Sens. Bill Cassidy and Lindsey Graham back the Foreign Pollution Fee Act, which would tax imports from China and other countries with higher carbon emissions than the U.S., but is this protectionist interference in the economy? Plus, Major League Baseball gives Atlanta the 2025 All-Star Game, though Commissioner Rob Manfred doesn't say sorry for pulling the 2021 event over the state's election law.

Amid an economic crisis and crippling inflation, voters in Argentina elected Congressman Javier Milei as their new President. He promises an agenda of smaller government and "freedom," but does he have the political skills to pull it off in the long-misruled country? 

About 10,000 low-income Illinois students get scholarships through a program called Invest in Kids, but it's now set to sunset after inaction by Democrats in the Legislature, as well as Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Meantime, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott keeps pressing state lawmakers there to pass his bill to create universal Education Savings Accounts, or ESAs, as rural Republicans balk.

The U.S. and Chinese Presidents meet in California and agree to reduce fentanyl production and renew military-to-military communications. But will the meeting overcome underlying disagreements? Plus, American CEOs look bad when they give President Xi a standing ovation, and Congressman George Santos chooses not to seek re-election after a critical report by the House Ethics Committee. 

The House passes legislation to fund the federal government through early 2024, but Speaker Mike Johnson is forced to rely on Democratic votes. This same move prompted a Republican revolt against his predecessor, Speaker Kevin McCarthy, but will the GOP's chaos caucus give Johnson more leeway, and is avoiding a holiday omnibus spending bill a kind of victory on its own?

All nine Justices sign a code of conduct setting out the ethics rules they follow, but Democrats such as Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse say it needs outside enforcement. Plus, Donald Trump proposes that in a second term he'd launch a free online university, called the American Academy, to grant bachelor's degrees and use the federal government to compete with existing colleges.

Sen. Tim Scott suspends his campaign for President. Why didn't his message resonate more with voters and could he join a ticket as Vice President? Plus, angst grows among Democrats over Joe Biden's age, a challenge by Rep. Dean Phillips, and a possible third-party campaign by Sen. Joe Manchin.

The Justices hear arguments in U.S. v. Rahimi, a dispute over whether the federal government can ban gun possession by people under certain civil restraining orders for domestic violence. Plus, West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin says he won't run for re-election but will aim to build a movement to "mobilize the middle," leading to speculation about a third-party run for president. 

Five GOP hopefuls for the White House in 2024 took the stage in Miami, once again without frontrunner Donald Trump. Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis stood out from the pack. Plus, Mr. DeSantis points to Election Day 2023 as a sign that the GOP is "tired of losing," but were the results as bad as they are being portrayed? 

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin ends up with a Democratic Legislature, voters in Kentucky re-elect Gov. Andy Beshear over the GOP's Daniel Cameron, and Ohio enshrines abortion in its state constitution. Does the success of Joe Biden's party buoy his prospects for 2024, and how will Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis and company react at the coming Republican debate in Miami?