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:

USCIS informs 13,000 federal employees of potential furloughs without emergency funding
Local advocacy groups still pushing for higher census response
Senate GOP policing bill stalls as Democrats block it on floor, attention swerves to House
Del. Norton continues push to change name of DC’s football team
Trump wanted him ousted from GOP, but Massie coasts in primary

Bacon calls Trump ‘the new Chamberlain’ over Russia policy

Gene Simmons’ testimony at the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property hearing on Tuesday highlights this week’s Congressional Hits and Misses.

Rock and Roll Call all nite (and political party every day) — Congressional Hits and Misses

Rep. Henry Cuellar, seen here in May, is now one step closer to regaining his senior subcommittee post.

Cuellar wins a key nod to regain a top House Appropriations post

A Delta Air Lines Boeing 757-200 plane passes by the Capitol as it comes in for a landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Nov. 9.

Senate eyes NDAA passage next week amid aviation safety worries

President Donald Trump delivers remarks during an event at Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Penn., on Dec. 9. Trump discussed his administration’s economic agenda and its efforts to lower the cost of living.

FactChecking Trump’s economic speech

The ballroom construction project at the White House is seen from the top of the Washington Monument in November.

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