Prior to the pandemic, America’s leading public health crisis was the overuse and abuse of opioids. And opioids haven’t gone away just because the coronavirus arrived. In fact, the situation may have gotten worse.
Axios Re:Cap digs into the next phase of litigation against prescription opioids makers, which states and cities estimate has cost over $600 billion since 2007.
The West Coast is experiencing intense heatwaves right now. This week, temperatures in Death Valley, California hit a record 130 degrees Fahrenheit. In the middle of a pandemic, this is highlighting a new set of problems — including how to store newer, greener forms of energy.
Plus, Mike Allen's inside look at political conventions of the past.
And, the 100th anniversary of the ratification of women's right to vote.
Guests: Axios' Amy Harder and Mike Allen.
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Within the next week, House Democrats plan to vote on $25 billion in new funding for the U.S. Postal Service and hold an "urgent" Oversight and Reform Committee hearing at which Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is expected to testify.
Axios Re:Cap digs into the future of USPS and how it will impact this November's election with Oversight and Reform Committee chair Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.).
Democrats are going ahead with a mostly virtual convention, starting Monday night. But how TV networks will cover the event, and how the millions of American voters watching it will react is still up in the air.
