Democrats revisit voting rights legislation around Jan. 6 anniversary Democrats are making a fresh push on voting rights legislation around the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection, while also trying to revive President Biden's Build Back Better agenda. Barbara Sprunt
What U.S. Capitol security looks like a year after the Jan. 6 insurrection A year after the Jan. 6 riot, a new team of Capitol security leaders are in place, and congressional probes are investigating what went wrong that day. The partisan divide in Congress has intensified. Claudia Grisales
Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush, a Democrat, is retiring after 30 years in the U.S. House Longtime Illinois Democratic Rep. Bobby Rush announced on Tuesday that he is leaving Congress. The former Black Panther has represented the South Side of Chicago in Congress since 1993. Dan Mihalopolous
Longtime Chicago Congressman Bobby Rush is the latest Democrat to leave Washington The 75-year-old former Black Panther leader won't seek a 16th term in Congress, but vowed he'll remain an activist. Alana Wise
Here's where election-denying candidates are running to control voting An NPR analysis found at least 15 Republican candidates for secretary of state offices in 2022 who doubt Joe Biden's 2020 victory. Miles Parks
WA taxpayers paid for three state lawmakers to attend election conspiracy event ‘They said, from their perspective, they have a lot of constituents in their districts reaching out to them and saying, we think there's something wrong with these 2020 election results and we support you looking into it.’ Kim Malcolm
Seattle's top political moments in 2021: Elections, pandemic response, and more Political junkies in Seattle had a lot to binge on in 2021. Katie Campbell
New York's attorney general has subpoenaed Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. The subpoenas stem from an ongoing civil investigation into the Trump family's business practices. The former president has also been subpoenaed, and is now suing the attorney general. The Associated Press
Schumer tees up vote on rules change if voting rights legislation is blocked It's the latest push by Senate Democrats to make good on their promise to pass voting rights legislation. Deirdre Walsh
Disinformation fueled 2021, and 2022 will likely see the same Disinformation — about the Jan. 6 attack, COVID-19, vaccines, etc. — shaped the nation's politics in 2021 and likely will continue to do so throughout the coming year. Geoff Brumfiel
