Senate set to vote to protect same-sex marriages The Senate is set to vote Tuesday on a bill to codify federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages. The Respect for Marriage Act is expected to pass with bipartisan support. Ximena Bustillo
The mystery of rising prices. Are greedy corporations to blame for inflation? Inflation has been pushing prices up all year, but economists and politicians don't agree on where it's coming from. Stacey Vanek Smith
An Arizona county has refused to certify election results by the legal deadline Officials in Republican-controlled Cochise County refused to certify its local midterm election results by the state's legal deadline, putting more than 47,000 Arizonans' votes at risk. Hansi Lo Wang
White House unveils its holiday decor, including 77 trees and 'We the People' theme The White House says more than 150 volunteers decorated the building for a week to put together this year's holiday decorations. First lady Jill Biden selected a theme of "We the People." Deepa Shivaram
Democrats made midterm gains in rural areas. Can they keep them? Democrats had better than expected midterm elections in 2022, partly because of their ability to draw votes from rural areas. These voters could create new battlegrounds in 2024. Ximena Bustillo
U.S. soccer federation briefly alters Iran's flag to show solidarity with protesters The organization had displayed Iran's national flag on social media without the emblem of the Islamic Republic to show "support for the women in Iran" ahead of the two nations' soccer match. The Associated Press
Biden eases Venezuela sanctions as opposition talks resume The U.S. Treasury Department is allowing Chevron to resume "limited" energy production in Venezuela after years of sanctions have curbed oil and gas profits flowing to President Maduro's government. The Associated Press
What we know (and don't know) about how abortion affected the midterms What can polls tell us? (Not a lot.) Why did ballot measures favor abortion rights while abortion rights opponents won handily? (It's complicated.) And more lessons from the midterms... Danielle Kurtzleben
Democrat Mary Peltola, the 1st Alaska Native in Congress, wins a full term The first Alaska Native to serve in Congress and first woman to hold Alaska's House seat, Peltola beat Republicans Sarah Palin and Nick Begich in ranked choice election results announced Wednesday. The Associated Press
Seattle's ranked-choice voting system won't go into effect until 2027 Seattle voters have decided they want a ranked-choice voting system for future elections of mayoral and city council candidates, but the new system won't go into effect until 2027. Paige Browning
