Sarah Huckabee Sanders in Arkansas, Maura Healey in Massachusetts, andKathy Hochul in New York became the first elected female governors in their states, andKatie Britt is Alabama's first elected female senator. Healey also became the firstlesbian governor in US history.[12]
Alex Padilla became California's first elected Latino senator, andDelia Ramirez is elected as Illinois' first Latina congresswoman.[15][16]
Summer Lee became Pennsylvania's first Black female representative in the House, and Wes Moore became Maryland's first Black governor.[17][18]
Two special elections were held in New York on August 23.The first is held in the 19th district to determine a successor forAntonio Delgado after he becameNew York's lieutenant governor. The special election is narrowly won by Democratic candidatePat Ryan.[30]The second is held in the 23rd district, vacated afterTom Reed resigned over accusations of sexual abuse and misconduct. RepublicanJoe Sempolinski wins the special election with 53.3 percent of the vote over Democrat Max Della Pia with 46.7 percent of the vote. Despite his victory in the special election, Sempolinski opts against running for reelection in the regular election to occur in November.[31][32]
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: The number of daily infections in America exceeds 1 million for the first time since the pandemic begin, with a total of 1.08 million reported cases, fueled by highly transmissibleDeltacron hybrid variant.[38]
January 5 – Twelve people are killed and two others injured ina fire at a converted apartment complex inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania.[40]
January 6 – Cyber Ninjas, the company who conductedan audit ofMaricopa County's election, announces that they will shut down after being held in contempt of court.[41]
January 7 – The three defendants convicted in themurder of Ahmaud Arbery are sentenced to life in prison. Both of the McMichaels are sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, while William Bryan is sentenced to life with the possibility of parole after 30 years.[42]
January 9 – Seventeen people are killed and at least 44 others injured ina fire at an apartment complex inThe Bronx,New York City, New York.[43]
COVID-19 vaccination in the United States: The Supreme Court blocks the Biden administration from enforcing its vaccine-or-test requirements for large private companies. However, it allows a vaccine mandate to stand for medical facilities that takeMedicare orMedicaid payments.[51]
Glenn Youngkin is sworn in as governor of Virginia. Youngkin subsequently signs multiple executive orders, including barring the teaching ofcritical race theory in public schools, creating a commission to help fight against antisemitism, and enacting various measures to combat human trafficking.[54][55]
February 1–9 –February 2022 North American winter storm: A major winter storm, known colloquially asWinter Storm Landon or theGroundhog Snowstorm, affects much of the eastern and Midwest from Texas to Maine, with Alabama receiving concurrenttornadoes as well.[64]
February 3 – The share price ofMeta falls by 26.4%, withFacebook losing $230bn in its market value, the biggest one-day loss in history for a US company. This follows an earnings report showing the company's first ever drop in daily user numbers.[65]
February 7 –Freedom Convoy 2022: Protesters at theAmbassador Bridge, connectingOntario withDetroit, Michigan, and one of the busiest international border crossings in North America, blockade the border crossing in response to vaccine mandates for truckers re-entering Canada. Four days later, on February 11, the Ontario Superior Court grants an injunction to remove protesters from the bridge.[68]
President Biden announces new, stronger sanctions that will "impose severe cost on the Russian economy, both immediately and over time." He condemns PresidentVladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, calling him an "aggressor".[79]
President Biden signs an order to provide $600 million of military assistance to Ukraine.[81]
The US and its allies commit to removing Russian banks from theSWIFT payment system, as well as imposing measures on theRussian Central Bank and further restrictions on Russian elites.[82][83]
March 10 – The2022 MLB Lockout comes to an end after 99 days after a new CBA is agreed to, with the season delaying its start to April 7 but still playing all 162 games.
