As the U.S. debates free pre-K, research shows its impact

Arizona’s controversial election audit is drawing growing criticism. The Washington Post explains why many elections experts are raising red flags. And Vox looks at how former president Trump’s false election-fraud claims are affecting the Republican Party.

In the Atlantic, Zeynep Tufekci argues that the recent Colonial Pipeline hack needs to be a wake-up call to fix major security problems in the code that runs our infrastructure.

President Biden is proposing to set aside $200 billion dollars to fund universal preschool. NPR’s Planet Money details research on how beneficial early education can be.

In the early weeks of the pandemic, rush-hour traffic practically disappeared. But the Wall Street Journal reports it’s coming back, where we might least expect it: the afternoons.