WHAT'S BREWING
MNUCHIN URGES AMERICANS TO LIVE DANGEROUSLY, TRAVEL THE COUNTRY Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is encouraging Americans to travel around the country this summer. “It’s a great time for people to explore America,” Mnuchin said on Fox Business News. “A lot of people haven’t seen many parts of America. I wish I could get back on the road soon.” One problem: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strongly recommends avoiding all nonessential travel to protect against contracting or spreading COVID-19. [HuffPost]
TRUMP LASHED FOR SICKER, POORER U.S. IN GOP GROUP'S AD A lacerating new ad by a conservative Republicans who oppose Trump takes him to task for having “ignored” the onset of COVID-19 that has cost nearly 70,000 U.S. lives ― and counting ― and tanked the economy. The 60-second spot was produced by The Lincoln Project, whose “never-Trump” founders include lawyer George Conway, a fierce critic of the president even as he’s also the husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway. The ad’s bleak scenes evoke images of the Great Depression. [HuffPost]
SECURITY GUARD FATALLY SHOT OVER MASK A security guard at a Family Dollar store in Michigan was fatally shot after refusing to allow a customer to enter the store because she wasn’t following the state’s guidance on wearing a face mask in public. Calvin Munerlyn, a 43-year-old father of nine, was shot once in the head while working at the store in Flint on Friday afternoon. He was following a statewide order on masks when he stopped Sharmel Teague, 45, because her daughter wasn’t covering her face. [HuffPost]
BIRTH CONTROL BATTLE REACHES SUPREME COURT The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider whether the Trump administration may allow almost any employer to deny workers access to free birth control by citing religious or moral objections. The case, Trump v. Pennsylvania, centers on the birth control mandate, a hotly disputed regulation under the Affordable Care Act that requires most private health insurance plans to cover Food and Drug Administration-approved forms of birth control without a copay. [HuffPost]
THE CHOICE FOR SOME WORKERS: RETURN DURING A PANDEMIC OR LOSE YOUR JOB The online car retailer Carvana gave its employees a stark choice last week: return to work as COVID-19 deaths still mount, or walk away from your job. It's an example of the pressure many workers will confront as states ease stay-at-home restrictions, and employers call them back to work amid the pandemic. But for employees, that could mean returning to a worksite even as the COVID-19 death count nears 70,000 in the U.S, and many schools and child care facilities remain closed. [HuffPost]
YOU CAN'T REOPEN THE ECONOMY WITHOUT CHILD CARE Catherine Carberry would love to go back to work. The staffing agency she works for in Easton, Pennsylvania, regularly offers her temporary gigs at nearby factories and warehouses. But Carberry, 40, can’t work. It’s not because she’s at high risk of contracting COVID-19 or flush with unemployment benefits. There’s no one to watch her 4-year-old son, Robbie. Robbie’s child care center is closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, and Carberry’s family lives far away. Carberry is a single mother with less than a dollar in the bank. [HuffPost] | 
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