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Good morning! ☕ Trump hosted nearly 20 House Republicans at the White House yesterday for more than an hour to talk about the coronavirus -- and not one of them wore a mask or stayed apart. huffpost.com/entry/trump-re…
Look at these photos from their meeting. Really?
This is the same day that Mike Pence's press secretary -- who is married to White House senior advisor Stephen Miller -- tested positive for COVID-19.

And a day after Trump's personal valet, who comes in close contact with Trump and his family, tested positive.
One of the House Republicans in the meeting, Rep. Louie Gohmert, defended the fact that none of them were wearing masks or social distancing. He said lawmakers had already been tested for COVID-19.

Testing negative does not mean you do not have it.
Gohmert also suggested nobody had COVID-19 in there “unless it’s someone in the media.”

Every single reporter and photographer in the room wore a mask. Not a single lawmaker did. huffpost.com/entry/trump-re…
Anyway, USA! huffpost.com/entry/trump-re…
The White House "is the safest place you can come to," said White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, also not wearing a mask.

Trump's personal valet + Pence's press secretary -- again, married to Stephen Miller -- have tested positive. COVID-19 is alive & well in the West Wing.
Here's a list of all the House Republicans who met with Trump yesterday, in case you want to know who to stay away from for a few weeks.
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I talked to @OregonGovBrown about her state's vote-by-mail system. Oregon has been conducting all of its statewide elections by mail for decades. It's simple. It's secure. It's cost-effective.

Now it's going to save lives. huffpost.com/entry/oregon-g…
Oregonians won't have to worry about getting COVID-19 to vote. Such a contrast to WI, where mask-wearing voters waited in long lines and got sick.

“I was horrified," said Brown. "That folks should have to risk their health or their lives to vote is absolutely outrageous."
Kate Brown has been working with governors in other states to help them move closer to a vote-by-mail system for November. Dem and GOP governors are interested.

South Dakota and Nebraska state officials “are actually very serious” about it. huffpost.com/entry/oregon-g…
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Good morning! ☕ Native American tribes aren't getting badly needed COVID-19 stimulus aid because the federal agencies in charge of distributing relief to tribal governments don’t know how to work with them and aren’t listening to what they actually need. huffpost.com/entry/native-a…
What's the problem?

The Treasury Dept, for one, is overseeing an $8 billion fund to help tribal govts stabilize. But weeks later, none of that $ has moved as the agency, which doesn’t otherwise interact with tribes, is still figuring out how to give it out.
Then there's the Small Biz Admin, which has been overseeing $350B in emergency payroll relief to small businesses. The agency, also unfamiliar with tribes, decided that some casinos -- the financial lifeblood of many tribal govts ― wouldn’t be eligible for relief.
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At at time when Trump is fueling racist "Chinese virus" rhetoric + Asian Americans are being spit on and attacked, some House lawmakers want to pass a resolution blaming China for causing a pandemic + calling on China govt to say COVID-19 started there. huffpost.com/entry/house-re…
This resolution does precisely what public health leaders say not to do: associate an infectious disease with a geographic region. The WHO and CDC have warned specifically against doing this because it can lead to a stigma, discrimination + violence directed at groups of people.
“This resolution puts American lives in danger," said Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.), who chairs the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. “I would like to say to my Democratic colleagues, ‘Please do not sign on to this resolution.’” huffpost.com/entry/house-re…
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