Washington Post finally calling for a serious investigation into COVID origins, Rachel Nichols getting replaced as a sideline reporter for the NBA finals, and CNN's April Ryan saying voting rights in the US have 'collapsed' round out today's top media headlines In a recent article, Politico denied that school boards are promoting critical race theory in the classroom. On Wednesday, Politico published an article titled "Could a School-Board Fight Over Critical Race Theory Help Turn Virginia Red?" Reporter Maya King claimed the current fight against critical race theory is mainly made up of Republicans attempting to take back Congress. "Republican operatives—some of whom are also parents—are using it as a tool to drive a wide enough wedge in vote-rich Northern counties, to push a blue-leaning state back into tossup territory," King wrote.