Judicial Crisis Network's Carrie Severino discusses the current Supreme Court term and important rulings yet to come, and University of Massachusetts Amherst assistant professor Traci Parker discusses the lunch counter protests of 1960.
Former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden delivered remarks in Lancaster, Pennsylvania where he talked about the Affordable Care Act and his plan to make it available to every American. He expressed his concern that if President Trump has his way, complications from COVID-19 could become a new pre-existing condition leaving American families without health care protection. He also told the audience that testing saves lives that and widespread testing is the key to opening the economy again.
University of California at Berkeley historian of medicine Elena Conis talked about the development of the polio vaccine in the 1950s and the lessons that its distribution and use can teach us about what to expect when a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson took questions from members in the House of Commons on his government's reopening efforts and response to the coronavirus pandemic. Later, the prime minister commented on the terror stabbing that claimed the life of one American national, telling members, "we will not let this kind of senseless murder distract us or in anyway allow us to be intimidated or to change our way of life."
European lawmakers delivered statements in parliament over the death of George Floyd and the worldwide anti-racism protests and demonstrations that took place in response to his death. Members in the European Parliament offered condolences to the Floyd family and spoke out about racial tensions in Europe, police brutality, and working towards a more representative and diverse body in the European Union. A few days after this debate, members passed a resolution stating that it "strongly condemns the appalling death of George Floyd in the United States, as well as similar murders elsewhere in the world".
University of California at Berkeley historian of medicine Elena Conis talked about the development of the polio vaccine in the 1950s and the lessons that its distribution and use can teach us about what to expect when a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available.
Our guest has covered Washington D.C. at the Wall Street Journal, for over 40 years. He joins us to discuss the 2020 presidential campaign along with his new book "We Should Have See It Coming".
