House proxy voting extended through mid-August

House proxy voting extended through mid-August-rollcall: Proxy voting has been extended through mid-August in the House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi alerted members in a Dear Colleague letter. House Sergeant-at-Arms Paul D. Irving, in consultation with the Office of the Attending Physician, notified Pelosi that the public health emergency due to the coronavirus and COVID-19 pandemic remains ongoing.

A Sun Belt time bomb threatens Trump’s reelection

A Sun Belt time bomb threatens Trump’s reelection-politico: The explosion of Covid-19 cases in Sun Belt states is becoming another albatross for President Donald Trump’s reelection hopes — and creating a new opening for Joe Biden and Democrats in November.

States need money. The Fed has it. Politics may be an obstacle

States need money. The Fed has it. Politics may be an obstacle-rollcall: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell hasn’t wavered in his warnings to lawmakers since the coronavirus crisis hit: Congress needs to bail out state and municipal governments to avoid an anemic economic revival.

Black Caucus has more power than ever. Can it deliver?

Congressional Black Caucus has more power than ever. Can it deliver?-politico: This may be the most pivotal moment for the Congressional Black Caucus in its nearly 50 years of existence. The group has never been more influential in Washington, now playing an outsize role among House Democrats and the broader party.

Mailing it in: No calls in key Kentucky and New York races-

Mailing it in: No calls in key Kentucky and New York races-rollcall: The winners of some of the most closely contested primaries in Kentucky and New York Tuesday may not be known for several days, thanks in part to a surge in absentee ballots due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Trump team weighs a CDC scrubbing to deflect mounting criticism

Trump team weighs a CDC scrubbing to deflect mounting criticism-politico: White House officials are putting a target on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, positioning the agency as a coronavirus scapegoat as cases surge in many states and the U.S. falls behind other nations that are taming the pandemic.

Hill recoils at proposed cut to Pentagon anti-pandemic effort

Hill recoils at proposed cut to Pentagon anti-pandemic effort-rollcall: In February, as the coronavirus pandemic gathered steam worldwide, the Trump administration asked Congress to slash by more than a third the Pentagon’s spending on a program that helps other countries — and ultimately America — prevent, detect and respond to disease outbreaks.