The House extended a school meal lifeline; families are now waiting on the Senate Congress is rushing to pass an extension for some of the school meal waivers that provided support to families and schools during the pandemic that expire June 30. Ximena Bustillo
Federal authorities searched former Justice official Jeff Clark's home Federal authorities on Wednesday searched the home of former Justice official Jeff Clark, who supported Trump's voting fraud claims and features heavily in today's Jan. 6 committee hearings Carrie Johnson
Jan. 6 hearings use TV tricks to great effect even as critics call them show biz It's an extraordinary show of discipline for a congressional committee, with a minimum of showboating, yielding hearings that resemble Dateline NBC or investigative podcasts. David Folkenflik
Powell says recession 'a possibility' but not likely Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell vowed to bring inflation back down to 2%. Some lawmakers worry the Fed's efforts to control inflation could tip the economy into recession. Scott Horsley
Florida's former Democratic "rising star", Andrew Gillum, is indicted The federal indictment alleges that the former Tallahassee mayor conspired to commit wire fraud, by soliciting and obtaining funds using false and fraudulent promises between 2016 and 2019. Greg Allen
School meal waivers expire in 9 days. After axing them, Congress may try to save them A group of lawmakers have agreed on a measure that would extend the school meal waivers that helped schools and families during the pandemic. Ximena Bustillo
Senators reach final bipartisan agreement on a gun safety bill The bill would incentivize states to pass red flag laws and expand background checks for 18- to 21-year-olds, among other measures. It's expected to have enough support to pass the Senate. Kelsey Snell
Trump team didn't have the evidence and 4 other takeaways from the Jan. 6 hearing There were a number of eye-opening findings in the Jan. 6 committee's fourth hearing that showed the depth and breadth of Trump and his allies' pressure on local and state officials. Domenico Montanaro
Arizona lawmaker Rusty Bowers details the pressure put on him by Trump and Giuliani Bowers testifies that Rudy Giuliani told him of allegations of voter fraud committed by undocumented immigrants or dead people who were listed as having voted. Ximena Bustillo
Here's how Stephen Colbert says his staff members got arrested on Capitol Hill Some of Colbert's production staff were detained on Thursday while filming a puppet segment in a congressional building. He said it was a "simple story" that conservative media twisted. Wynne Davis
