Rachel Levine Questions State Bills Targeting Transgender Health Care "I think people fear what they don't understand," says Dr. Rachel Levine, assistant secretary for health and the first openly transgender person to serve in a Senate-confirmed position. Becky Sullivan
Biden Administration Considers Overhaul Of Asylum System At Southern Border Officials are trying to shrink the time table for many asylum cases from "years to months." That could benefit people with legitimate asylum claims and discourage some unauthorized migration. Franco Ordoñez
Biden Administration Says Infrastructure Plan Is Costly, But Worth It President Biden presented a $2 trillion plan to rebuild roads and bridges and create millions of jobs. NPR's Noel King asks Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about the funds to pay for it.
Where Will The Money Come From To Pay For Biden Infrastructure Plan? President Biden proposed a $2 trillion investment in the nation's neglected infrastructure. Most of the bill would fall on corporations, but it is already facing pushback from the business community. Scott Horsley
Supreme Court Weighs Whether NCAA Is Illegally 'Fixing' Athlete Compensation The players contend the NCAA is operating a classic conspiracy to fix prices in the labor market. The NCAA maintains that expanding benefits would threaten "amateurism." Nina Totenberg
Hunter Biden's Memoir 'Beautiful Things' Seeks To Tell Just Where He's Been The account by the president's younger son is at times a harrowing journey; in the end, if not for forgiveness or sympathy, it may be about making a stand and taking whatever place he can occupy. Ron Elving
Pentagon Releases New Policies Enabling Transgender People To Serve In The Military President Biden signed an executive order repealing the Trump transgender ban in his first week in office, directing the Pentagon to begin the process to allow transgender people to serve openly. Laurel Wamsley
Rep. Gaetz Denies Allegation, Claims He's Victim Of Extortion Plot The New York Times reported the Florida Republican is being investigated by the Justice Department over whether he had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and paid for her to travel with him. Benjamin Swasey
Biden Administration To Unveil Expansive $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan President Biden is making his opening pitch for an infrastructure plan that could eventually reshape the U.S. economy. It also reframes the idea of infrastructure beyond simply roads and bridges. Tamara Keith
G. Gordon Liddy, Chief Operative Behind Watergate Scandal, Dies At 90 The bombastic conservative, who became a popular talk show host, reveled in his reputation as a man willing to go to any lengths to reelect Nixon, saying, "I'd do it again for my president." Vanessa Romo
