Republicans are distrustful of mail voting, but in-person voting may be difficult in November.
Category: Politics
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Trump is making it harder and harder to escape blame on the coronavirus
In recent days, Trump has more explicitly sought to override health officials — and appears to have succeeded when it comes to reopening schools.
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The Finance 202: Republicans decried ‘blue state bailouts.’ But red states have coronavirus budget woes, too.
Budget uncertainty in Texas could shift debate about state aid.
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The more data we get, the more obviously wrong Trump’s ‘it’s just because of testing’ becomes
More deaths isn’t a function of more tests.
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The Health 202: The White House is prepping an executive order to shift drug production to U.S.
Critics worry about cutting ties to offshore supply chains as the coronavirus pandemic rages.
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Surge in virus hospitalizations strains hospitals in several states
As hospitals race to add new intensive care beds, doctors and nurses are under growing pressure.
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The Daily 202: Some U.S. health officials lament a coronavirus crisis that didn’t need to happen
Experts say lack of political will lies behind why the richest nation in the world can’t rein in the pandemic.
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As economy reels from pandemic, Trump and Mexican president mark start of 3-nation trade pact
The event served as a reminder that the president had hoped to cruise to reelection on a strong economy — a strategy dashed as tens of millions of Americans have been forced out of work since March.
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Supreme Court says employers may opt out of Affordable Care Act’s birth control mandate over religious, moral objections
The court announced its decision on Wednesday.
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Supreme Court affirms ‘ministerial exception’ that protects religious organizations from some lawsuits
The court ruled 7-2 that two teachers at Catholic schools in California could not contest their firings in federal court. One alleged age discrimination; the other said she was fired because she had breast cancer.
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In new guidance, CDC recommends alternatives to in-person voting, safety precautions for in-person voting
New Centers for Disease Control guidance provides tips for voters and election workers to minimize the spread of the coronavirus.
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House Democrats insert language in federal spending bill ordering removal of Confederate statues from U.S. Capitol
The measure represents the latest effort by House Democrats to remove symbols of the Confederacy and racist ideology from the halls of the Capitol.