Ex-DHS Chief Says Biden Was Warned About Dismantling Trump's Border Policies Former acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf say the Biden administration did not heed advice from the former administration about preventing an influx of migrants at the southern border. Franco Ordoñez
Ex-Trump Official Says Biden Administration Was Warned About Migrant Influx Chad Wolf, former acting head of the Department of Homeland Security, says before taking office, the Biden administration was cautioned about a lack of capacity to handle an influx of migrants. Franco Ordoñez
Marty Walsh Expected To Be Confirmed As Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is expected to be confirmed as labor secretary. He's a former union leader and would be the first one to run the Labor Department in roughly half a century. Sam Gringlas
Big Tech Showdown Looms As Biden Taps Top Critics Lina Khan, Tim Wu Federal Trade Commission nominee Lina Khan and presidential adviser Tim Wu have advocated for new rules to curb the power of the tech giants. Shannon Bond
Death with dignity act may undergo its first major change in Washington state The Washington Legislature is considering the first significant changes to the Death with Dignity Act more than a decade after Washington voters approved the law. Angela King
Biden Sends Top Officials To Mexico As Border Surge Continues Two members of President Biden's National Security Council, Roberta Jacobson and Juan Gonzalez, will travel to Mexico, a senior administration official told reporters. Franco Ordoñez
Black Church Leaders In Georgia On The Importance Of 'Souls To The Polls' Georgia state Republicans are pushing legislation to restrict early voting on Sundays. Bishop Reginald T. Jackson and Supervisor Christy Jackson say church-led voting goes back to the Jim Crow era. Steve Inskeep
Fraudsters Still Claim Unemployment Relief, As Feds Pump Billions More Into System Almost a year after identity thieves made off with tens of billions of dollars in COVID-19 unemployment relief, the system remains vulnerable. And scammers are coming to light now during tax time. Martin Kaste
Politics Chat: Breaking Down The Political Responses To The Atlanta Shootings We take a look at how lawmakers view the Georgia shootings, the fate of the Dreamer immigration bill headed to Senate, and how Democrats and Republicans might work together on the infrastructure bill. Mara Liasson
State Bills Restricting Transgender Athletes Threaten Clashes With NCAA The NCAA has not yet acted in response to a number of states that have are proposing new laws to restrict the athletic activities of transgender girls and women. Danielle Kurtzleben