March 11 – According to the CDC, United States declared the end of COVID-19 pandemic after two years of serious outbreak, for example: lifted all restrictions up and then the country's transition to theendemic phase from Deltacron hybrid variant.[citation needed]
Russia announces sanctions on several U.S. officials, banning President Joe Biden, Defense SecretaryLloyd Austin, former Secretary of StateHillary Clinton, and others from entering the country.[88]
March 26 –U.S. Rep.Jeff Fortenberry resigns fromCongress after a California jury convicts him of lying to authorities about an illegal campaign donation from a foreign national, effective March 31.[92]
Oklahoma GovernorKevin Stitt signs into law a near-totalabortion ban, with the exception of cases when the mother's health is in danger. .[110][111]
New York Lieutenant GovernorBrian Benjamin resigns after being indicted for bribery, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and two counts of falsifying campaign donation records.[112]
April 18 – Federal judgeKathryn Kimball Mizelle strikes down the federal mask mandate on public transportation, ruling that theCDC failed to follow proper rule-making procedures.[118][119]
TheBureau of Economic Analysis releases data showing that in the first quarter of 2022GDP declined at an annual rate of 1.4%, marking the first time GDP shrank since the second quarter of 2020.[126][127][128]
May 3 –Chief JusticeJohn Roberts responds to the bombshell report from the previous day by both confirming that the first draft of the opinion is authentic and ordering theMarshal of the Supreme Court to commence an investigation into the source of the leak.[134]
May 4 – TheFederal Reserve raises its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point from a range between 0.25 percent and 0.50 percent to a range between 0.75 percent to 1 percent, the biggest increase sinceMay 2000.[135]
May 9 –Casey White prison escape: Casey White is caught inEvansville,Indiana alongside former corrections officer Vicky White during their prison break. Vicky later takes her own life and Casey is sent back toAlabama where he was being held. Casey's trial is scheduled to begin on December 12.
May 10 – After over 20 years, Apple discontinues production of theiPod.
May 13 – Federal judgeLiles C. Burke blocks the implementation of a law in the state ofAlabama that criminalizes prescribing gender-affirming puberty blockers and hormones to transgender minors.[137]
May 14
Across the country, in response to theDobbs v. Jackson draft opinion leak,thousands of people protest in defense of abortion rights.[138]
The Supreme Courtrules that section 304 of theBipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, which limits the amount of money that can be donated to a campaign after an election for the purposes of repaying a political candidate who self-funded such campaign, is unconstitutional.[141]
An adult male in Massachusetts becomes the first person in the U.S. to be infected during anew outbreak ofmonkeypox, as growing case numbers are reported in several other countries.[144]
A tornado touches down inGaylord,Michigan, killing two people and injuring another 44 as well as leaving thousands without electricity and causing widespread property damage.[150]
Oklahoma Senate Bill 615 is signed into law; it is abathroom bill which mandates that restrooms and similar facilities in schools must be segregated according to the sex on the student's original birth certificate.[159][160]
May 26
In response to the Robb Elementary School shooting, students around the country walk out of classes to protest inaction over gun violence on the part of the government.[161]
Broadcom announces it will purchaseVMware in a $61 billion cash and stock deal, which becomes the second-largest M&A deal announced this year.[163]
May 27
Top Gun: Maverick, the sequel to the 1986 filmTop Gun, is released in theaters to critical acclaim and massive commercial success, grossing nearly $1.5 billion worldwide.
TheNational Rifle Association of America holds its annual convention inHouston,Texas. In the wake of the shooting at Robb Elementary School three days earlier, the pro-gun convention is met with protests from local residents.[164]
TheForest Service admits that it started the two forest fires that escalated into the largest wildfire inNew Mexico state history. GovernorMichelle Lujan Grisham is subsequently compelled to demand the federal government to take full responsibility for the disaster.[165]
A grand jury inNew York indicts Payton Gendron, the gunman in the mass shooting in Buffalo from the previous month, on bothhate crime andterrorism charges.[173]
Attorney Thomas J. Henry files a lawsuit in a Texas district court on behalf of four families of victims in the Robb Elementary School shooting. Levied against the estate of the suspected gunman, the lawsuit is a part of the investigation into the massacre.[181]
June 8
JusticeBrett Kavanaugh survives an attempted murder from California resident Nicholas John Roske. The FBI raids the home of Roske the next day.[182]
Lawyers representing dozens of previously abused Olympic gymnasts announce that they intend to seek US$1 billion from theFBI. The basis for their lawsuit is that the agency failed to intervene againstLarry Nassar when it was initially informed about the sexual abuse on the part of the formerosteopathic physician that he committed while serving for years as the team doctor of theUnited States women's national artistic gymnastics team.[183][184]
