Good morning from Washington, where the Biden administration’s COVID-19 messaging makes heads spin. You’d think it was 16 months ago, Katrina Trinko writes. Heard about the LGBT books for kids in local schools and libraries? Strap in as Virginia Allen samples seven. On the podcast, get a rundown on what’s in Democrats’ “infrastructure” spending from Heritage Foundation researcher David Ditch. Plus: A Kansas congressman’s antidote to inflation; a Texas state lawmaker makes an odd boast; and a university crows about moving a boulder for racial justice. Forty years ago today, the Philadelphia Phillies’ Pete Rose gets the 3,631st hit of his baseball career, breaking Stan Musial’s record for most National League hits while facing Musial’s St. Louis Cardinals.

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