President Biden is facing growing pressure as thousands of unaccompanied migrant children are held at the U.S.-Mexico border. Some progressives are criticizing his administration’s handling of the crisis. Congressman Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, spoke with CBSN’s Tanya Rivero about immigration reform, progressive priorities, and the situation in the Middle East. Source

Big Ten university leaders are under scrutiny after reports find they’ve been discussing COVID-19 plans in secret, using a private portal to keep school reopening and football communications confidential. Washington Post sports reporter Emily Giambalvo joined CBSN to discuss the latest. Source

The $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package included $350 billion for state and local governments. Source

Vaccine maker Moderna has begun giving doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to children ranging in age from 6 months old to 11 years old as part of a new clinical trial. Dr. Dyan Hes, a pediatrician in New York City, spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN about how the process will work and how it is different from testing the vaccine in adults. Source

Abdul Rahman AlAshraf is a Syrian immigrant living in Germany. His experience in Syria during the civil war inspired him to create a solution for people in conflict zones to communicate easily, even when internet networks are down. Here he reflects on 10 years of ongoing conflict in Syria. Source

Seven members of the group were allegedly part of a tactical “stack” of people dressed in combat gear who pushed through crowds to enter the Capitol. Source

Queen Elizabeth’s husband, Prince Philip, who is 99 years old, is out of the hospital after a one-month stay that included undergoing a heart procedure. CBSN’s Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers have more. Source

As thousands of unaccompanied minors are crossing over to the U.S., the Biden administration is working quickly to find housing in the growing crisis. Mireya Villarreal embedded with local authorities to see how migrants get from the southern border to those facilities. Source

It’s been 10 years since the start of the Syrian civil war. CBSN video producer Nour Idriss shares her personal journey after the crisis in her homeland left her stranded in New York, plus she interviews another Syrian war survivor who created new technology to help people in conflict zones communicate more easily. Source

“I am very fortunate to be alive, to be sitting here and talking about it,” says Majid Abdulsamad, who started a new life in the U.S. and how helps others do the same. Source