Capitol Hill turned into a pressure cooker this week as lawmakers clashed during the Fauci Covid hearing, weighing a formal contempt vote despite revelations of a preemptive presidential pardon. Meanwhile, the world faced compounding crises abroad and at home: Russian forces exploited air defense shortages to launch heavy missile strikes across Ukrainian cities, and record-breaking wildfires in Oregon consumed over one million acres, forcing emergency crews to shut down Interstate 84.