Coronavirus Special Report: What will it take to get kids back to school?

By Jason Dick and Evan Campbell

Posted July 7, 2020 at 5:25pm

In this episode, we explore what going back to school may look like, an impassioned plea for more money to protect frontline workers and surge testing.

Show Notes:

Confederate statues, COVID-19, nuclear testing mark appropriations process
Back-to-school looms for kids without Wi-Fi — and Congress
Democrats say 2 GOP House hopefuls in Virginia should be kept off the ballot
Political firms, K Street shops got paycheck rescue loans
White House claims remdesivir decreases coronavirus mortality rate

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