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

Year-round E15 supporters hopeful for amendment to farm bill

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., arrives for a meeting in the Capitol earlier this month. GOP leaders have set some ambitious goals for next week, including action on a Senate-passed budget resolution, a spy powers extension and the farm bill.

Wrapup: Senate all-nighter puts ICE in Johnson’s court

Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, leaves the Capitol on Thursday. He has been among Republicans seeking changes to the FISA law. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

New FISA proposal unveiled in House

Capitol Lens | Sniper active

A sign urges early voters to vote “yes” on the Virginia redistricting referendum at the Ellen M. Bozman Government Center in Arlington, Va., last month.

Virginia Supreme Court sets oral arguments on redistricting

The Department of Justice headquarters in Washington.

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