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Sens. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., are the two holdouts as Democrats and the White House try to reach a deal on a sweeping spending bill. But their policy demands may put them at odds.

United against higher spending, centrist Democrats don't agree on what to cut or keep

Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema are the two holdouts as Democrats and the White House try to reach a deal on a sweeping spending bill. But their policy demands may put them at odds.

Pope Francis, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Portal Welby and Archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew a meeting of prayer in the Basilica of St. Francis on September 20, 2016.

Pope Francis And Other Christian Leaders Are Calling For Bold Climate Action

The world's most prominent Christian leaders issued a rare joint statement calling for government climate action. What that will look like in the U.S. is unclear.

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., vice chair of the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, speaks during a meeting on Capitol Hill Monday.

Rep. Liz Cheney read text messages she said Mark Meadows got during the Jan. 6 siege

In the messages, Donald Trump Jr. and Fox News hosts Laura Ingraham and Sean Hannity urge Meadows to get then-President Donald Trump to tell his supporters to leave the Capitol.

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., arrives at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 5. Her opposition to Democrats' proposed spending package is forcing changes, but her specific positions have been hard to pin down.

What does Kyrsten Sinema want out of spending negotiations? Here's what we know

The Arizona Democratic senator has been hard to pin down, but her moderate stance is forcing progressives in her party to make concessions.

Travis McMichael is testifying in his murder trial in the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga. He, along with his father, Greg McMichael, and a neighbor, William "Roddie" Bryan, are charged in the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery.

Defense attorneys in Ahmaud Arbery murder trial rest their case

The nearly all-white jury has been sent home until Monday, when they're expected to hear closing arguments. Earlier in the day, Travis McMichael, who killed Arbery, underwent cross-examination.

Community activist India Walton looks on as she campaigns to replace four-term Mayor Byron Brown, in Buffalo, New York, U.S., December 15, 2020.

India Walton Could Become The First Socialist Mayor Of A Major U.S. City In Decades

India Walton, a progressive candidate endorsed by the Democratic Socialists of America, would also be the first female mayor of New York's second largest city if she wins the general election.

Same-sex marriage supporters wear "Just married" shirts while celebrating the U.S Supreme Court ruling regarding same-sex marriage on June 26, 2015 in San Francisco.

The story of marriage equality is more complicated — and costly — than you remember

Sasha Issenberg, author of The Engagement, a history of marriage equality, says he doesn't see the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges being overturned anytime soon.

Police Chief La'Ron Singletary, pictured at a press conference on Sunday, resigned on Tuesday along with other senior police staff.

Rochester, N.Y., Police Chief La'Ron Singletary Resigns

"The entire Rochester Police Department command staff has announced their retirement," Mayor Lovely A. Warren said Tuesday.

Dean Burrows runs Gear Motions, which makes precision gears for machines. He's been turning down some orders, because he can't find enough workers.

Finding Workers Is Harder Than Ever. The Economic Impact Could Be Significant

Employers hired more than 1.8 million workers in June and July. But millions of others are still on the sidelines. That's leading to long wait times and is forcing some businesses to turn down orders.

Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, seen here during a campaign event in Georgia on Jan. 4, were sworn in as U.S. Senators by Vice President Kamala Harris Wednesday afternoon.

With New Georgia Senators Sworn In, Democrats Officially Control The Senate

A Democratic majority, even a thin one, allows the party to set the chamber's legislative agenda and makes it easier to confirm President Biden's Cabinet picks.

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