ACA and Roe v. Wade at Risk If Trump Fills Vacant SCOTUS Seat

Published: Sept. 22, 2020, 6:43 p.m.

Leslie begins the show with her 'Ripped from the Headlines' News Segment.
Here are the stories that she covers:

1. AXIOS: "U.S. reaches 200,000 coronavirus deaths"

2. AUDIO: Trump yesterday: "It affects virtually nobody," Trump says of the coronavirus, which has now killed 200,000 Americans and counting

3. WASHINGTON POST: "WH nixed plan to distribute 650 million face masks through USPS"

4. WASHINGTON POST: "Pentagon Spent $1 Billion in COVID-19 Funding on Military Gadgets"

5. Axios-Ipsos poll: Vaccine resistance grows

6. National Voter Registration Day

7. AUDIO: President Obama encourages Americans to vote on national voter registration day

8. WASHINGTON POST: "Secret CIA Memo: Putin Probably Orchestrating Anti-Biden Disinformation Campaign"

9. AXIOS: "Bloomberg raises $16.1M to help Florida felons regain voting rights"

10. The Hill: "GOP will ask Supreme Court to limit mail voting in Pennsylvania in first post-RBG test"

Leslie is then joined by Anisha Singh, Director of Judiciary and Democracy Affairs at the Planned Parenthood Action Fund.

The two discuss how the Affordable Care Act and Roe v. Wade are both at risk of being eliminated if President Trump fills the Supreme Court seat left vacant following the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Anisha's Twitter handle is @Anisha_S113.