National Low Income Housing Coalition CEO Diane Yentel discusses the federal moratorium on evictions that is about to expire and Moody's Analytics' chief economist Mark Zandi discusses the state of the U.S. economy.
The Congressional Oversight Commission - a five person panel that was established by the CARES Act - holds a hearing on lending to main street businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) spoke to reporters on a teleconference about his state's response tot he coronavirus pandemic. He announced that all school districts in New York have met the criteria for reopening.
The Washington Post held a discussion on race relations in America and the debate over historical monuments Friday morning. Washington Post's Jonathan Capehart moderated a discussion with former Mayor of New Orleans Mitch Landrieu, and Managing and Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Wynton Marsalis. The former mayor talked about his decision to remove Confederate monuments in his city, saying "If the city wants to live with integrity...those monuments were essentially just a big fat lie." He later defended the rights of protesters, calling them patriots. "The traitors are the guys that are up on the monument," he added.
The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Innovation held a virtual hearing on election security in the lead up to the 2020 elections. While agreeing that it is possible to hold a secure election this year, election security and voting rights advocates addressed concerns they have about voting amid the coronavirus pandemic including the spread of misinformation, outdated voting systems, the role of the U.S. Postal Service and the underfunding of state and local election offices. The witnesses also discussed ways to improve our elections including implementing ballot tracking, modernizing voter registration, expanding polling and ballot drop-off locations and providing same-day voter registration.
Today's program looks at the collapse of negotiations over the next coronavirus economic aid bill, the July jobs report, and Postmaster General on allegations he is slowing the mail to help President Trump's reelection.
Today's program looks at the collapse of negotiations over the next coronavirus economic aid bill, the July jobs report, and Postmaster General on allegations he is slowing the mail to help President Trump's reelection.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) gave an update on the COVID-19 relief negotiations. Sen. Schumer said their meeting with White House officials was "disappointing," and that they are still far from an agreement. Speaker Pelosi said Democrats are not willing to settle for something that "doesn't meet the needs of the American people."
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows gave an update on the COVID-19 relief negotiations, after meeting with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Capitol Hill. The secretary said due to the lack of progress being made, he will recommend the president move forward on executive orders. These orders would address enhanced unemployment, rental foreclosures, and student loans. He also said there are some areas with bipartisan support and hopes to build on an agreement from there.
Today's program looks at the collapse of negotiations over the next coronavirus economic aid bill, the July jobs report, and Postmaster General on allegations he is slowing the mail to help President Trump's reelection.
The Congressional Oversight Commission - a five person panel that was established by the CARES Act - holds a hearing on lending to main street businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
