Former Harry Reid staffer on Biden's support of getting rid of the filibuster NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Adam Jentleson, who served as the deputy chief of staff to Sen. Harry Reid, about the impact President Biden's support of changing Senate rules has on the filibuster. Ailsa Chang
What President Biden's speech about voting rights legislation means for Georgia The president and vice president travel to Georgia to make the case for voting rights legislation. The state has been ground zero for debate over voting and elections reforms. Stephen Fowler
The Justice Department will create a domestic terrorism unit to counter rising threats The announcement was made Tuesday by Matthew Olsen, the head of the department's National Security Division, and comes as the nation faces a constellation of extremist threats on the home front. Ryan Lucas
A plane crashed, then was smashed by a train. Its pilot was rescued just in time A Los Angeles police officer's body-cam video captured the dramatic sequence, showing police and a bystander working to free the man from the wreckage. Bill Chappell
The future of solitary confinement in New York City jails NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Vincent Schiraldi, senior fellow at Columbia University Justice Lab, about the use of solitary confinement at Rikers Island.
The legacy of Lani Guinier NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Spencer Overton, law professor at George Washington University Law School, about the legacy of Lani Guinier, a legal scholar in the field of voting rights.
Longtime King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg won't seek reelection After fifteen years as the elected prosecutor in King County, Dan Satterberg announced he will not seek re-election this fall. Satterberg called it a personal decision and said at age 61, after 37 years with the office, it’s a good time to do other things. Amy Radil
Republicans criticize Ted Cruz for calling Jan. 6 a violent terrorist attack "Of all the things that Jan. 6 was, it was definitely not a violent terrorist attack," Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson said in reply to Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. Bill Chappell
Kent Mayor will seek assistant police chief’s resignation after outcry over Nazi insignia An outside investigation found it was "not plausible" that Derek Kammerzell did not know of the Nazi reference when he posted the insignia, as he claimed. Police Chief Rafael Padilla suspended Kammerzell for two weeks. Casey Martin
Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is found guilty on 4 counts in her fraud trial Holmes, who was once seen as one of the most promising leaders in Silicon Valley, could spend up to 20 years in prison for lying to investors and patients of the blood-testing company. Bobby Allyn