Driving the news: Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), who's leading the effort on the Democratic side, told reporters that she believes the bill has the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster.
Why it matters: The small International Brotherhood of Boilermakers union is the third of 12 rail unions to decline to ratify the agreement, raising the prospect of an economically devastating railroad strike during the holiday season.
Foreign government officials spent hundreds of thousands of dollars at the former Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., throughout former President Trump's term in office, according to findings released by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Monday.
Why it matters: The committee said officials for the governments of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Turkey, China and Malaysia collectively spent more than $750,000 at the property "at sensitive times for those countries’ relations with the United States."
Conservatives both inside and outside of Congress are engaged in a coordinated effort to pressure House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to postpone GOP leadership elections.
Why it matters: Conservatives are trying to consolidate power within the party after an unexpectedly weak midterm showing that saw Democrats keep control of the Senate and House Republicans on track for a razor thin majority.
The suspect believed involved in a shooting at the University of Virginia on Sunday night has been taken into custody by police, AP reported Monday.
Driving the news: The shooting, which occurred on the campus of the University of Virginia at 10:30 p.m. Sunday, killed three people and injured two others, UVA President Jim Ryan confirmed in a statement on Twitter Monday morning.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) signaled Monday she will vote to elect GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as House speaker, criticizing efforts by other right-wing Republicans to challenge his bid as "risky" and a "bad strategy."
Why it matters: Greene, despite a history of incendiary statements and conspiracy theories that led to the removal of her committee assignments in 2021, is one of the most influential Republicans in the House.
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Arizona Republican Party leader Kelli Ward's attempt to stop the turnover of phone records to the Jan 6. select committee, according to AP.
Driving the news: The Jan. 6 committee has sought to uncover who Ward spoke with while trying to challenge the 2020 presidential election results.
President Biden said Monday that he does not expect congressional Democrats will have enough votes to pass a bill codifying Roe v. Wade.
Why it matters: If Republicans capture a narrow majority in the House, Biden's pledge to make an abortion rights bill the first piece of post-midterm legislation to send to Congress will go nowhere.
Democrat Katie Hobbs expanded her lead in the Arizona governor's race over the weekend, but Republican Kari Lake gained some ground over the past couple nights.
Former President Trump's actions during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot meant he "decided to be part of the problem," former Vice President Mike Pence told ABC's “World News Tonight” in an interview airing Monday evening.
Why it matters: The interview, coinciding with the release this week of Pence's autobiography, "So Help Me God," is the former vice president's first broadcast-network appearance since the events of Jan. 6.
Eight billion humans are living on planet Earth — a huge milestone officially projected for and being recognized Tuesday by the U.N.
Why it matters: People are living longer, with generally better access to health care, food, clean water and sanitation than in past generations. A smaller share of humans live in extreme poverty.
BALI, Indonesia — President Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping began their meeting Monday on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Indonesia, where they were set to discuss how to manage rising competition between the two superpowers.
Why it matters: It's the first in-person meeting between the two leaders since Biden took office. U.S.-China relations have fallen to their lowest point in decades amid tensions over tech competition, cybersecurity, China's support of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Taiwan,and China's military build-up.
Former President Trump wanted to use government agencies to investigate his adversaries during his term in office, ex-White House chief of staff John Kelly alleged to the New York Times Sunday. Trump denies the allegations.
Driving the news: Kelly told the NYT Trump said they should "get the IRS on" former FBI chief James Comey and his deputy Andrew McCabe and discussed using the Department of Justice to investigate foes including Hillary Clinton and Jeff Bezos, owner of the Washington Post, whose reports angered the former president.
An Iranian court sentenced a protester to death for what a Tehran judiciary-linked website said Sunday was connected to "riots" following weeks of demonstrations against Iran's ruling party.
The big picture: It's believed to be the first death penalty issued in response to the protests, which erupted following the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini, 22, who was detained for wearing an "improper hijab," Iran's mandatory head covering, per AP.
