Coronavirus Special Report: Former DHS head Tom Ridge on secure voting and the pandemic

By Shawn Zeller and Evan Campbell

Posted June 24, 2020 at 6:25pm

In this episode, we bring you the latest on health policy news and why Tom Ridge, who is also a former Republican governor of Pennsylvania, has joined a bipartisan effort to secure voting in November.

Show Notes:

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Trump wanted him ousted from GOP, but Massie coasts in primary

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President Joe Biden, pictured here on the South Lawn of the White House in October, says the Equal Rights Amendment “has become part of our Constitution.”

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Ohio Lt Gov. Jon Husted, here at the Republican convention in Milwaukee in July, is heading to the Senate.

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John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be director of the CIA, testifies Wednesday during his Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing.

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