No Deal Yet on Relief Package – While the White House and Senate Democratic leaders managed to get closer on some positions, they failed to reconcile key differences on the amount of the relief package, unemployment assistance and eviction protection. Senate leaders are said to be suspending their recess to seek a last-minute deal. José López Zamorano brings us the details from Washington.
Pandemic Forces Changes to Presidential Party Conventions – Due to the explosion in COVID-19 cases, the presidential nominating conventions for Democrats and Republicans will be held on a smaller scale and without the presence of the candidates at the scheduled venues in Milwaukee and Jacksonville, respectively. Trump, the Republican nominee, announced that he may give his acceptance speech from the White House, despite claims that this would be a violation of legal norms. Democrat Joe Biden announced that he will accept the nomination from his home in Delaware. Martin Berlanga brings us the details from Miami.
As Census End Counting Earlier, Many Renew Efforts – The Census Bureau has announced that it will be ending door-to-door visits and data collection one month earlier than planned, on September 30 instead of October 31. This sudden decision by the Trump administration threatens to sabotage the census and leave out millions of hard-to-reach families, according to civil rights leaders. Beatriz Valenzuela, a spokeswoman for Equality California in Los Angeles, discussed this and the start of door-to-door visits with Radio Bilingüe’s Samuel Orozco.