Texas Federal judge Christopher Lopez dismisses the case of the bankruptcy protection for radio host and conspiracy theoristAlex Jones as his attempt to avoid the Sandy Hook lawsuits.[188]
June 12 – TheUnited States Senate reaches an agreement on a bipartisan gun control legislation.[191]
June 15
A widespreadheat wave affects at least 120 million Americans in thecentral andsouthern regions of the country with several areas reaching 100 °F (38 °C) and thousands losing electricity.[192]
In addition to the open letter, an investor inDogecoin sues Elon Musk for US$258 billion over allegedly running apyramid scheme.[197]
FIFA officially names the sixteen venues to host matches during the2026 World Cup, including eleven US venues.[198]
June 17
In a reversal from a 2018 decision, theIowa Supreme Court holds that abortion is not a protected right in thestate.[199]
The Supreme Court rules that California's Private Attorneys General Act does not preempt theFederal Arbitration Act and therefore mostly allows for companies to compel claims brought under the act into arbitration if anarbitration clause exists with respect to the claim. The decision is widely seen as a win for corporations and employers.[200]
TheSouth Dakota Senate votes to convictAttorney GeneralJason Ravnsborg on two impeachment charges relating to his fatal September 2020 car crash, thus removing him from office. He is the first official in South Dakota's history to be impeached and convicted.[206]
An attorney for Cleveland Browns quarterbackDeshaun Watson announces settlements in 20 of the 24 civil suits brought against him.[207]
June 23
The Supreme Courtrules that New York's requirement for a need to carry a firearm in public violates theSecond Amendment.[208]
The Supreme Court alsorules that law enforcement cannot be sued overMiranda rights violations. It does not overturn the 1966 caseMiranda v. Arizona, but does weaken it to an extent.[209][210]
The FBI raids the home of formerJustice Department officialJeffrey Clark in connection to efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.[211]
TheArizona Senate is evacuated after police use tear gas to disperse a mob of pro-choice protesters in opposition to the overruling ofRoe v. Wade and teachers, opposing an education funding bill after the rioters try to breach security and enter theArizona State Capitol.[219][220]
The Supreme Courtrules that schools and public employers cannot regulate employees exercising religion. The ruling in this case overturns that of the 1971 caseLemon v. Kurtzman, by the same court.[222]
Police inAkron, Ohioshoot and kill Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man, after a traffic stop. Walker is shot at nearly 90 times and hit with 46 bullets; his death is met with subsequent protests.[223]
Ghislaine Maxwell receives a 20-year sentence for charges related to sex trafficking and sexual abuse.[225]
Former House Rep.Jeff Fortenberry receives a two-yearprobation sentence for lying to the FBI regarding campaign finance violations.[226]
TheNevada Supreme Court rules thatranked voting in the state is able to go to ballot, but both tax petitions and vouchers are unable to go to ballot.[227]
June 29 – The Supreme Courtrules that states can prosecute non-tribal cases in Indian country, partially overturning asimilar case in 2020.[228]
Ketanji Brown Jackson is sworn into the Supreme Court, becoming the first Black woman to serve on the court.[231]
Bitcoin falls below US$19,000 amid mounting pressure of economic concerns.[232]
Amass shooting targeting police officers occurs inAllen, Kentucky, killing three officers and injuring three more, along with one non-officer. The alleged shooter is arrested and charged with murder and attempted murder of a police officer.[233][234][235]
New York GovernorKathy Hochul signs legislation to extend a two-year mayoral control over city schools into state law. The law itself was previously established in the state back in2020.[241]
TheDepartment of Justice reports that it is investigating potential violations ofcivil rights by the state of Texas in its multi-billion dollar border mission.[245]
North Carolina GovernorRoy Cooper signs anexecutive order to protect access to abortion by shielding out-of-state patients from extradition to other states as well as preventing state agencies from aiding such extradition.[247]
Theranos executiveSunny Balwani is found guilty on all 12 charges for defrauding Theranos patients and investors.[250]
July 8
The Wisconsin Supreme Court rules that putting anabsentee ballot inside of an unlocked dropbox or giving it to someone else who will put it inside of an unlocked drop box is allowed, but putting it inside of a locked drop box is not allowed unless an election official is present when the ballot is placed.[251]
Proposed acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk: Musk attempts to formally terminate his US$44 billion agreement to buy Twitter. According to a statement that was filed with theSecurities and Exchange Commission, the basis for dropping the deal is that the business that runs the social media platform has not lived up to its contractual obligations.[252][253]
