University of Baltimore Law Professor Kimberly Wehle discusses her new book about the history and future of voting in the U.S. and Trump 2020 senior legal adviser Jenna Ellis discusses President Trump's re-election strategy.
During a White House briefing, Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany answered questions about the coronavirus pandemic, protests over confederate statues, a recent campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, among other topics. On COVID-19, the press secretary responded several times to questions about whether the president's reference to the coronavirus as "Kung Flu" was racist. "He is linking it to its place of origin," responded the press secretary, adding "it is an indictment of China for letting this virus get here."
Senate Majority Leader McConnell started the week by castigating the House again for remaining out of session. He went on to talk about police reform, and praised Sen. Scott's proposal.
Senate Democratic Leader Schumer spoke about Democrats' legislation regarding police reform, and urged the Senate to consider it. He spoke against the Republican proposal, and said that it would do nothing to reform the use of force standards, among other issues. He then turned to the Covid pandemic, and noted that cases are rising, and commented on Pres. Trump's recent comments about slowing testing. Later, he talked about the situation regarding the firing of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and also asked for Leader McConnell to withdraw the judicial nomination of Cory Wilson, who he says won't do enough to protect voting rights.
Today's program looks at the latest on the largest single day up-tick in covid-19 cases across the world. More on Campaign 2020 with Alex Isenstadt of Politico (15) and Max Greenwood of The Hill (35).
Candidates in New York's 14th Congressional District race, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Democratic challengers Michelle Caruso-Cabrera and Badrun Khan, faced each other in a virtual debate hosted by Spectrum News NY1. The discussion focused on the COVID-19 response, police reform, public housing, and health care. Ms. Caruso-Cabrera stated Rep. Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was the only Democrat to vote against the coronavirus relief package. Through the course of the debate, both candidates had heated exchanges.
Today's program looks at the latest on the largest single day up-tick in covid-19 cases across the world. More on Campaign 2020 with Alex Isenstadt of Politico (15) and Max Greenwood of The Hill (35).
Today's program looks at the latest on the largest single day up-tick in covid-19 cases across the world. More on Campaign 2020 with Alex Isenstadt of Politico (15) and Max Greenwood of The Hill (35).
During a White House briefing, Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany answered questions about the coronavirus pandemic, protests over confederate statues, a recent campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, among other topics. On COVID-19, the press secretary responded several times to questions about whether the president's reference to the coronavirus as "Kung Flu" was racist. "He is linking it to its place of origin," responded the press secretary, adding "it is an indictment of China for letting this virus get here."
Senate Majority Leader McConnell started the week by castigating the House again for remaining out of session. He went on to talk about police reform, and praised Sen. Scott's proposal.
Senate Democratic Leader Schumer spoke about Democrats' legislation regarding police reform, and urged the Senate to consider it. He spoke against the Republican proposal, and said that it would do nothing to reform the use of force standards, among other issues. He then turned to the Covid pandemic, and noted that cases are rising, and commented on Pres. Trump's recent comments about slowing testing. Later, he talked about the situation regarding the firing of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and also asked for Leader McConnell to withdraw the judicial nomination of Cory Wilson, who he says won't do enough to protect voting rights.
The Lincoln Network hosted a virtual discussion on election security and cybersecurity threats in the midst of a pandemic. Panelists discussed the lessons learned from the primary season, absentee and mail-in voting ballots, security measures needed for the 2020 November election, and how the coronavirus pandemic creates new challenges in election security.