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
With student loan relief tied up in court, Biden extends repayments a few months The president has extended the student loan repayment pause into 2023. Biden said he wants to give lawsuits against debt cancellation time to play out, and the Supreme Court time to weigh in. Dustin Jones
Supreme Court paves the way for release of Trump's tax returns to a House panel The decision likely means that the returns will be released to the Committee immediately, ending a multi-year legal battle. Jess Zalph
The next round of counting begins in Alaska. Here's how ranked-choice voting works This process will decide two outstanding congressional races: Republican Lisa Murkowski's seat in the Senate and Democrat Mary Peltola's seat in the House. Kaitlyn Radde
Republicans make marginal gains in South Texas as Democratic power wanes The Rio Grande Valley has long been a Democratic stronghold in Texas. Republicans invested heavily there but didn't see major gains. Still, marginal progress has Democrats worried. Gaige Davila
Inflation ruffles feathers ahead of Biden's turkey pardoning ceremony While President Biden observed the tradition of pardoning turkeys, there was a side helping of snipe between the administration and a big farm lobby group over the price of Thanksgiving dinner. A Martinez