President Biden signs an executive order to protect access to abortion across the country in response toDobbs v. Jackson.[254]
July 10 – President Biden says that he is considering the declaration of a public health emergency over the lack of access to abortion and weighing the possibility of funding by the federal government in response to the earlier decision of the Supreme Court on the matter.[255]
July 11
Jewelry worth $8.7–100 millionis stolen from the trailer of aBrink's truck parked at a Californiatruck stop, while one of the drivers was inside getting food and another slept in the back of the cab.[256]
Quest Diagnostics announces the nationwide availability of a diagnostic test formonkeypox, as the number of reported infections approaches 1,000 in the United States[261]
July 14 – Texas attorney generalKen Paxton sues theDepartment of Health and Human Services to prevent it from mandating that hospitals must perform abortions when the life of the mother is at risk, even if state law does not allow for such exception.[263]
A video of acostumed performer dressed asRosita atSesame Place Philadelphia goesviral for the performer refusing to hug two Black girls while greeting a white girl, sparking outrage across the country. The park issued two apologies for the incident.[266]
July 17
A nearly eighty-page preliminary report into the Robb Elementary School shooting is released. The report concludes that "systemic failures" prompted the magnitude of the massacre at the school.[267]
Federal judgeCharles E. Atchley Jr. issues a preliminaryinjunction to block the enforcement of an executive order by the Biden administration which seeks to protectLGBT individuals from educational and workplace discrimination at the federal level of government.[268]
The House passes theRespect for Marriage Act, which federally protects discrimination against LGBT individuals in what is widely seen as a defensive measure against Supreme Court justiceClarence Thomas questioning the legitimacy ofObergefell v. Hodges in his concurring opinion toDobbs v. Jackson. Forty-seven Republicans joined the unanimous Democrat caucus.[272]
OSHA opens its first federal investigation intoAmazon after the death of one of its New Jersey warehouse workers during the company'sPrime Day event.[274]
DeSantis signed a bill allowing for veterans and active soldiers to apply for teaching jobs within then state without need for teaching credentials.[275]
July 21
The House votes to codify federal access tocontraception, with eight Republicans supporting the measure.[276]
Newsom signs Senate Bill 1327 into law. Modeled after theTexas Heartbeat Act, the law enables private citizens to bring civil action against anyone who manufactures, distributes, transports or imports assault weapons or ghost guns, for a minimum of $10,000 as well as attorneys fees.[280]
Vince McMahon announces he will be stepping down as the head ofWWE after hush money and sexual harassment allegations. He will be succeeded by his daughterStephanie and WWE president Nick Khan as interim co-CEOs.[281]
In a reversal, Senator Joe Manchin announces he has reached a deal with Senate Majority Leader Schumer on taxes and climate.[284]
The Senate passes the bipartisanCHIPS and Science Act by a vote of 64–33, which allocates $280 billion in funding for scientific development and increasing the nation's competitive ability against mainland China. Notably, $52 billion would go towards the development ofintegrated circuits andsemiconductor fabrication plants.[285] The House passes the bill the following day in a mostly-partisan vote, and Biden signs the bill on August 9.[286][287]
2022 monkeypox outbreak: New York GovernorKathy Hochul declares a state emergency overmonkeypox, as the number of cases in New York reaches 1,383.[295] This is more than a quarter of the 5,189 total cases in the U.S.[296]
A defendant who was convicted on charges related to theJanuary 6 Capitol attack receives a seven-year prison sentence, then the longest sentence to date for a defendant regarding the riots.[298]
A bombshell report argues thatEquifax issued wrong credit scores to millions of Americans this past spring to a point where interest rates and mortgage loans were altered.[303]
The Senate passes thePACT Act in an 86–11 vote, which expands veteran health care to cover injuries from burn pits. Biden signs the law eight days later.[304][305][306]
August 3
In a widely watched lawsuit, radio host and conspiracy theoristAlex Jones concedes that theSandy Hook Elementary School shooting was "100% real" after meeting the members of the victims' families yesterday.[307] Jones is later ordered by a jury to pay at least US$4.1 million incompensatory damages and an additional $45.2 million inpunitive damages to Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, parents of victim Jesse Lewis.[308][309]
U.S. RepresentativeJackie Walorski dies in a car crash along with two of her staffers.[310]
The July jobs report is released, showing that the national unemployment rate fell to 3.5% along with the economy adding 528,000 new jobs. The data far surpass economists' expectations.[319]
August 8 –FBI search of Mar-a-Lago: The FBI executes a search warrant onMar-a-Lago, the Florida home of former PresidentDonald Trump, seeking boxes of classified documents that Trump allegedly took from the White House.[325]
