January 6 panel could release report on Trump and Capitol attack before midterms – as it happened

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Democrats are growing increasingly engaged and cheery about the country's direction, though Joe Biden remains is still unpopular and many Americans have a gloomy outlook for the country, according to a poll from the New York Times released today.

The findings bolster the case that Biden's recent legislative successes, coupled with the supreme court's decision overturning abortion rights and the mounting legal troubles of Donald Trump, could make a meaningful difference for Democrats in the midterms.

Pelosi told reporters in Berlin she would to travel to Armenia on Saturday with a delegation that includes Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., who is of Armenian descent. Pelosi declined to give further details about the trip, saying that traveling members of the Congress don't like to be a target."

In any case, it is all about human rights and the respecting the dignity and worth of every person," she said.