The vote came two days after House Republicans ousted Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming from the leadership role following her continued criticism of former President Donald Trump.

Next week, nearly a year since the George Floyd killing, Pennsylvania voters will decide whether to make greater anti-discrimination protections explicit in the state constitution.

From Pittsburgh's mayoral and council races to what those statewide ballot initiatives really mean, this week's Pittsburgh Explainer talks with political reporters from around Pennsylvania about what you can expect at the ballot box next week.

It is unclear what impact this will have on teachers, staff and students in the near term. In some states, masks in schools are already optional.

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said," We have all longed for this moment when we can get back to some kind of normalcy." But local authorities are making their own decisions on relaxing the rules.

President Joe Biden is welcoming a group of Republican senators to the White House to talk infrastructure. Thursday's meeting comes as negotiations intensify over a potentially bipartisan proposal that could become one piece of the administration’s ambitious $4 trillion public investment plan.