Theconsumer price index report is released showing that inflation rose by 8.5% that month, which is less than expected and considered a sign inflation is easing.[329]
TheNBA announces the retirement of the number 6 leaguewide to honor the lateBill Russell, a first for the league.[333]
TheUnited States Postal Service announces that it will raise prices for postage starting in October for holiday shipping. The rate hikes will return to normal levels in January 2023.[334]
State supreme courts inIdaho andLouisiana defend abortion bans, with Idaho's ruling that its near-total abortion ban can go into effect beginning on August 25, and Louisiana's rejecting an appeal to overturn its ban.[340][341]
OSHA opens its second investigation intoAmazon following the deaths of two more people at the company's warehouses.[342]
TheGreat Lakes Water Authority issues an advisory in Michigan for people to boil their drinking water after a crack opens in a criticalpipe. Nearly one million people across twenty-three communities are affected.[345]
In a nationwide effort known as Operation Cross Country, the FBI rescues more than 200 people, including 84 children, who are victims ofhuman trafficking.[350]
August 19 – A Michigan judge blocks county prosecutors from enforcing the state's1931 ban on abortion.[360]
August 22
Infectious disease expertAnthony Fauci announces that he will retire at the end of the year.[361]
FBI search of Mar-a-Lago: Donald Trump sues the federal government over the law enforcement raid in an attempt to have a neutral third party review the documents acquired in the search.[362]
Oracle is sued in a class action lawsuit alleging that the company has operated and profited off of a "surveillance machine" monitoring 5 billion people.[363]
August 24
President Biden announces that he will cancel US$10,000 in student loans for all borrowers who earn under $125,000 per year, and an additional $10,000 for those who receivedPell Grants.[364]
Utah sues the federal government over restoring the size of two Indigenous national monuments after they were downsized by former president Trump.[365]
Federal judgeB. Lynn Winmill rules that Idaho's abortion ban partially violates federal law.[366]
August 25
California announces a ban on the sale of new gasoline cars after 2035.[367]
August 29–September 11 –2022 US Tennis Open. The 142nd running of the tournament,Carlos Alcaraz andIga Świątek take home championships in the men's and women's running of the tournament respectively.[372]
August 29
Capitol rioter andProud Boys member Joshua Pruitt is sentenced to 55 months in prison, the largest sentence given out to that point.[373]
Jackson, Mississippi, enacts a state of emergency over lower water pressure and water infrastructure failure.[374]
California's legislature passes theFAST Recovery Act (AB 257), which in multiple methods sets to improve working conditions and raise wages for fast-food workers.[375]
August 30
Texas reports an immunocompromised patient has suffered the first US death in themonkeypox outbreak.[376]
FBI search of Mar-a-Lago: Federal judgeAileen Cannon orders a more detailed list of property seized by the FBI during the raid. She releases a detailed list of what was seized the following day.[380][381]
A formerNYPD officer who participated in theJanuary 6 Capitol attack is sentenced to 10 years in prison for assaulting a Capitol police officer.[382]
September 4 –Cloudflare blocks access toKiwi Farms due to an increase in threats posted on the site, a move which eventually leads to the site's takedown.[386]
A series of floods wrack both Indiana and Georgia, killing at least one.[388]
September 6
Due to his role inJanuary 6 Capitol attack, a state judge in New Mexico removes anOtero County commissioner and permanently bars him from holding future office.[389]
Steve Bannon surrenders to prosecutors in New York over fraud charges.[401]
President Biden orders flags at half staff for ten days in response to thedeath ofQueen Elizabeth II[402] and pays tribute to the late monarch, calling her "a stateswoman of unmatched dignity and constancy who deepened the bedrock alliance between the United Kingdom and the United States."[403] Many other U.S. politicians offer their tributes including former presidents.[404]
September 11 – President Biden delivers a speech remembering the9/11 terrorist attacks and its victims on the twenty-first anniversary of the event.[407]
September 12
The largest strike of private sector nurses in the history of the country begins in Minnesota.[408]
TheDow Jones Industrial Average drops 1,276 points, or just under 4%, after an August inflation report, effectively erasing a recent period of rising stocks.[410]
West Virginia passes a near-total abortion ban in both houses of its legislature. GovernorJim Justice signs the bill into law on September 16.[411][412]
SenatorLindsey Graham introduced legislation that would ban abortion nationwide after 15 weeks of pregnancy with exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the patient.[413][414][415]
September 14
Amtrak announces that it is suspending all long-distance routes in preparation for a possible railroad strike.[416]
Mortgage loans hit a nationwide average interest rate of 6% for the first time since 2008.[417]
