The correct answer to this open question is the following.
The current event that the United States Congress has been discussed is the issue of the US President that asked to change the date of the election.
Many news media outlets covered the news because it generated some doubts in American citizens. There were some controversial reactions to this issue. However, the Republican Party and the Democratic Party agreed on the fact that the US elections cannot be changed.
On this same subject of US politics, another recent hot topic is the acceptance of John Biden as the Democratic Party candidate for the US elections and the individual who is going to run for vice president, in these times of political definition in the country.
Another current event is the pandemic numbers in the United States. The cronic situation that Sun Belt states are living regarding the number of people who have the disease, and the number of people that are dying.