Why There Are Few Openly Gay Athletes In Men's Professional Sports Two athletes recently coming out has highlighted the dearth of openly gay players in the world of U.S. men's professional sports, often dubbed "the last closet" for its lack of LGBTQ representation. Joe Hernandez
Bipartisan Infrastructure Package Faces 1st Test Vote In Senate The fate of the bipartisan infrastructure package remains unclear as Republicans say they'll withhold their support on a procedural vote if the bill isn't finalized. Barbara Sprunt
A Fully Vaccinated White House Employee Tests Positive For COVID-19 Known as a breakthrough case, it underscores another messaging challenge for the Biden administration. Only after news of this case leaked out in the media, did the White House acknowledge it. Tamara Keith
A Former Trump Adviser Is Charged With Acting As An Agent Of The United Arab Emirates Thomas Barrack, who chaired the former president's inauguration committee, has been arrested on federal charges that he acted as an agent of a foreign government. Carrie Johnson
Michael Wolff's Third Strike At Trump White House Has Hits And Misses The author has gifts as a writer: a novelistic eye for scene and detail, an ear for dramatic dialogue. His story keeps moving, free of constraints common to courtroom lawyers or newspaper reporters. Ron Elving
Sen. Warner Navigates Bipartisan Talks For Infrastructure And Spending Bills For centrist Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, balancing two big negotiations — the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the Democrats' broader $3.5 trillion spending bill — is a challenge. Claudia Grisales
GOP Leader McCarthy Taps 5 Republicans To Serve On Jan. 6 Select Committee The list of five Republicans includes three lawmakers who voted against certifying the election results after the attack. Alana Wise
Biden Administration Transfers First Detainee Out Of Guantánamo The Biden administration has transferred a Guantánamo detainee to Morocco, marking the first time a prisoner there has been released since President Biden took office. Sacha Pfeiffer
Ariel Henry Will Replace Claude Joseph As Haiti's Prime Minister Haiti's acting Prime Minister Claude Joseph will step down and hand power to Ariel Henry to honor President Moïse's wishes. This comes after a key international bloc threw its support behind Henry. Carrie Kahn
Explaining 'Patria Y Vida,' The Song That's Defined The Uprising In Cuba The song, released in February, packs in plenty of historical and current references. The Alt.Latino team translated and decode the lyrics. Anamaria Sayre
