the Arizona result. The election deniers may finally be hitting a wall.

Some Democratic senators expressed worry that losing a handful of Republican allies would make a divided Congress even tougher.

The Jan. 6 committee's referrals to the Department of Justice for charges against Donald Trump are largely symbolic. It's up to the Justice Department to charge Trump with crimes, and for the sake of demonstrating no one is above the law, they must do so.

The final act of the 117th read-nothing Congress was to provide the American public with a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill. That bill was obscene, overstuffed and outrageous.

The bipartisan bill provides billions for Ukraine, pay raises for troops, and disaster aid. Extension of a pandemic-era child tax credit was left out.

The massive bill will fund critical government operations across federal agencies and provide emergency aid for Ukraine and natural disaster relief.