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Michelle Obama’s voter registration group throws support behind mail-in voting push. With the coronavirus threatening to affect standard voting procedures, former First Lady Michelle Obama called for expanding early voting and access to mail-in ballots. “Americans should never have to choose between making their voices heard and keeping themselves and their families safe,” Obama said in a statement. CNN
Andrea Valdez We missed you, Michelle! And please remind us why you’re not running again? See story number one.
Out of Work. In 2014, 61 percent of unemployed women with young children listed “caretaking” as a reason why they were not employed — a problem that has only worsened with the pandemic. FiveThirtyEight
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Examining Tara Reade’s Sexual Assault Allegation Against Joe Biden. The New York Times reports on allegations of sexual assault by a former Senate aide against presidential candidate Joe Biden. The New York Times
Errin Haines Reflecting on the campaign trail and anything 2020 before coronavirus seems surreal. But here’s a good read that accomplishes just that.