California suesAmazon for violations of its antitrust and unfair competition laws.[418]
September 18 –Hurricane Fiona hitsPuerto Rico as a Category 1 hurricane, flooding the landscape, destroying the power grid, and wrecking other infrastructure across the entire island.[426]
FBI search of Mar-a-Lago: A three-judge panel on the11th circuit rules that the Justice Department can regain access to the classified records seized during trial.[433]
Highland Park parade shooting: The families of the victims file lawsuits against the manufacturer of the firearm that was used to commit the shooting, two gun stores, the father of the shooter, and the shooter himself.[440]
The Department of Education partly reverses its earlier decision to forgive student loans.[441]
October 10 –President of theLos Angeles City CouncilNury Martinez resigns from her position as president while continuing to be a council member due toleaked audio of racist remarks on her own part. She would then go on to resign from her council seat two days later.[453][454]
October 11 – NASA confirms that theDouble Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission was successful in its ultimate goal.Dimorphos was knocked out of its orbit by thirty-two minutes, much more than the ten minutes that the space agency anticipated.[455]
October 12 –Alex Jones is ordered by a jury inConnecticut to pay US$965 million to the families of the victims in theSandy Hook Elementary School shooting due to his promotion ofconspiracy theories in regards to the mass shooting. It is the largest payout that has ever been incurred by a civil defendant in the history of the state.[456]
October 13
TheSocial Security Administration announces an 8.1% cost of living adjustment to begin in 2023, citing ongoing inflation. It is the largest increase since 1981.[457]
Kanye West announces he is purchasing the social media networkParler after being suspended by Twitter and Meta Platforms.[469] He later pulled out of the acquisition, though, on December 2.[470]
President Biden announces the launch of the website for student loan debt forgiveness.[471]
October 19 – In a legal defeat for Donald Trump, federal judgeDavid O. Carter orders emails betweenJohn Eastman and Trump to be turned over to House investigators.[473]
A gunmanopens fire at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School, killing a student and a teacher, and injuring 4 others before being shot and killed by police.
Meta Platforms reports another earnings miss, losing 23% of its market value the next trading day. Meta CEOMark Zuckerberg subsequently announces mass layoffs for 11,000 employees the following month, or 13% of its entire workforce.[478][479]
A federal three-judge panel in D.C. rules that Trump's tax returns must be delivered to House investigators. The returns are delivered to theHouse Committee on Ways and Means on November 30.[481][482]
October 28 – Speaker Pelosi's husbandPaul isattacked during an early morning break-in at the couple'sSan Francisco residence.[483]
Amass shooting occurs at theUniversity of Virginia in which three people are killed, and two others are injured. The suspect is arrested and charged with three counts of second degree murder as well as three counts of using a handgun in the alleged commission of a felony.[496]
The Department of Energy announces US scientists have made the first net-gain of energy from afusion power experiment.[535][536]
President Biden signs theRespect for Marriage Act, which federally protects same-sex and interracial marriages by requiring states to recognize each other's marriage standards.[537]
December 15 – The Kentucky Supreme Court strikes down a law which permitted tax credits for private school donations, a move seen as a blow toschool choice.[539]
December 16
President Biden and Congress agree to fund the government for an additional week to avoid aU.S. government shutdown.[540]
TheTSA releases data showing that 2022 had a record number of firearm confiscations, at around 6,600.[541]
Starbucks unions: Baristas begin a three-day nationwide strike, protesting against the company's efforts to combat labor unions.[542]
December 19 – TheJanuary 6 Committee recommends to the Department of Justice criminal charges, including inciting an insurrection, for former President Donald Trump and other associates.[543]
December 21–26 – Amajor winter storm hits much of the Midwest and northeast. Fifty are killed across the country, and another nine are killed in Canada.[547]
June 9 – COVID-19 pandemic: InMaryland,GovernorLarry Hogan outlines a long-term preparedness plan on howthe state will deal with COVID-19 including a focus on treatments that would keep people out of hospitals how the state would respond tofuture variants including Deltacron and Omicron variants.[553]
June 18 – TheCDC unanimously approvesCOVID-19 vaccines for children under five, including infants and toddlers.[554]
July 1 – Broadway will lifted all mask mandates up in New York City.[citation needed]
August 11 – The CDC loosens its guidelines for COVID-19, commenting that coronavirus is no longer in a state where it "severely disrupts our daily lives".[557]
September 2 – The Biden administration pauses the distribution of COVID tests due to a lack of funding.[558][559]
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