Elizabeth Warren to unveil sweeping plan for universal child care

The plan would offer federal funds to providers. No Images? Click here         Elizabeth Warren To Unveil Sweeping Plan For Universal Child Care Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) will unveil a major new initiative on Tuesday designed to make sure every family can afford high-quality child care, according to several people who have heard about the proposal or seen material describing it in the past week. The plan seeks to make access to child care universal, the sources told HuffPost, by offering federal funds to providers that offer care at their facilities on a sliding income scale.  Officials with Warren’s 2020 presidential campaign declined to comment on the proposal and the sources familiar with the plan cautioned that some details were still in flux as of last week. But, the sources said, the campaign has an internal analysis that shows the initiative will likely require approximately $700 billion in new federal spending over 10 years. That is a net figure, taking into account higher economic benefits of early childhood investments, such as making it easier for new parents to return to work. If that estimate is indicative, the new outlays in Warren’s plan would be at least four times what the federal government currently spends on its main early childhood programs, which include Head Start, a block grant for state-level child care programs, and a tax credit that mostly benefits middle-class families. READ MORE     WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? The executive director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections revealed Monday that state officials had uncovered a “coordinated” and “unlawful” effort to collect absentee ballots on behalf of a Republican congressional candidate in the November election. READ MORE A majority of Americans ― 55 percent ― disapprove of President Donald Trump’s decision to declare a national emergency along the U.S.-Mexico border in order to pay for construction of a border wall, a new HuffPost/YouGov survey finds. Just 37 percent approve. READ MORE Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has vowed to launch an investigation into whether top officials at the Justice Department and the FBI plotted to carry out a “bureaucratic coup” to force President Donald Trump from office.  READ MORE    .     ICYMI Republican lawmakers who once loudly protested President Barack Obama’s actions on immigration as executive “overreach” are defending President Donald Trump’s move to build a wall on the southern border even though Congress has repeatedly rejected his funding demands. In a “devastating” blow to the victims of the 9/11 attacks and their families, the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund says it will be slashing its payouts to claimants by as much as 70 percent because of its rapidly depleting cash pool. Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election is ramping up after a midterm election hiatus — just as Democrats have taken control of the House of Representatives. It can all be a lot to keep up with. So here’s your guide to what’s happening with the Mueller probe and what comes next.      . Want more?  Ex-West Virginia Official Who Called Michelle Obama An ‘Ape’ Guilty Of Defrauding FEMA Roger Stone Attacks Judge Presiding Over His Case In Bizarre Instagram Post Heather Nauert Withdraws From UN Ambassador Consideration In Wake Of Reported Nanny Issue     HuffPost is now a part of Oath and a part of Verizon. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2018 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe    . - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe