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Home Secretary Suella Braverman resigned from Liz Truss’s cabinet, citing a technical breach of ministerial rules and criticizing the government's direction. This contributed to the deepening crisis that led to Truss's resignation shortly after.

President Joe Biden vowed that the first bill he would send to a new Congress—if Democrats expanded their majorities—would be to codify Roe v. Wade into federal law. October 19, 2022October 19, 2022

The IRS announced adjusted 2023 tax brackets and a higher standard deduction to help taxpayers cope with high inflation. Home Secretary Suella Braverman resigned from Liz Truss’s

Massachusetts officially named Podokesaurus holyokensis as its state dinosaur. Wade into federal law

In Myanmar, bomb explosions at Yangon's Insein Prison killed at least eight people. In Mexico, the Congress of Tabasco voted to legalize same-sex marriage, making it the 30th Mexican state to do so. United States Developments

To combat rising gas prices ahead of the midterm elections, Biden announced the release of 15 million additional barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

President Vladimir Putin declared martial law in four recently annexed Ukrainian territories: Donetsk , Luhansk , Kherson , and Zaporizhzhia . Concurrently, Russian forces began evacuating civilians from the occupied Kherson region as Ukrainian counteroffensives advanced.