WNBA player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, holds a picture of her team as she stands inside a defendants' cage before a court hearing in Khimki, outside Moscow, on Aug. 4. Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A photo of then-President Donald Trump speaking is displayed as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol holds a hearing on on Oct. 13. Jonathan Ernst/AP hide caption
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) during a news conference following the passage of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act on Capitol Hill on Feb. 10, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption
In this 2020 file photo, an election poll worker stands among voting machines in Houston. Texas state Republican leaders are accusing officials in Houston's Harris County of "election improprieties" that marred Election Day last month. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption
North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore, a Republican, speaks Wednesday to reporters in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. State Republicans want the court to overturn a decision by the state Supreme Court that ruled that the Republican legislature, in drawing new congressional district lines after the 2020 Census, had violated the state constitution with an extreme partisan gerrymander. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Sen. Raphael Warnock speaks during an election night watch party on Tuesday in Atlanta. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
President Biden delivers remarks during a reception to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, with Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff at the White House on Sept. 30. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Are the justices of the U.S Supreme Court ready to overturn the power of state courts to oversee congressional elections in the states? Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., waves to supporters as he arrives at a campaign rally Monday at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. John Bazemore/AP hide caption
U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., speaks to supporters and the media in May at his primary election night watch party in Hendersonville, N.C.. Nell Redmond/AP hide caption
Gov. Larry Hogan said Maryland is banning the use of TikTok and certain China and Russia-based platforms in the state's executive branch of government. John Locher/AP hide caption
Republican state officials in Louisiana are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on which voters should be categorized as Black when testing whether a map of election districts dilutes the political power of Black voters. Smartboy10/Getty Images hide caption
Herschel Walker, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate for Georgia, left, and incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock. AP hide caption
Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairman of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, talks to reporters on Nov. 17, 2022. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Hilton Anatole on Aug. 06 in Dallas, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of Calif., applauds U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger, during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring law enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell pushed back against former President Trump's suggestion that the Constitution should be terminated. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
A congressional report found financial technology companies, or fintechs, largely fueled PPP loan fraud. Bluevine, a fintech noted in the report, told NPR it adapted to threats of fraud better than other companies mentioned. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption
In this Nov. 2, 2010, file photo, then Florida Republican congressional candidate David Rivera speaks in Coral Gables, Fla. Federal authorities say Rivera broke the law in his dealings with Venezuela's state-run oil company. Alan Diaz/AP hide caption
Republican U.S. Rep-elect Mike Lawler, who eked out a narrow win in New York's Hudson Valley, has said he'd work closely with all members of the U.S. House, including progressive Democrats. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks during a news conference on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021 in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption
Zooey Zephyr, state Rep.-elect for the 100th district of the Montana House of Representatives, is the first openly trans woman to be elected in the state legislature. Zephyr poses for a portrait at the JW Marriott Hotel in Washington D.C., on Dec. 2, 2022. Keren Carrión/NPR hide caption
Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., preside over a House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack hearing in October. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
President Biden speaks during a White House news conference Thursday. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
