Biden To Nominate Gun Control Advocate, Law Enforcement Veteran To Lead ATF David Chipman, a gun owner, was a special agent at the bureau and advises the Giffords advocacy group. His nomination comes with the rollout of White House initiatives to try to curb gun violence. Chloee Weiner
Bills Restricting Treatment For Transgender Youth Could Have Unintended Consequences NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Joshua Safer, the executive director at Mount Sinai's Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery, about how puberty blockers go beyond transgender care.
Saks Says No To Fur, The Latest Fashion Seller To Go Fur-Free Saks Fifth Avenue will phase out sales of animal-fur products, joining other retailers such as Macy's that are responding to growing anti-fur sentiment among shoppers. Alina Selyukh
Utah Law Requires Biological Fathers To Pay Half Of Pregnancy-Related Medical Costs The legislation requires a biological father to pay 50% of a woman's pregnancy-related medical costs, including insurance premiums and hospital birth. It's believed to be the first such U.S. law. Rachel Treisman
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson On Transgender Health Care Bill: 'Step Way Too Far' "My own personal view that this is too extreme, it was too broad and did not grandfather in those young people who are currently under hormone treatment," he said, before apologizing. Vanessa Romo
Black Leaders Say Big Georgia Companies Need To 'Speak Out Nationally' On Voter Law Georgia's Black religious leaders are dialing up the pressure on big Georgia-based corporations to do more when it comes to pushing back against the state's new restrictive voter law. Emil Moffatt (WABE)
Gov. Asa Hutchinson On Vetoing A Bill Banning Gender-Affirming Care For Trans Youth NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Ark., who vetoed a bill to ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors in Arkansas. The state legislature overrode the bill today.
Former Training Commander On Chauvin Neck Restraint: 'That's Not What We Train' When asked if former officer Derek Chauvin's restraint of George Floyd followed proper protocol, Minneapolis Inspector Katie Blackwell said, "I don't know what kind of improvised position that is." Vanessa Romo
Arkansas Governor Vetoes Bill To Prevent Treatments For Transgender Youths Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson vetoed a bill today that would have stopped doctors in Arkansas from treating transgender youth with hormones, puberty blockers or surgery. Jacqueline Froelich
Supreme Court Hands Google A Win Over Oracle In Multibillion-Dollar Case By a 6-to-2 vote, the justices said Google's use of Oracle code did not infringe copyright laws. Nina Totenberg