In this edition: Why nobody’s afraid of Joe Biden, what’s happening in today’s Delaware and New Jersey primaries, and how Mount Rushmore entered the veepstakes.
Category: Politics
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The Finance 202: PPP data dump to fuel debate as lawmakers craft next coronavirus stimulus
Businesses tied to the political elite got the small business loans.
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In N.J., a Kennedy faces establishment-backed professor to challenge Trump loyalist
Republicans have made reclaiming ground in the state and its suburbs a key part of their remote hope of regaining the House majority in November.
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The Health 202: Coronavirus era means Americans are forced to decide how much risk they can accept
It’s a harsh reality as the pandemic stretches on.
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Trump’s attacks on mail voting are turning Republicans off absentee ballots
The president’s unfounded accusations that voting by mail causes widespread fraud could end up undercutting Republican candidates, alarmed party strategists say.
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The Cybersecurity 202: Cybersecurity pros are uniting in a battle to save encryption
The protection is facing its harshest assault in decades.
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Suburban voters got behind Trump’s message in 2016. Now they are walking away.
A voting bloc that helped Trump secure the White House in 2016 is no longer solidly behind him.
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The data on coronavirus deaths doesn’t tell the story Trump claims it does
Deaths are down, which is good. The question is whether they’ll stay down as cases spike.
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Republicans split over whether to attend Jacksonville convention
As the GOP presses ahead with plans for a mass gathering in Florida next month amid the pandemic, some party leaders say they’ll stay away while others vow to attend.
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In Fayetteville, George Floyd killing divides black elected officials and protesters of color
Urgency battles pragmatism as the North Carolina city confronts divisions that are generational and cultural more than racial.
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To Tucker Carlson and Trump, the only acceptable patriotism is deferential patriotism
It’s a view that reflects a common sentiment among members of their shared party.
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The Daily 202: America is in the middle of a child-care crisis
Congress has yet to pass significant legislation to specifically aid the child-care industry.
