Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s trial in a case she filed against Secretary of State Katie Hobbs and Maricopa County election officials concluded on Dec. 22. A number of witnesses testified, including a polling expert who said mostly Republican voters were negatively affected by problems on Election Day.

The U.S. Senate passed the $1.7 trillion government funding bill that includes increases for both defense and non-defense spending, as well as money dedicated to the Justice Department for prosecutions related to the Jan. 6 Capitol breach.

Airlines canceled more than 3,000 U.S. flights scheduled for Dec. 22 and Dec 23, disrupting holiday travel for thousands, as a powerful winter storm hit the country.